23 Reasons to Spare New York: Music Videos from the Art Rock Scene

Ocularis at Galapagos Art Space
70 North 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211

Contact:
Contact Thomas Beard for further information ::
[email protected] 646.420.0359

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

23 Reasons to Spare New York: Music Videos from the Art Rock Scene
Sunday, October 2 at 7 PM
Ticket Price $6

Ocularis is excited to present an overview of the NYC art rock community and
its connections to contemporary video art and underground cinema on October
2.

"23 Reasons to Spare New York: Music Videos from the Art Rock Scene,"
curated by Nick Hallett (of Plantains and Maison du Chic) features the
franticly experimental sound of the city, as realized by such bands as
Antony and the Johnsons, Black Dice, Ex-Models, Foetus, Japanther, Jason
Forrest, Liars, Mitgang Audio, Mixel Pixel, My Robot Friend, Oneida, Regina
Spektor, Ted Leo, and Vaz (to name just a few).

The identification of psychedelic themes by video artists will be the
evening's focus, with stroboscopic, DayGlo imagery re-imagined through
digital means by such filmmakers as Cody Critcheloe, Danny Perez, Devin
Flynn, Disbelief Street, English Kills, Glen Fogel, Karen O, Mighty Robot,
Noah Lyon, Pancake Mountain, Punkcast, Starter Set, and Waverly Films
(again, just a sample here). Plus, we will throw in some alternative
responses to new music by filmmakers like Kent Lambert and Tom Moody.

A broad variety of countercultural media are included, including
documentary, video mash-up, computer animation, and "promotional" music
videos which deconstruct the consumerist models of their top-of-the-pops
counterparts.

Please join us.

About Ocularis

Ocularis is a 501©3 not-for-profit organization that provides a forum for
the exhibition of independent, experimental and documentary film/video and
new media, as well as international and repertory cinema. Ocularis was
established in 1996 as a rooftop film series catering to local audiences in
North Brooklyn. Since then, Ocularis has evolved into a weekly cinema, a
producer of collaborative film/video work and a summer open-air screening
series.

Ocularis screens weekly at
Galapagos Art and Performance Space.
70 North 6th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11211
http://www.ocularis.net
tel/fax: 718.388.8713

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Thomas Beard
Program Director
Ocularis
at Galapagos Art Space
70 North 6th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11211
http://www.ocularis.net