ALIX PEARLSTEIN MONØGRAM 6.6 – 7.26 MONØGRAM The Camera is positioned on a tripod at the farthest point from the rear of the absolute center of the cyclorama. The piece is Structured as series of passes. Each pass is a single take. Each pass is consistent in speed / duration. Each pass begins with the camera zoomed in to the rear wall of the cyc. The camera then zooms out for 20 seconds, to the point that reveals the maximum possible widest framing of the cyc. When it reaches that point, the camera holds still for 15 seconds. The camera then zooms back in for 20 seconds, to the rear wall of the cyc. The passes follow a relay pattern through three Cycles of solos, pairs and trios. Each cycle reconfigures the possible combinations / permutations of 3 actors through positions that maintain, carry over or switch. Each cycle is made distinct through shifts or adjustments to action and wardrobe. POV, Framing, Marks, Camera Movement, Speed / Durations, Exposure and Lighting remain constant. All Action aggregates along the central axis of the cyc. Orientation is frontal towards the camera. As the camera zooms out, the actor(s) enter from the side(s) of the cyc. As the camera zooms in, the actor(s) exit to the side(s) of the cyc. The entrance and exit movements include a pause or two while feeling out the space, the distance between actors and the distance relative to the zoom, while moving towards and away from the marks - these movements will vary from pass to pass. Orientation for entrance movements is towards the camera. Orientation for exit movements includes a few steps walking away from the camera, a turn and / or a few steps walking backwards facing towards the camera. Entrances, Holds and Exits will be cued. As the camera zooms out, the configurations of solo, pair or trio coalesce. Three marks in a row will be located at the point of a tight full body frame (frame on Christen). Once at their marks, actors take their positions, gaze to the camera / viewer and hold for 15 seconds. These holds while still are not static or frozen. As the camera zooms back in, the configurations of solo, pair or trio disperse. Lighting is bright, even and flat. Audio is ambient - foot steps, movement and breath. Wardrobe is solid black, black with texture or detail, off black, black dominant prints; each actor has two looks with variations (change of shoes, sleeves rolled up or down, blouse buttoned or unbuttoned); One look for 2 consecutive cycles. 1st Cycle - neutral / neutral Pass #1 - Stacey - middle, standing Pass #2 - Stacey & Christen - left, standing / middle, standing (dress) Pass #3 - Stacey & Christen & Steven - left, standing / middle, standing (dress) / right, sitting Pass #4 - Christen & Steven - right, standing (dress) / middle, sitting 2nd Cycle - neutral / warm Pass #5 - Steven - middle, standing Pass #6 - Steven & Stacey - left, standing / middle, standing (dress) - hold hands* Pass #7 - Steven & Stacey & Christen - left, standing / middle, standing (dress) - hold hands* / right, sitting Pass #8 - Stacey & Christen - right, standing (dress) / middle, sitting - Christen glance at Stacey* 3rd Cycle - neutral / fierce Pass #9 - Christen - middle, standing Pass #10 - Christen & Steven - left, standing / middle, standing (short sleeves) Pass #11 - Christen & Steven & Stacey - left, standing / middle, standing (short sleeves) / right, sitting Pass #12 - Steven & Stacey - middle, sitting / right, standing (short sleeves) MONØGRAM 2014 single-channel HD video, 11:06 minutes, color sound Edition of 5 + 2AP Please follow Vimeo link for a preview password: Alix Actors: Christen Clifford, Steven Rattazzi, Stacey Karen Robinson DP, Post-Production, Conform: Sarah Lasley AC: Aylon Ben-Ami Production Manager: Nick Rymer PA: Elana Still Photographer: Nathan Fitch Audio Mix: Paul Geluso Director, Editor, Producer: Alix Pearlstein Filmed at Acme Studio, Brooklyn NY Untitled (After Monøgram) 2014 single-channel HD video, 06:20 minutes, color and sound Edition of 5 + 2AP Please follow Vimeo link for a preview password: Alix Actors: Christen Clifford, Steven Rattazzi, Stacey Karen Robinson; with Alix Pearlstein and Sarah Lasley DP: Sarah Lasley Cameras: Aylon Ben-Ami, Alix Pearlstein Post-Production, Conform: Sarah Lasley Production Manager: Nick Rymer Production Assistant: Elana Still Photographer: Nathan Fitch Audio Mix: Paul Geluso Director, Editor, Producer: Alix Pearlstein Filmed at Acme Studio, Brooklyn NY Monøgram (Still 1) 2014 C-print 11 x 14 in (27.9 x 35.6 cm) Edition of 5 + 2AP Monøgram (Still 2) 2014 C-print 11 x 14 in (27.9 x 35.6 cm) Edition of 5 + 2AP Monøgram (Still 3) 2014 C-print 11 x 14 in (27.9 x 35.6 cm) Edition of 5 + 2AP ALIX PEARLSTEIN BIO: Alix Pearlstein’s work in video, installation and performance has been widely exhibited. Pearlstein exploits the legacies of minimalism, structuralist film and postmodern dance to create an affective space between camera, viewer, and subject. She