A Multimedia Reading of Le Dépays @ Portland Art Museum’s Tomorrow Theater : Portland, Oregon / November 9th, 2024
Join us for a multimedia reading of Le Dépays, voiced by artists Midori Hirose and Matt Carlson and featuring live music by Spencer Doran of Visible Cloaks. Followed by a screening of the book’s companion film, San Soleil (1983), Cat Listening to Music (1988), and An Owl is an Owl is an Owl (1990). TIX.
Le Cinéma Club presents a rare screening of TOKYO DAYS to celebrate the release of The Film Desk Books’ new English language edition of Le Dépays, and Metrograph’s accompanying series.
Los Angeles Events: The Koumiko Mystery + Sans Soleil @ Now Instant + Los Feliz 3 / June 28 + 29
We’re screening Marker’s key films on Japan in two of LA’s most beautiful theaters. I’ll be introducing Sans Soleil at the American Cinematheque’s Los Feliz Theater, and Le Dépays will be available at both Instant Now Image Hall and Skylight Books.
Alexandra Fierra and I recently launched Ailouros Editions, an independent art book publisher based in New York City and Los Angeles.
Our first project is a new edition of the 1973 publication, The Well-Prepared Piano. Written and illustrated by Richard B. Evans, and featuring a foreword by John Cage, The Well-Prepared Piano is the authoritative guide to piano preparation.
Learn more here.
Kashima Paradise + Chris Marker Shorts @ Metrograph: Featuring writer Ethan Spigland, artist and writer Paul Chan, and filmmaker and poet Lynne Sachs. / June 1
Join us for an incredibly rare screening of Kashima Paradise—a documentary exploring the Sanrizuka Struggle whose narration was written by Marker—with an introduction from Ethan Spigland. Right after we’ll screen a collection of Chris Marker’s short films, and I’ll moderate a panel discussion with the very brilliant artists, and friends of Marker, Paul Chan and Lynne Sachs.
Multimedia reading of Le Dépays @ Metrograph: A unique Member’s Only Event featuring Marker’s iconic muse and collaborator, Catherine Belkhodja; writer Sasha Frere-Jones, and musician Alex Zhang Hungtai. / May 21
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Chris Marker’s Le Dépays Series @ Metrograph Theater: To mark our publication of Chris Marker’s 1982 photo-essay Le Dépays, Metrograph offers a program of films that touch on some of the director’s recurring obsessions. / May 21 - June 2
Metrograph has put together a fantastic program of rare films and special events celebrating the release of Le Dépays. A program of short films explore some of Marker’s favorite animal avatars (Cat Listening to Music, An Owl is an Owl is an Owl), and his profound connection to Japan (The Koumiko Mystery, Sans Soleil, Tokyo Days), followed by a panel discussion with Paul Chan and Lynne Sachs, moderated by myself, while A.K., Marker’s portrait of Akira Kurosawa on the set of Ran (1985), screens in a very special double bill. We’re also working on a really special multimedia reading event - more on that soon! In the meantime, tix and book pre-orders are now available.
Chris Marker’s Le Dépays (Film Desk Books) @ Japan Society: a screening of Sans Soleil at Japan Society to celebrate the first-ever English edition of Chris Marker's rare 1982 photo-essay. / May 1
Excited to announce the first of many events celebrating this new English language edition of Chris Marker’s 1982 photo-essay, Le Dépays. I've been working on this for years, so I’m truly looking forward to sharing it. I'll be introducing the book's companion film, Sans Soleil, at Japan Society so I hope to see y'all there. And more to come on further events and screenings in NYC + LA throughout May + June.
Tickets are available here, and you can pre-order Le Dépays on TFD site.
“The Lights” (Frieze Magazine): I recently had the pleasure of writing about a new collection from one of my favorite poets, Ben Lerner.
“What gives gravity to The Lights, keeping it in this atmosphere, is a sharp materiality – both in terms of subjects and of the earth itself: the heavy metals extracted for profit; the softer ones crushed into pigment. For all the lights that draw the eyes upward in this poetry, Lerner’s language is just as grounded with mica, gold and lapis lazuli as he glazes the violet hour over Fort Greene.”
“Play of the Waves” (The Brooklyn Rail): an exploration of Ryuichi Sakamoto’s background, inspirations and work in the arts
I had to take a bit of a break from writing, but this is a piece I’ve been working on for a while—an exploration of Ryuichi’s rich creative life. I had so much material in the end that I actually created a media supplement full of relevant photos, videos and links. It’s fun.
St. Giga: Pre-show artist conversation with Visible Cloaks, Yoshio Ojima + Satsuki Shibano @ Public Records / Sept 27
Public Records proudly presents the first ever iteration of St. GIGA anywhere outside of Japan in the form of a two-night event in the Sound Room. So excited to be moderating a conversation between these wonderful artists about the tidally tuned radical radio poetry of St GIGA. Please join us!
Coda: Q+A with director Stephen Nomura Schible @ Metrograph Theater / may 14
A precious glimpse into the creative process of the late synth-pop star, film composer, and activist Ryuichi Sakamoto, Schible’s deeply affecting film picks up with its introspective subject as he returns to music-making after having been diagnosed with cancer, channeling his new awareness of his mortality into his latest work.
Async Surround: Q+A with director Apichatpong Weerasethakul @ Metrograph Theater / May 7
Please join me for a conversation with the visionary Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul in honor of the late Ryuichi Sakamoto.