From: Mary Jordan (email suppressed)
Date: Tue Mar 08 2005 - 08:22:46 PST
Please join us for a unique and never before seen presentation of works by
Jack Smith. Do not miss this show!
March 10 - 14 2005
Preview: Thursday, March 10, 12:00-5:00 PM (by appointment)
Opening Events: Friday, March 11, 5:00 10:00 PM
Open to Public: Saturday and Sunday, March 12 - 13, 2:00 9:00 PM
Monday, March 14, 12:00 5:00 PM
The Old Chelsea Y.M.C.A., 213 West 23rd. Street (between 7th & 8th Avenues)
4th Floor, New York, NY 10011
Tongue Press / Lobster Penguin Films
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jack Smith & the Destruction of Atlantis
Three rooms of works by Jack Smith presented by filmmaker Mary Jordan,
March 10 14, 2005.
NEW YORK, NY March 8, 2005 - Mythical Jack Smith returns to New York
through several evenings of performance, film and photography projections.
This exhibition was conceived and organized by Mary Jordan, director of the
soon to be completed documentary film JACK SMITH & THE DESTRUCTION OF
ATLANTIS. Using custom programmed interactive controls, source elements
from Jordan's upcoming film will be presented in several unique display
environments for Smithıs work.
This broad presentation of Smith's repertoire will be the most comprehensive
since the 1997 PS.1 retrospective that occurred eight years after his death.
On display will be rare films, photographs and audio recordings by and of
Smith. Also included are original interview commentaries from Smithıs
friends and collaborators that Jordan shot for her documentary.
For three years Jordan has been researching and interviewing avant-garde and
contemporary art luminaries about Jack Smith for her film she will finish
this year. ³This is technology cross-pollinating documentary. A great way
for precious Jack to seep out of the vault.²
Custom programming for the interactive displays was completed by Chris
Hannan, whoıs innovative designs previously revolutionized online
presentation in the fashion industry with his ZoomLookBook.com. ³Chris is a
super-tech Genius,² continues Jordan. ³Heıs created a fun and personal way
to access Jackıs work.²
About the Exhibit
Thursday, March 10-14th 2005
Preview: Thursday, March 10, 12:00-5:00 PM
Opening Events: Friday, March 11, 5:00 10:00 PM
Open to Public: Saturday and Sunday, March 12 - 13, 2:00 9:00 PM
Monday, March 14, 12:00 5:00 PM
The Old Chelsea Y.M.C.A., 213 West 23rd. Street (between 7th & 8th Avenues)
4th Floor, New York, NY 10011
About the Film
JACK SMITH & THE DESTRUCTION OF ATLANTIS is a feature length documentary
film that tells the extraordinary story of the legendary photographer,
filmmaker, artist and chief provocateur Jack Smith, as told by his friends,
enemies, collaborators and contemporaries. The film prominently features
Smithıs films, photographs and audio recordings, inter-cut with interviews
with art luminaries and critics along with Smithıs friends and enemies.
Launching from Smithıs views on institutional art ³gatekeepers², the film
dives into the clash between creativity and capitalism in contemporary art.
Produced by Lobster Penguin Films and Tongue Press.
About ZoomLookBook.com
ZOOMLOOKBOOK.COM is the bleeding edge of technology presenting the
immaculate creative energies driving Fashion. Begun in 2001, ZOOMLOOKBOOK is
changing the way the Fashion Industry views itself, literally. Never before
has a website been used to present more detail and visual information than
print. Only on ZOOMLOOKBOOK.COM can the world experience Runway footage,
better than front row. It is rapidly growing to be the world wide standard
visual information portal for Fashion. The JACK SMITH & THE DESTRUCTION OF
ATLANTIS installation and website are the first major Fine Art projects for
ZOOMLOOKBOOK.
Contacts
Private appointments, media inquiries and general event information:
Ross Morgan, Little Red House, (917) 302-2077, (address suppressed)
About the film:
Tongue Press, Kenneth Wayne, Executive Producer
(646) 209-8559 - (address suppressed)
About ZOOMLOOKBOOK contact:
Chris Hannan, President, (address suppressed)
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For info on FrameWorks, contact Pip Chodorov at <email suppressed>.