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October 21, 2006 - December 9, 2006
Reception: October 21, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Christian Jankowski
The Kitchen
512 W 19th StCurated by Matthew Lyons and Debra Singer
Best-known for involving a range of non-artists -- such as televangelists, psychics, and theorists -- in the creative development of his works, Christian Jankowski presents new and recent videos, films, photography, and sculpture that question traditional ideas of artistic authorship and experiment with commercial filmmaking conventions. Exploring in particular the genre of "horror," the works in this exhibition suggest how cinematic visions of monstrosity and violence can also communicate broader notions of transformation, revenge, and redemption. Angels of Revenge (2006), for instance, is a new video and series of photographs for which Jankowski asked participants at a horror film conference to recount acts of betrayal and tell stories of imagined retribution. Other featured works include Lycan Theorized (2006), a video intermixing excerpts from an upcoming straight-to-DVD werewolf movie with alternate scenes devised by Jankowski; and a new 16mm silent film titled Playing Frankenstein (2006).
Art Reviews of Us and Them
| New York Times December 1, 2006 | Roberta Smith | "Christian Jankowski’s nonchalant forays into different subcultures now include one into the world of horror films, their fans and theorists. His show is smart in its exploration of what might be called the banality of feigned evil, but it also feels predictable...." |
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