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Edan’s Echo Party
Film Screening & Perfomance
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This Friday : Film Screening: Bouncing Cats Hosted by Crazy Legs(Rocksteady Crew)
BOUNCING CATS film trailer from nabil elderkin on Vimeo. Bouncing Cats- Directed by Nabil Elderkin Hip hop has come a long way in 30 years. Today it’s influence can be seen in nearly every aspect of modern pop culture as it has grown into a multi-billion dollar industry. But long before it was used to ...
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The Cremastercycle @ Kendall Square
Starting this Friday June 25th until July 1st, Matthew Barney’s epic masterwork CREMASTER CYCLE will be playing at Kendall Square Cinema. Plus the premiere of a new film by Matthew Barney DE LAMA LÂMINA. The acclaimed five-part CREMASTER CYCLE is an evocation of the creative process by sculptor and performance artist Matthew Barney. Although the ...
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Screening J.Dilla – A Suite For Ma Dukes + A set by DJ J.Rocc 4.20
April 20th, 2010
Fourth Wall Project Presents the Premier Screening of :
A Suite For Ma Dukes
The Music of J.Dilla performed by Miguel Atwood – Ferguson w/ a 60 Piece Orchestra.
Followed by a DJ set by J.Rocc (Stones Throw/ Beat Junkies) -
Handmade Nation Screening 1/18/10
Handmade Nation screens at Fourth Wall
HANDMADE NATIONToday’s crafters are no longer interested in simply cross-stitching samplers or painting floral scrolls on China. Instead, the contemporary craft movement embraces emerging artists, crafters, and designers working in traditional and nontraditional media. Jenny Hart’s Sublime Stitching has revolutionized the embroidery industry. Each year Nikki Mcclure sells thousands of her cut-paper wall calendars. Emily Kircher recycles vintage materials into purses. Stephanie Syjuco manufactures clothing under the tag line “because sweatshops suck.” These are just some of the fascinating makers united in the new wave of craft capturing the attention of the nation, the handmade nation.
Faythe Levine traveled 19,000 miles to document what has emerged as a marriage between historical technique, punk culture, and the D.I.Y. ethos. For HANDMADE NATION (along with the documentary film of the same name, coming in 2009) she and Cortney Heimerl have selected 24 makers and 5 essayists who work within different media and have different methodologies to provide a microcosm of the crafting community. Participants in this community share ideas and encouragement through websites, blogs, boutiques, galleries, and craft fairs. Together they have forged a new economy and lifestyle based on creativity, determination, and networking.
Twenty-four artists from Olympia, Washington to providence, rhode island, and everywhere in between show their work and discuss their lives. texts by andrew wagner of American Craft magazine, Garth Johnson of extremecraft.com, Callie Janoff of the church of craft, Getsy Greer of craftivism.com, and Susan Beal, author of super crafty, supply a critical view of the tight-knit community where ethics can overlap with creativity and art with community. Handmade Nation features photographs of the makers, their work environment, their process, their work, and discussions of how they got their start and what motivates them. Handmade Nation is a fascinating book for those who are a part of the emerging movement or just interested in sampling its wares.
Boston Screening of Handmade Nation
At Fourth Wall Project
132 Brookline Ave.
Boston, Ma. 02215Monday, January 18th 2010
Doors open at 6:15
film at 7:00
q&a with director Faythe Levine to follow the film.
tickets at the door, $7 cash only.Magpie will be selling Handmade Nation the book at the screening****
Sponsored by:
Fourth Wall Project, My Love For You & Video Underground. -
Mindfield Skate Video Premier 2/6/09
One night only!