LA><ART

The Skowhegan Alliance, Cabinet, and LAXART are pleased to present:

THE DOUBLE

A one-night, bicoastal screening of video works by Skowhegan alumni
spanning nearly 15 years of Skowhegan alumni

Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

The Double is primarily a visual phenomenon making video a natural
medium for its exploration. The earliest silent films recognized the
inherent doubling that occurs through picture, investigating notions
of an uncanny second self in films such as the The Golem and The
Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Through doubling or mirroring, one is
confronted with the illusion of wholeness, a dispersion of the self,
and perhaps revelations or repressions of fears and desires kept
hidden within the body. The Double can also represent an alter ego, a
copy or forgery, or a false twin or Doppelganger. However, doubles are
not exclusively physical in a bodily sense. Doubling may also be
traced to the mode of production of the work, reminding us that the
replication and dissemination of image is physical in its duplication
as well. This lack of the original and multiplication of the double
across the screen is exemplified in the bicoastal screening of The
Double at LAXART in Los Angeles and Cabinet in New York.

Featuring works by:

Mike Calway-Fagen '11

Jonathan Ehrenberg '11

Amy Finkbeiner '01

Victoria Fu '06

Meredith James '11

Andrew Ellis Johnson '99

Siobhan Landry '11

Sarah Lasley '04

Dan Levenson '09

Ann Oren '09

Chris Sollars '98

Cheryl Yun '03

Bryan Zanisnik '08

The NEW YORK screening:

8pm EST @ *Cabinet**

* 300 Nevins Street

Brooklyn, NY 11217 map
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The LOS ANGELES screening:

8pm PST @ *LAXART**

* 2640 S. La Cienega

Los Angeles, CA 90034 map
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*The screening will run for approximately 1 hour.

About Cabinet
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Immaterial Incorporated (aka Cabinet) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) art
and culture organization founded in 1999. By operating with the most
expansive and inclusive definition of “culture” possible, one that
includes both the quotidian and the extraordinary, Cabinet aims to
foster curiosity about the world we have made and inhabit. Although
Cabinet’s core activity is the production of Cabinet magazine, the
organization also publish books and CDs, and organizes exhibitions,
readings, panels, workshops, screenings, and conferences. In late
2008, Cabinet opened its own event and exhibition space in the Gowanus
area of Brooklyn to promote further public dialogue that both draws on
and informs ideas presented in the magazine.

About LAXART
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LAXART is an independent nonprofit art space presenting experimental
exhibitions and public art initiatives offering the public access to a
new generation of artists and curators supporting both risk and
dialogue producing new work for new audiences inciting the
conversation on contemporary art in LA animating dynamic relationships
between art, artists and audiences enhancing the cultural landscape of
LA by supporting challenging work reflecting the diversity of the city

The Skowhegan Alliance, a committee of Skowhegan alumni, supports
Skowhegan's mission and the notion of community it fosters by
organizing programs and events for alumni and the broader Skowhegan
community.

Image: Meredith James, Present Time (still), 2009, digital video, 9
minutes 15 seconds.

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