Fred Riedel
Ken Jacobs : From Orchard Street to the Museum of Modern Art
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Original format HD
Year 1961-2023
Language(s) English
Artist(s) Fred Riedel, Ken Jacobs
Author(s) Francisco Rojas, Pip Chodorov
Subtitles French
Booklet 28 pages (French, English)
Running time 166 min
Films
KEN JACOBS - FROM ORCHARD STREET TO THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART (2023) 98'
THE DEATH OF P'TOWN (1961) 6'
MY INDIA (1969-70) 23'
DISORIENT EXPRESS (1996) 30'
DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (2023) 9'
Description
"One of the most iconic figures in the history of moving images, New Yorker Ken Jacobs and his wife/collaborator Flo Jacobs participate in a series of interviews, exploring a multitude of excerpts from their repertoire of films and performances that have marked screens from 1955 to the present day. From whimsical collaborations with Jack Smith to groundbreaking and revolutionary formalist works, to the invention of the Nervous System and his patented 3D Eternalisms."
— Fred Riedel
"Films depict the world. My representations of the world are unrealistic and your vigilance is required. My approach is ideological: I seek to provoke doubt about perceived images. It is crucial to preserve your personal interpretation. I do not seek to convince the audience, but to entertain them with illusions they identify as such."
— Ken Jacobs