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BlackmanVision, Ragga Gyal D'bout!, 1993

BlackmanVision

1993, 6:16

Short documentary on the outrageous female fans of ragga––dancehall music. The three women speak out about how ragga music is the only music that glorifies big women and dark-skinned African descent women.

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Jordan Wolfson, Untitled, 2007
2007, 3:03
Untitled, 2007, by Jordan Wolfson combines footage from the film Painters Painting The New York Art Scene 1940–1970 by Emile de Antonio with Wolfson's own footage of a slow pan and zoom of a Mac Classic Computer sitting on the edge of a rural highway.
W.A.G.E., Democracy in America: W.A.G.E., 2011
Creative Time
2008, 34:57
Creative Time presents Democracy in America: W.A.G.E. (Working Artists and the Greater Economy) at the Park Avenue Armory.
Paulina Olowska at CCA's Graduate Studies Lecture Series
2011, 1:29:55
Paulina Olowska was CCA's fall 2010 Capp Street Project artist in residence and one of seven featured artists in the Wattis Institute's program "The Magnificent Seven."
Lucinda Childs and Philip Bither in Conversation
Walker Art Center
2011, 40:14
Choreographic innovator Lucinda Childs joins Philip Bither, McGuire Senior Performing Arts Curator, for a candid discussion of her artistic collaborations and legacy, including her work for Einstein on the Beach by Philip Glass. Childs' compositions are known for their minimalistic movements and complex transitions.
Invitation to John Waters’ Exhibition “Absentee Landlord”
Walker Art Center
2011, 0:49
For his devious curatorial intervention “Absentee Landlord,” pop culture provocateur John Waters imagines the galleries as rental apartments where nearly eighty “roommate” artworks strike up new relationships. In exploring the tensions and connections among disparate works in the Walker’s wide-ranging collection, Waters imbues his new role as curator with his trademark blend of subversion and insight. Featuring the works by Mike Kelley, Carolee Schneeman, Robert Gober, Richard Artshwager, Jack Pierson, Willem de Kooning, Cindy Sherman, Wolfgang Tillmans, Cameron Jamie, Sturtevant, and John Currin, coexisting with several pieces by Waters himself. The exhibit is on view through July 29, 2012.
In Conversation: Goshka Macuga with Peter Eleey and Bartholomew
Walker Art Center
2011, 46:58
While in residence at the Walker Art Center during 2010–2011, Goshka Macuga spent considerable time in the archives, with the collection, in discussion with staff, and immersed herself in the city and beyond—experiences that informed the many stages leading up to her first solo exhibition in the United States, "Goshka Macuga: It Broke from Within." The London-based Polish artist delves into the Walker's past, foregrounding the institution's early link to the lumber business in which its founder flourished while considering the forest as a metaphor for American democracy and freedom. In conversation with curators Peter Eleey and Bartholomew Ryan, Macuga discusses the project's concept, materials, and the intricate process of its becoming.
Mark Manders and Betsy Carpenter in Conversation
Walker Art Center
2011, 28:43
Acclaimed Dutch artist Mark Manders is known for his enigmatic and evocative sculptural objects and tableaux. During his visit to the Walker Art Center for the first North American tour of the exhibition “Mark Manders: Parallel Occurrences/Documented Assignments,” Manders talks with curator Betsy Carpenter about his work in the Walker collection, Life-size Scene with Revealed Figure, 2009.
Robert Rauschenberg on Automobile Tire Print, 1953
SF MOMA
2011, 3:23
Robert Rauschenberg describes the process of creating Automobile Tire Print, 1953, with John Cage.
Sarah Michelson and Philip Bither in Conversation
Walker Art Center
2011, 47:09
Choreographer Sarah Michelson joins Walker Performing Arts Senior Curator Philip Bither for a discussion about her collaboration with Richard Maxwell for the Walker-commissioned piece Devotion.
"Mind Over Matter" at the Whitney Museum, 1991
Michael Blackwood Productions
2011, 4:40
"Artists Ashley Bickerton, Ronald Jones, Nayland Blake, Liz Larner, Tishan Hsu, Annette Lemieux, exhibition curator Richard Armstrong, and critic Bruce Ferguson return to the Whitney, on a day when the museum is closed, to look at and discuss the exhibition. Over lunch, they talk about the aims of the exhibition, and in what ways their art shares common ground."
Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev at CCA's Graduate Studies Lecture Series
2009, 1:16:46
Among her many involvements, curator and writer Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev is the director of Documenta 13.
Time interviews Werner Herzog
Time Magazine
2009, 6:45
Legendary director Werner Herzog is interviewed shortly after having released a notebook of writing he kept during the shooting of Fitzcarraldo. He shares the difficulties he surmounted in the making of the film.
A Look at Sarah Michelson / Richard Maxwell’s Devotion, 2011
Walker Art Center
4:21
A quick look at a performance of Devotion, a Walker Art Center commission from Sarah Michelson and playwright Richard Maxwell, performed in February 2011. Collaborating for the first time, the pair brings their seemingly divergent visions to a story ballet written by Maxwell, which inspired Michelson to create this new work for her company of dancers and Maxwell’s veteran actor/performers. Featuring a brief interview with Michelson by Senior Performing Arts Curator Philip Bither.
Trailer for Mysteries of Lisbon (2010)
thecultbox
2011, 2:29
Mysteries of Lisbon was directed by Chilean Raoul Ruiz, who died a few months after the film's release in 2010. This four hour adaptation Camilo Castelo Brancho's nineteenth century novel tells the story of Joao, the orphaned child of a futile romance between two aristocrats. At the age of fourteen, Joao sets out to discover his complicated past.
Jean Paul Gaultier on his Retrospective Exhibition at the Dallas Museum
Dallas Museum of Art
2011 0:13
The first exhibition devoted to Jean Paul Gaultier will be on view at the Dallas Museum of Art from November 13, 2011 until February 12, 2012. The retrospective highlights Gaultier’s eclectic and vibrant sources of inspiration through a selection of 140 haute couture dresses and ready-to-wear pieces made between the early 1970s and 2010. Dallas is the first of only two U.S. cities on the international tour.
Gloria at 2011 Venice Biennale
2011, 2:01
Guillermo Calzadilla and Jennifer Allora designed the 2011 US Pavilion, Gloria, at the Venice Biennale, which features Olympic athletes performing as part of the installation.
Judy Chicago Discusses Feminist Art
SF MOMA
2010, 3:08
Judy Chicago recounts the experience of being a woman artist in the 1960s and 1970s, when the art world was dominated by men.
Werner Herzog on the Henry Rollins Show
Wisewaif
2006, 7:41
Werner Herzog discusses his ideas about the nature of documentary filmmaking and his concept of ecstatic truth.
Alex Bag, Untitled Fall '95, 1995 (Excerpt)
Alex Bag
1995, 3:39
Alex Bag made this work while she was a student at Cooper Union.
Trailer for The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975, 2011
ReelTRAILER
2011, 1:01
Contemporary Swedish filmmaker Göran Olsson has edited documentary footage of the Black Power Movement, shot by a group of Swedish journalists. Released in 2011, The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 features Angela Davis, Stokely Carmichael, and Bobby Seale. The film received the World Cinema Documentary Editing Award at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.
Kangding Ray, OR, 2010
Nicolas Lelievre
2011, 4:43
Music video for OR, from Kangding Ray's latest album recently released by Raster-Noton.

