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I saw this in my inbox today, and am hoping I can make it out there tonight. Wish I could have given you more of a heads up, but hey, at least I'm giving you enough time to make some arrangements. It is a screening for Mel Chin's new animated film 9/11 - 9/11 and it is at The New Center for Contemporary Art on 742 East Market Street at 7PM. Here is their number if you have any other questions - 502.552.2994.
September 11, 2001-New York City. September 11, 1973-Santiago. The terrorist attacks on the twin towers of the World trade Center in New York forever scarred trust of the American people, while the Chilean military coup of President Salvador Allende, that occurred on the same day twenty-eight years prior, ushered in seventeen years of autocratic rule that left more than three thousand dead and countless victims of torture. In this dark and intensely compelling, animated new film, 9-11/9-11, Mel Chin creates a tale of two cities, a tragedy of two times, weaving a story of love and hope wrecked by overt and covert manipulation of power. 9-11/9-11, presented as part of a global dialogue about the human impact of these collective traumas, presented originally in New York City by Creative Time and shown simultaneously in Santiago, Chile (Centro Cultural Palacio La Moneda, Santiago), Houston (The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston) and Chicago(Chicago Art institute) on September 11, 2007.
On Monday, May 5 at 7PM, Mel Chin, an internationally acclaimed contemporary artist, is making a surprise visit to New Center for Contemporary Art. Through the support of his friends James and Leslie Millar, Mel Chin has offered to give a special screening of 9/11 - 9/11. The screening will include a gallery talk in which Mel Chin will talk about some of his other projects.
About Mel Chin
Mel Chin, born in Houston, Texas in 1951, is known for the broad range of his art that requires multi-disciplinary, collaborative teamwork and his conceptual public art practice. He was one of the 16 artists included in the PBS series Art of the 21st Century, 2001. Chin exhibits extensively in the United States and Europe, including solo exhibitions at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C. the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the Menil Collection in Houston, Texas. His proposal for a new World Trade Center was part of the American representation at the 2002 Venice Biennale of Architecture. He is the recipient of many awards and grants including: Foundation Grant (1996), a Pollock/Krasner Foundation Fellowship (1989), a Tiffany Foundation Award (1989), and several NEA Fellowships.
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1. Jason Clark says:
May 6, 2008 11:33 AM
Did anyone get out to this? I would love to have gone, but short notice and all kept me away.