American Fantasy Classics: Mezzenga's Hollow

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hours: January 31 - February 1, 2015  11am - 5pm

Two Steve Wetzel Screening in New York

UnionDocs Center for Contemporary Documentary Art, Jan 31, 7:30 pm

Steve Wetzel will be exhibiting several videos never seen in New York. In fact this group of works has never been seen much outside the Midwest. Each is inspired in its own way by observational documentary, ethnographic film and video, and the rich and hugely diverse body of experimental time-based art. In addition Steve will read a few passages from two of his short collections of writings published by the Green Gallery Press (Occasional Performances and Wayward Writings, 2010, and[Pause], 2014). The forms and subjects addressed in the writings range from essays and lectures on love, public space and mentorship, to email correspondences and interviews about teaching and art practice. Both texts will be available for purchase at the screening.

Steve Wetzel will be joined by Pacho Velez for a conversation following the screening.

Full program details here.

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Anthology Film Archives (NYC Flaherty, Americana), Feb 3, 7 p.m.

Kevin T. Allen, Jean-François Caissy and Steve Wetzel will be present for a post-screening discussion.

Mobility. Eccentricity. Entrepreneurship. This program delivers a delightfully haphazard portrait of the United States as viewed through quintessential artifacts: Kevin T. Allen takes us on a tour of repurposed ghost towns; Jean-François Caissy turns his camera on the audience at a demolition derby; and Steve Wetzel captures the beautifully cracked inventions of a midwestern man trying to turn his house into the future. Tying it all together, the American Road: Jørgen Leth’s motion picture postcards from his journey across America.

Full program details here.

[Pause] by Steve Wetzel (2014, Green Gallery Press)