Invisible Monuments
Fri, Aug 2, 2019, 7 pm
Sat, Aug 3, 2019, 4 pm
Floor 3, Susan and John Hess Family Gallery and Theater

The 2019 Biennial features three weekends of film programming selected by guest curators. Invisible Monuments (August 2–3) is curated by Matt Wolf.

At the corner of Gansevoort and Washington Streets, the recently constructed Whitney Museum lies at the intersection of multiple queer New York histories. Through newly commissioned and historic works by Sam Green, Barbara Hammer, and a collective of filmmakers from FIERCE and Paper Tiger Television, this program reflects on the erasure and preservation of queer history. Beyond a traditional film screening, this expanded documentary event revitalizes films from the past and tells new stories through performance and conversation to recognize living history, the social realities of aging and trauma, and a spirit of resistance against gentrification.

This screening will be followed by a conversation with Matt Wolf and a selection of the artists and filmmakers.

FIERCE and Paper Tiger Television
Fenced Out, 2001

Sam Green
As yet untitled, 2019

Barbara Hammer
History Lessons Redo: The Meat Market, 2019

Tickets are required ($10 adults; $8 students, seniors, and visitors with disabilities; free for members). Capacity is limited; visitors are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance.

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“While all New Yorkers understand the challenge of finding housing with ample space within their budget, the need for affordable artists’ space extends beyond just housing. Studio space within Manhattan and much of Brooklyn also remains at a premium. Artists need studios in which to work, paint, choreograph, rehearse and record, and write. They need this space in order to create the work we love…..

If we New Yorkers value the arts as much as we say we do, it’s about time we made it possible for artists to live and work here without barely scraping by or moving to other cities more welcoming—and affordable—than our own.”

—- quoted from “Making Space for Artists” by Patricia Jones, Westbeth Interim Executive Director in Chelsea News

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