A woman gives birth to a pair
of hands. An animated figure tries in vain to eat her fist. Twenty people climb out of a 280-pound
pot of spaghetti—all indelible moments in the work of celebrated underground filmmaker Marie
Losier, from her remarkable set of short films.
Exuding an infectious love for the medium, these bizarre, beautiful portraits combine a
whimsical nostalgia for cinema’s past with a surrealist touch.
Each film focuses on a specific artist, including Richard Foreman, George Kuchor, Guy Maddin,
Genesis P-Orridge and Tony Conrad, reverently immortalizing—in celluloid—creativity and eccentricity
at its most endearing. The multifaceted concept artist and minimalist Tony Conrad will join
Ms. Losier in presenting these films, including Tony Conrad DreaMinimalist (N.Y. Premiere),
followed by a Q&A session. An indisputable force behind the American Avant-Garde film and music
movements, Mr. Conrad’s works underscore the overarching themes of multi-disciplinary talent
and curiosity that permeate Ms. Losier’s films.
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Photo: Tony Conrad
in Film Portraits by Marie Losier.
©Marie Losier |
