From: Thomas Beard (email suppressed)
Date: Fri Aug 08 2008 - 07:18:19 PDT
Light Industry
http://www.lightindustry.org
PUBLIC OPINION LABORATORY presents:
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at 8pm
55 33rd Street, 3rd Floor
Brooklyn, New York
Hi Thomas and Ed,
Iıve been so excited about my upcoming Light Industry evening and planning a
brand new performance for you, but sadly itıs already July and I just donıt
have all the necessary pieces in place. To really pull it off requires an
investment of about $4300, four solid days of manual labor, three other
workers, a freight elevator at least 30 feet wide, scaffolding, ceilings
that are 23 ft. or taller, yellow, red and black fluorescent lights,
lenticular wallpaper to act as a screen for the third section of the second
movement, 5.1 surround sound, a 2700 ANSI lumen video projector, fourteen
carousel slide projectors, a functioning 9.5mm projector (which I found can
be rented from Chelmsford, England, along with the projectionist who
operates it as part of the deal), 230 voltage electricity, a cross-cutting
saw, a laser-sited metal plasma cutter, a working shower with an industrial
hose, lots of sand, an industrial fan, 5 days of rehearsal with full 24-hour
access to the space, an on-call seamstress, two full dress rehearsals the
afternoon of the show (each preferably with a different test audience),
absolute quiet during the overture, trappist ale in place of the beer you
normally provide, cultural support from the Belgian consulate, a van that
can accommodate 12 plus all the gear, a green room with private bathroom and
maybe a few other things Iım forgetting here. In the end, Iım simply not
sure if this is the right piece to do at Light Industry. Rather than find
out the hard way, Iıll instead present the following new works. Itıs always
better to stay simple.
A.
--- PUBLIC OPINION LABORATORY presents: ALL MAGIC SANDS: REELS 1+2 Featuring the return of LAMP/LICHT: Andrew Lampert and Alan Licht The Sky is clear, but weıre in a fog. So are the kids, the blond ones who drifted ashore. Unspecified disaster, parents awash or sunken, oh there is trouble at every turn. Trees to climb, pitfalls to elude. And what of their inverse doppelgangers, equally as naked and lost? Itıs a matter of sticking together, he has come for them, as if they willed him to life. The youngest, with the curly locks, he must be especially careful. No one is safe, not even the donkey on this sunny day turned grey, this good trip gone bad. Sure, the sand is magic, but what has it wrought? What may be an unfinished Christian childrenıs adventure film from a Nashville producer with real estate interests. 2 sizable reels of 16mm film, multiple 3-minute camera reels assembled in rough order by someone else long ago. Completely uncut, mistakes and retakes included. Structure and narrative alluded, shuffled. PUBLIC OPINION LABORATORY also presents: OUR DREAM DEFERRED A solo performance by Andrew Lampert, work-in-progress, less than 20 minutes. Having to do with moving images and lasting regrets. About Andrew Lampert As an artist, Andrew Lampert works in film, video and performance. He primarily focuses on live quasi-theatrical multiple-projector pieces, portraits, short-term installations and private performances. He has screened/performed in the Whitney Biennial, The Getty Museum in Los Angeles, The Kitchen, The Rotterdam International Film Festival, The New York Film Festival and other international venues. As an Archivist, Lampert works at Anthology Film Archives where he is responsible for the day-to-day maintenance and preservation of the collection. He has preserved films by artists including Paul Sharits, Bruce Conner, Harry Smith, Marie Menken, Jonas Mekas, Robert Breer, Carolee Schneemann and Wallace Berman among many others. As a Programmer, Lampert curates Anthology's regular Unessential Cinema, Audio Verite and Personal Archive shows, as well as a variety of festivals, series and one-off screenings. About Light Industry Light Industry is a new venue for film and electronic art in Brooklyn, New York. Developed and overseen by Thomas Beard and Ed Halter, the project has begun as a series of weekly events at Industry City in Sunset Park, each organized by a different artist, critic, or curator. Conceptually, Light Industry draws equal inspiration from the long history of alternative art spaces in New York as well its storied tradition of cinematheques and other intrepid film exhibitors. Through a regular program of screenings, performances, and lectures, its goal is to explore new models for the presentation of time-based media and foster a complex dialogue amongst a wide range of artists and audiences within the city. About Industry City Industry City, an industrial complex in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, is home to a cross-section of manufacturing, warehousing and light industry. As part of a regeneration program intended to diversify the use of its 6 million square feet of space to better reflect 21st century production, Industry City now includes workspace for artists. In addition to offering studios at competitive rates, Industry City also provides a limited number of rent-stabilized studios for artists in need of low-cost rental space. This program was conceived in response to the lack of affordable workspace for artists in New York City and aims to establish a new paradigm for industrial redevelopment--one that does not displace artists, workers, local residents or industry but instead builds a sustainable community in a context that integrates cultural and industrial production. __________________________________________________________________ For info on FrameWorks, contact Pip Chodorov at <email suppressed>.