BLACK THORNS IN THE BLACK BOX

July 28, 2011

Type: opportunity
Location: Various,
Deadline: Oct 1 2011 at 9:50PM
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Black Thorns in the Black Box
A film screening curated by Amelia Ishmael and Bryan
Wendorf to occur in conjunction with “Black Thorns in the
White Cube” an exhibition of Black Metal inspired art

Amelia Ishmael, curator of the
gallery exhibition “Black Thorns in the White Cube,”
and Bryan Wendorf, co-founder and programmer of the Chicago
Underground Film Festival, invite you to submit works for consideration
to “Black Thorns in the Black Box,” a screening of Black Metal inspired films to take place in conjunction with the “Black Thorns in the White Cube” exhibitions.

This screening will contribute to an international discourse currently occurring in Black Metal theory that examines the innovations and significance of contemporary Black Metal art, and offers an account of the critical disruptions taking place as this historical Norwegian musical subgenre transforms into a language of contemporary art. Practicing a transmodality between sound and vision, and pushing the limits of contemporary academic genres by definition, “Black Thorns in the Black Box” will feature a mutual blackening of art and metal.

Schedule
Entries will be accepted through October 1, 2011.
Artists will be notified of decisions by December 15, 2011.

To submit
DVD and blu-ray discs should be mailed to:
Black Thorns In The Black Box
c/o Amelia Ishmael
PO Box 559
Chicago,
IL 60690

Vimeo
and other streaming links should be emailed to [email protected]

Please
be sure that all materials are clearly labeled with the title of the work,
creators name and contact information. Submission materials will not be
returned.

Questions
regarding the film portion of the exhibition should be sent to Bryan Wendorf [email protected]

For
questions regarding the art exhibition please contact Amelia Ishmael [email protected]

Exhibition Tour: Film screening dates and exact locations to be confirmed.
Paragraph Gallery, Kansas City,
Missouri, January 20-March 3, 2012
Western Exhibitions, Chicago,
Illinois, March 16-April 14, 2012