From sexy to the macabre, OffLine continues its penchant for the diverse. This nationally distributed and Ithacan-produced television series continues its commitment to presenting the finest in independent media art. This season, OffLine explores themes such as graffiti, the urban environment, techno-art, and women in the arts. In addition, Latino and Hispanic art explodes in an OffLine special presentation on the controversial site-specific installation Revelaciones/Revelations: Hispanic Art of Evanescence. Included are interviews with each of the nationally acclaimed artists involved. Don't miss this provocative art-document on this first-time installation.
Revelaciones:
Latino and Hispanic art explodes in an OffLine special presentation on the
controversial site-specific installation Revelaciones/Revelations: Hispanic
Art of Evanescence. Included are interviews with each of the nationally
acclaimed artists involved: Amalia Mesa-Bains, Ronald Gonzalez, Maria Brito,
Celia Alvarez Munoz, Daniel Martinez, Raphael Montanez, Rimer Cardillo, and
Gronk. Don't miss this provocative art-document about the exciting group site-specific
installation.
Fauna:
OffLine begins its regular Spring season with Pod, by Ben Weinstein;
Lynette Kessler's She Said, a video about flesh, time, and change;
and an interview with jazz guitarist and computer animator Tom Ross including
his recent adaptation of Jabberwocky. Mary Flanagan's videos Family
Jewelfish and Breach Baby take an abstracted look at the macabre.
Graffiti:
The writing is off the wall in this week's "graffiti". Video painter Rii Kanzaki
talks with OffLine about her experiences videotaping graffiti artists in New
York City. Lawrence Sullivan's Holding the Lens (part one) is an unethical
intrusion into the everyday life of his mother. OffLine embarks on an exploration
of the current era with painter Penny Poor's Heart Core. Be All You Can
Be, by Ben Weinstein, offers a humorous perspective on military service.
The metaphor of construction comes alive in the rock group Whose Family's
latest music video Dismantle. In addition, the Cornell Cinema segment
of the episode presents Derek Jarman's music videos for Marianne Faithful,
Broken English and Witches Song.
Kitchenware:
Elena Dubrovsky's Chaplinesque eye on eating, Kokeyed Solitude, and
Marchette Dubois' abstracted perspective on the ordinary, Kitchen,
are among the dishes served up on this week's show. Coffee Cup and
excerpts from Paul Belodeau's Video Underground series add to the stew.
Russ and Taly Johnson's artistic capturing of the Gulf War demonstrations
in New York City, A Few Protests and a Parade, adds another course
to the table. Come with OffLine and Cornell Cinema to the State Diner for
an interview with experimental filmmaker Greta Snider.
Cities:
The urban environment takes center stage with Sian Evans' Home Is Where
the Heart Is (part one), a document about definitions of "home" through
the analytical perspective of the developmental psychology of children. Camping
in the inner city is the focus of R.T. Marcy's video, while Elite Kedan takes
an abstract trip on Bus Ride. Mary Flanagan, the featured artist this
week, talks with her computer about her visual work. Tonight's Cornell Cinema
segment presents Manhatta, by Paul Strand and Charles Sheeler, one
of the earliest experimental films on record.
Maps:
Among the sites on this week's trip are Home Is Where the Heart Is (part
two); Elissa Icso's Threshold, an examination of the institutionalized
oppression of women; and LeonRaymond Mitchell's humorous chat with hat wearers,
To Top It Off. OffLine's featured artist is Daniel Hintz (Landro) of
the San Francisco trance band Hungry Ghost. Derek Jarman's early experimental
film T.G.: Psychic Rally in Heaven puts art on the map in this week's
Cornell Cinema segment.
Abstractions.:
Distortions are reality this week with Lawrence Sullivan's Holding The
Lens (part two), the performance art troupe Xee's Studio Xee, and
the 3-D animation Enchantments by Eliot Sirota. Tari Abranovich's This
That & the Other or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the 10,001 Things
manipulates television images into a collage of color and texture.
Women:
Among the important contributions of women artists in this week's OffLine
repertoire include Jennifer Hoffecker's bizarre collection of true story anecdotes
Little Women, Joy Parker's Mel's Shoot, a snapshot look at the
work of photographer Melanie Weiner; and Amy Lisewski's The Power of Men.
Poet Hillary Joyce reads from her work and talks with OffLine about the creative
process.
Subversions:
Cornell Cinema presents Derek Jarman's Pirate Tape, an abstract film
with images and sounds of William S. Burroughs. Rohesia Hamilton Metcalfe's
La Blanchisseuse examines the tendency that still exists for women
to take a greater responsibility than men for domestic work and nurturing.
From a crazed woman's monologue in Tear-Jerker, to barely recognizable
human shapes in Living On The Moon, and the intense hatred in The
Evil Cleric , these three diverse videos from Joel Baird deal with issues
of lesbian and gay social issues in an innovative way. Also featured are Craig
Mains' Subliminal Proprierty an absurd dinner piece, and Inversion
Traps in Los Angeles, by Heather Kerr, a collage of city images.