05.29.08 Orphans of Failure:
Thursday May 29th at the Melwood Screening Room, 7:30pm Reception
Join us thursday for a video program of original work and curated favorites by Eileen Maxson
7:30 pm at the Melwood Screening Room: Reception
8:00 pm Program Begins
ONE NIGHT ONLY! Video artist Eileen Maxson (MFA '08) presents a medley of her own faulty transmissions,serious ladies, and televised hallucinations. Heavy-hearted and humorous, Maxson's videos record characters struggling with an unrequited love of media. These are people trapped in forgotten scraps of VHS, and frequently sabotaged by technology. She performs, among others, a rejected application to the Real World,a flustered meteorologist,and a silenced contest winner. Also expect to see (really) found videos, unsung YouTubes, and videos by her favorite artists. Including works by: Michelle Fried Jesse Hulcher Andy Mann Shana Moulton Michael Smith Jennet Thomas
Admission: $5 or BI-PASS
Eileen Maxson is a video, performance, and installation artist based in Pittsburgh. Dubbed “the transmedia Cindy Sherman for the MySpace generation,” by The Village Voice, Maxson has screened her work in a variety of national and international venues, including Museo Tamayo de Arte Contemporáneo, Mexico City; Aurora Picture Show, Houston; Betty Rymer Gallery, Chicago; The Dallas Museum of Art; DiverseWorks, Houston; LACMA, Los Angeles; New York Underground Film Festival; Ocularis, Brooklyn; and the Portland Documentary and Experimental Film Festival. Maxson is also the first recipient of the Arthouse Texas Prize and grants from the Artadia Award, the Dallas Museum of Art, the Cultural Arts Council of Houston/Harris County, and the Austin Film Society.
