From the gallery to the silver screen, get a sneak peek at John Spellos's new Amy Arbus documentary. On the Street is presented as a work-in-progress. Arbus and director John Spellos will answer questions following the screening.
In 1980, the Village Voice hired Amy Arbus to photograph the people of Manhattan for a section in the paper called “On the Street.” For the next ten years, Arbus captured the 1980s downtown fashion scene and its cast of characters. This new documentary explores the impact of those photographs and delves into the Village scene, with its budding musicians, designers, and artists, some of whom went on to international fame. Watch Arbus as she photographs many of the same people some 25 years later and discovers where it has led them to today.
On the Street
John Spellos, US, 2008; approx. 75m
At the Frieda and Roy Furman Gallery
Amy Arbus: The Fourth Wall
April 1 – 30
When a performing actor leaves behind his lines, staging, sets and lighting, and steps beyond the “fourth wall,” the unexpected happens. For the past several years, Amy Arbus has been creating a series of riveting portraits of celebrated actors both on and off Broadway, including Liev Schreiber in Talk Radio, Ed Harris in Wrecks, Alan Cumming in Cabaret, Cherry Jones in Doubt, Christine Ebersole in Grey Gardens, and Ethan Hawke and Martha Plimpton in The Coast of Utopia, which are now featured in her new book, The Fourth Wall (Welcome Books). Explore the question of identity in these remarkable works that capture both actor and fictional character with a surprising mixture of spectacle and art, formality and spontaneity, performance and reality.
The Frieda and Roy Furman Gallery is adjacent to the Walter Reade Theater. It is open daily 1:30 to 6:00 p.m.
A preview of the show is available at Anthropy Arts.
Admission:
$11 general public
$7 Film Society members & students (with ID)
Please note: there is a $1.25 service charge per ticket ordered online and cash only transactions at the box office.
