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Chris Marker

This Week’s Must-See Art Events: Massive Insects and the Shadow World

by Paddy Johnson Henry Kaye Andrew Wagner on August 18, 2014
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This is a low energy week in New York City. Like last week and the week before, there are a handful of arty movies playing around the city. See a documentary about Chinese pollution, a George Kuchar film on the ultra-ordinary, The Royal Tenenbaums, and a documentary on the life of bugs.

If none of this is your bag, we recommend getting out of town. If you haven’t had a chance to get upstate yet, end the week chilling in Storm King with classical music. It’s late August, so treat yourself to art, nature, and free drinks while you still have the chance.

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Hans-Ulrich Obrist’s New Do It Video Tells You to Do It With Social Media

by Corinna Kirsch on April 29, 2014
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But why should we do it?

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AFC’s Top 10: Rhett Jones

by Rhett Jones on January 3, 2013
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Our personal top tens continue with Rhett Jones, AFC’s indispensable jack-of-all-trades and designated film person.

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Prolific Filmmaker, Chris Marker, Dies Aged 91

by Leighann Morris on July 31, 2012
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A day after his 91st birthday, the French Ministry of Culture announced yesterday morning that pioneering filmmaker and essayist Chris Marker had passed away. His career spanned over 60 years.

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Chris Marker’s Youtube Channel

by Leighann Morris on July 30, 2012
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This morning the French Ministry of Culture announced that influential French writer, photographer, and film director Chris Marker passed away.

In his last few years of film-making, the elusive Marker posted videos on Youtube under the pseudonym “Kosinki”. We found that channel.

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Art Fag City at The L Magazine: The Best and Worst Exhibitions of 2011

by Paddy Johnson on December 21, 2011
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This week at the L Magazine I’ve put together a list of the best and worst exhibitions that stretches the term “exhibition” well beyond its intended use. That’s okay; art is not easily categorized. As for reflections, this was a good year for art. A lot of much needed change is here and on the horizon. From Occupy Wall Street, to ArtPrize, to Hennessy Youngman’s youtube channel, 2011 is the year art’s started to unravel a little.

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Chris Marker's Passengers at Peter Blum

by Paddy Johnson on June 3, 2011
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[Editor’s note: This launch of the website this review was supposed to run on has been delayed, so they have graciously allowed me to run the piece. The Chris Marker show closes at Peter Blum tomorrow, though I don’t recommend going out of your way to see it.] A few days ago I decided I'd […]

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Chris Marker: Passengers at Peter Blum

by Will Brand on April 20, 2011
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Chris Marker: Passengers Date: SATURDAY, APRIL 2ND 2011 – SATURDAY, JUNE 4TH 2011 Venue: Peter Blum Gallery, 526 West 29th Street AFC’s Rating: 1/10 (Will Brand) “Passengers”, the latest show of Chris Marker’s work at Peter Blum, would have made a substandard Tumblr. The theme: people (mostly girls) on the subway staring into the middle distance and looking a little […]

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