Richard Kern: Portraits of Power and Eros
On Thursday, February 26, 4:30 - 6:00, Room 006, Lower Level, Tisch School of the Arts, 721 Broadway, NYC, filmmaker and photographer
Richard Kern will discuss his role as a central figure in the
Cinema of Transgression, as well as his recent photographic work.
Screenings will include
X is Y,
Submit to Me, The Evil Cameraman, and others.
Kern received a BFA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1977. Relocating to New York City in 1979, he became involved in the punk and performance art counter-cultures associated with the East Village during that period. Beginning in the mid-'80s, Kern began to produce a number of short, underground films now recognized as central works in the Cinema of Transgression, a movement founded by
Nick Zedd.
Influenced by the aesthetics of 42nd Street "trash cinema" and S&M fetish culture, Kern's kinetic and controversial filmwork continued through the early-'90s, when he began to devote himself primarily to still photography. His photographs have since become the subject of numerous exhibitions and monographs, and Kern continues to contribute regularly to a wide range of publications, including
Filmmaker.
# posted by Steve Gallagher @ 2/23/2004 10:46:00 AM
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