works with ensemble groups of actors, mining their professional skills and subjectivity to explore character, behavior, motivation, relationships, group dynamics and social constructs - while foregrounding the codes of acting and performance. A solo exhibition, The Park, is currently on view at deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum through October 13th. Selected solo exhibitions include Ballroom Marfa, Texas; Atlanta Contemporary Art Center; On Stellar Rays, NYC; Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis; The Kitchen, NYC; MIT List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge MA and Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. Performances have been seen at The Park Avenue Armory, Esopus Space and Salon 94, NYC. Her works have been included in exhibitions at Whitechapel, London; INOVA, Milwaukee; Internationale D’Art De Quebec; The Center for Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv; Annual Exhibition of Visual Art, Ireland; BAM / PFA, Berkeley; SMAK, Ghent; The Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC; ICA Philadelphia; Biennale de Lyon, France; and The Museum of Modern Art, NYC. She is a recipient of the Foundation for Contemporary Arts 2011 Grants to Artists Award, and is on the faculty of the MFA program at The School of Visual Arts, NYC and serves on the Board of Governors of The Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Pearlstein lives and works in New York City and Orient, New York. A L I X P E A R L S T E I N Born, lives and works in New York SOLO EXHIBITIONS and PERFORMANCES 2014 Monøgram, Samsøn, Boston, MA The Park, DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln, MA 2013 The Drawing Lesson, Ballroom Marfa, Marfa Texas The Dark Pavement, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, Georgia 2012 The Drawing Lesson, On Stellar Rays, New York 2010 Shoot in 12 Shots, ICI Benefit, The Park Avenue Armory, NYC - performance Shoot: Moving Paper Fantasy, Esopus Space, NYC - performance Talent, On Stellar Rays, New York 2009 Goldrush, The Front Room, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, MO 2008 After the Fall, The Kitchen, New York 2006 The King, the Mice and the Cheese, MIT List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge MA 2004 Arena, Salon 94, New York - performance 2002 Episode, Greenberg Van Doren Gallery, New York 2001 Mirror (Stage): Studio, Lugar Commun, Lisbon 1999 Partners, New Media Space, The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Ithaca, NY Partners, University Galleries, Illinois State University, Normal, IL Partners, Postmasters Gallery, New York 1998 Still / Pause, The Grossman Gallery, School of The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 1997 Interiors, The Video Gallery, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago 1996 Interiors, Postmasters Gallery, New York 1995 Egg Yang, Lauren Wittels Gallery, New York 1994 Postmasters Gallery, New York 1993 Johan Jonker Galerie, Amsterdam 1992 Postmasters Gallery, New York Project Room, Elizabeth Koury Gallery, New York 1991 Tom Solomon’s Garage, Los Angeles 1990 Laurie Rubin Gallery, New York 1988 White Room, White Columns, New York SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS / SCREENINGS 2014 Video Container: Touch Cinema, organized by Sarah Sulistio, MoCA North Miami, Florida Reliable Tension, curated by John Pilson, 32 Edgewood Gallery, Yale School of Art, New Haven CT Enacting Acting, curated by Sara Krajewski, INOVA, Milwaukee, WI 2013 My Future Ex, curated by Sandra Q. Firmin, UB Art Galleries, Buffalo, NY Artists Film International: Whitechapel Gallery, London, UK Traveling: Belgrade Cultural Centre; CCA Afghanistan, Kabul; Cinemathèque de Tanger; City Gallery Wellington, NZ; Fundacion PRÒA, Buenos Aires; GAMeC, Bergamo, Italy; Istanbul Modern; KINOKINO Centre for Art and Film, Norway; New Media Centre, Haifa; Para/Site Art Space, Hong Kong; Project 88, Mumbai; Hanoi DocLab; NBK-Neuer Berliner Kunstverein 2012 Funny, curated by Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson, The Flag Art Foundation, NYC The Herd Remorse, curated by Lenore Malen, Lesley Heller Workspace, NYC 2011 Electromediascope Winter 2011: InsideOut: New Performance Videos, curated by Gwen Widmer, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO Samson Projects at Zona Maco, Arte Contemporaneo, Mexico D.F., Mexico A Look at Talent: Alix Pearlstein, curated by Amanda Schmitt, Physical Center at Guest Project, London 2010 7 Artists 7 Days 7 Hours, Smith-Stewart at Big Screen Project, Eventi Hotel Plaza, NYC Signals, curated by Danna Taggar Heller, MoBY, Bat Yam Museum of Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv, Israel Do / Redo / Undo – 50 Years of Video Performance, Wiels Center for Contemporary Art, Brussels, Belgium Lumen Festival, curated by Ginger Shulick, Atlantic Salt, Staten Island, NY Compose, curated by Amy Smith-Stewart, David Krut