MUSIC: Aphex Twin
Rubber Johnny performed by Aphex Twin
Summary: Rubber Johnny is a 6 minute experimental short film and music video directed by Chris Cunningham in 2005, using music composed by Aphex Twin.
The concept for Rubber Johnny came from Cunningham imagining a raver morphing as he danced. The idea evolved to the present film, in which Johnny (played by Cunningham) is an isolated mutant child with a huge overgrown cranium, strapped into a wheelchair and locked in a basement. Capable of morphing his body, he spends his life trying to amuse himself and his dog, a terrified chihuahua.
Seriously.
ARTIST: Jonathan Meese
Jonathan MeeseNoël Coward is Back XXI (Tintenfisch und Pilzsuppe), 2005-2006
Oil and photo collage on canvas. 82 1/2 x 54 7/8"
LIVE MUSIC: Sonic Youth at Chinati Open House
Sonic Youth will be playing a free concert at the Thunderbird Hotel's newly renovated performance space in Marfa, Texas during Chinati Open House.
ARTIST: Robert ParkeHarrison
Robert Parkharrison.Kingdom, 2000
Gelatin silver print with acrylic paint, gels and varnishes, flush-mounted to artist's wooden frame. 46 3/4 x 40 5/8"
ARTIST: Robert Polidori
ROBERT POLIDORI406 Empedrado, Courtyard, Havana Vieja, 1997
Fujicolor Crystal Archival print. 40 x 52"
ARTIST: Wolfgang Tillmans
Wolfgang TillmansLouisiana, 1996
Color coupler print, printed 1999. 24 x 20"
ARTIST: Nick Brandt
Nick BrandtElephant with Exploding Dust, Amboseli, 2004
Archival pigment ink print. 11 3/4 x 11 3/4"
ARTIST: Weng Fen
Weng FenSitting on the wall - Shenzhen 1, 2002
Color coupler print, Diasec mounted. 19 5/8 x 25 7/8"
Serve others in Santa Fe...
Fine Arts for Children & Teens, 992-2787
Center for Contemporary Arts, 982-1338 x18
El Museo Cultural, 992-0591
SITE Santa Fe, 989-1199 x28
Museum of Fine Arts, 476-1162
Warehouse 21, 989-4423
Santa Fe International Folk Art Market, 476-1189
MUSIC: Andrew Bird
Discography
Music of Hair (1996)
Thrills (1998)
Oh! The Grandeur (1999)
The Swimming Hour (2001)
The Ballad of the Red Shoes (2002)
Weather Systems (2003)
The Mysterious Production of Eggs (2005)
Armchair Apocrypha (2007)
MUSIC: Tokyo Police Club
Citizens of Tomorrow performed by Tokyo Police Club. TPC is from Newmarket, Ontario.
tokyopoliceclub.com
FILM: War Made Easy
War Made Easy reaches into the Orwellian memory hole to expose a 50-year pattern of government deception and media spin that has dragged the United States into one war after another from Vietnam to Iraq. Narrated by actor and activist Sean Penn, the film exhumes remarkable archival footage of official distortion and exaggeration from LBJ to George W. Bush, revealing in stunning detail how the American news media have uncritically disseminated the pro-war messages of successive presidential administrations.
War Made Easy gives special attention to parallels between the Vietnam war and the war in Iraq. Guided by media critic Norman Solomon’s meticulous research and tough-minded analysis, the film presents disturbing examples of propaganda and media complicity from the present alongside rare footage of political leaders and leading journalists from the past, including Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, dissident Senator Wayne Morse, and news correspondents Walter Cronkite and Morley Safer.
Norman Solomon’s work has been praised by the Los Angeles Times as “brutally persuasive” and essential “for those who would like greater context with their bitter morning coffee.” This film now offers a chance to see that context on the screen.
Lannan Reading on Wednesday Night
in association with:
The Disappeared Collaborative Project
from: www.thedisappearedsantafe.org
THE WORD "DISAPPEARED" was redefined during the military dictatorships that ruled many Latin American countries during the mid-twentieth century. "Disappear" became a transitive verb, describing members of the resistance and their sympathizers who were kidnapped, tortured, and killed by the military, especially in the latter decades of the twentieth century.
For three months beginning in October, the theme of the “disappeared” serves as a catalyst for an unprecedented regional partnership—The Disappeared Collaborative Project [DCP]—presenting exhibitions, films, lectures, readings, workshops, master classes, and panel discussions with artists whose lives have been profoundly affected by the political upheavals in Latin America over the last thirty years. Some worked in the resistance; some had parents or siblings who were disappeared; others were forced into exile. The youngest were born into the aftermath of those dictatorships. Still others have lived in countries paralyzed by endless civil war.
An extraordinary convergence of collaboration and commemoration, we invite you to join us for this community conversation encouraging a deeper study of the relationship between history, social policy, and art-making. Your membership in any of the collaborative organizations entitles you to members’ discounts for all exhibitions and events. We look forward to seeing you!
Center for Contemporary Arts
Center for Contemporary Arts, Cinematheque
College of Santa Fe, Documentary Studies Program
College of Santa Fe, Marion Center for Photographic Arts
Institute of American Indian Arts Museum
Lannan Foundation
National Hispanic Cultural Center
Santa Fe Art Institute
SITE Santa Fe
