Essentially, DESTRICTED is a series of seven shorts with a more or less explicitly pornographic content, directed by quite famous names in the contemporary artistic scene, and not indeed lacking in experience in the Art of the provocation (remember the controversy created by the photos of a naked preadolescent Brooke Shields taken by Richard Prince) as Marina Abramovic, Larry Clark or Gaspar Noé. The shorts were first exhibited in the last Sundance Film Festival, and they will be exhibited again -this time in Europe- in the beginning of September in the Tate Gallery of London, just before going onto DVD, although some copies can already be in a “not too legal” way.
As it is common in a group of works by so different directors, the final result is quite unequal. For example, “Balkan Erotic Epic” , by Marina Abramovic, is a suggestive trip to the Balkan folklore in an erotic way, without neglecting the beauty of the local landscapes, giving the series a necessary dose of humour. On the other hand, “Death Valley” by Sam Taylor-Wood, consists basically of a man who travels to the desertical, scorching Death Valley and masturbates for several minutes. At the end, the man is clearly exhausted- and so is the viewer.
It is quite clear that what DESTRICTED looks for is the Art of provocation. A provocation that can be reached by multiple ways. The strange makeup of Hoist (Matthew Barney) in which a man maintains sexual relations (or something similar to it) with a strange industrial vehicle contrasts with the explicit images of Impaled or House Call . In an exhaustive challenge for the perception, Sync by Marco Brambilla reunites in only three minutes several hundreds of pornographic scenes lasting only half a second or so (something similar to the famous and controversial final pic in Fight Club ). The result clearly contrasts with We f-k alone , by Gaspar Noah, and its explicit and direct images.
As you can guess, a work like DESTRICTED will not be the right choice for many audiences, but, beyond its more or less debatable quality, it deserves to be taking in consideration for its brave attempt to break one of the taboos that still remain anchored to the apparently liberalized Art world.
DESTRICTED FILMS
In the Tate Gallery September 6th – 13th
In DVD, September 25th
For more information, www.revolvergroup.com or www.destrictedfilms.com
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DESTRICTED FILMS – Arte y provocación
Arte y sexo. Una buena mezcla, ¿verdad? Si la idea te atrae (y si tienes ya la edad legal para atender a estos temas y evitarte problemas a ti y a mi) probablemente te apetezca echar un vistazo a DESTRICTED.
Esencialmente, DESTRICTED es una serie de siete cortos de contenido más o menos explícitamente pornográfico, realizados por nombres bastante célebres en las escena artística contemporáneo, y no precisamente faltos de experiencia en el Arte de provocar o incluso escandalizar (valga como ejemplo la polémica surgida a partir de las fotos de desnudo que Richard Prince tomó a una preadolescente Brooke Shields) como Marina Abramovic, Larry Clark o Gaspar Noé. Los cortos se exhibieron por primera vez en el último festival de Sundance, y se exhibirán en Europa a comienzos de Septiembre en la Tate Gallery de Londres, para ser posteriormente comercializados en DVD, aunque algunas copias pueden ya conseguirse de formas. no demasiado legales.
Como es habitual en un grupo de obras de directores tan dispares, los resultados finales son bastante desiguales. Por ejemplo, Balkan Erotic Epic, de Marina Abramovic, es un sugerente viaje al folklore balcánico en clave erótica, sin renunciar a la belleza de los paisajes locales, aportando dosis de humor y solidez argumental. Por el contrario, Death Valley , de Sam Taylor-Wood, consiste básicamente en un hombre que viaja al desértico y caluroso Death Valley y se masturba durante varios minutos. El sujeto en cuestión queda exhausto y desganado. El espectador también.
Queda bastante claro de que lo que trata DESTRICTED es del Arte de la provocación. Una provocación que puede alcanzarse de múltiples formas. La extraña escenografía de Hoist (Matthew Barney) en el que un hombre mantiene relaciones sexuales (o algo parecido a ello) con un extraño vehículo industrial contrasta con la explicitad de Impaled o House Call . En un exhaustivo desafío para la percepción, Sync de Marco Brambilla reúne en apenas tres minutos un sinfín de imágenes pornográficas de apenas medio segundo de duración (algo parecido al famoso y polémico fotograma final de El club de la lucha ) El resultado contrasta claramente con we f-k alone , de Gaspar Noé, y sus explícitas y directas imágenes.
Como se puede imaginar, obras como DESTRICTED no serán del agrado de todas las audiencias, pero, más allá de su más o menos discutible calidad, merecen ser valorados por el valiente intento de romper uno de los tabúes que todavía permanecen anclados al aparentemente liberalizado mundo del Arte.
DESTRICTED FILMS
En la Tate Gallery del 6 al 13 de septiembre
En DVD el 25 de septiembre
Para más información, www.revolvergroup.com owww.destrictedfilms.com
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DESTRICTED Films
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