Music : Kangding Ray
Gestures : Jean-Baptiste André
Directed by Nicolas Lelièvre
Shot at Le Cent Quatre (Paris), october 2010
Michelle Grabner discusses her work
Walker Art Center
2011, 1:33:16
"Known for her silverpoint-inscribed black gesso tondos, or circle paintings, Michelle Grabner’s meditative works can be seen as re-readings of the abstractionists’ grid."
Pipilotti Rist talks about her working methods
SF MOMA
2011, 1:57
Video artist Pipilotti Rist discusses her artistic process and working methods.
Michael Kimmelman in My Kid Could Paint That, Part Two
Art History Videos
2008, 5:48
Part Two of an interview with New York Times critic Michael Kimmelman, which is found in the special features for the DVD of My Kid Could Paint That, a documentary film by Amir Bar-Lev.
Michael Kimmelman in My Kid Could Paint That, Part One
Art History Videos
2008, 4:50
Part One of an interview with New York Times critic Michael Kimmelman from the special features of the DVD of My Kid Could Paint That, a documentary film by Amir Bar-Lev.
W.A.G.E., Dear Arts Administrator, 2010
2009, 3:21
W.A.G.E., Working Artists in the Greater Economy, have made this commercial for the activist cause of securing standards of payment from art institutions in the United States. To read W.A.G.E.'s 500 Words click here.
Harrell Fletcher and Miranda July Discuss Learning to Love You More
SF Moma
2011, 2:27
Harrell Fletcher and Miranda July discuss the accepting nature of Learning to Love You More, an open call website project the two artists created in 2002. Participants complete a given assignment and see their work posted on-line. Learning to Love You More has become an ever changing piece of art spanning the physical, digital, and emotional ranges of everyday people.
Interview with Yvonne Rainer
David Velasco
Yvonne Rainer interviewed at the Artforum offices on October 17, 2011.
Sturtevant in conversation with Peter Eleey
Walker Art Center
2009, 58:56
"During this rare appearance, the artist discusses the philosophical base of her radical and influential work and the discourse on the imposition of our cybernetic world and its dangerous potent power."
Andrew Haigh, Weekend (2011) (Trailer)
2011, 2:19
Trailer for Andrew Haigh's Weekend featuring Tom Cullen and Chris New. For Haight's 500 Words click here.

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