Guest of Cindy Sherman takes an eye-opening look at what happens when a skeptical outsider finds himself romantically involved with the ultimate insider.
Paul H-O became a fixture of the New York art scene in the 1990s with his public access show GalleryBeat. Armed with a video camera, he attended art gallery openings, amusing some with his candid, witty assessments of their work, but also winning many fans. Among the latter was Cindy Sherman, the press-shy artist who is internationally acknowledged as one of the world’s most gifted and significant visual talents. Cindy invites Paul to her studio for a series of exclusive interviews and through these videotaped encounters, he gains unprecedented insight into her artistic process and a romantic relationship blossoms. Their initial bliss ends when Paul finds himself wracked with anxiety about his own personality becoming subsumed by his role as Cindy’s guest at the celebrity-studded openings and dinners she regularly attends. Filmed over 15 years and including interviews with a veritable who’s who of the art and entertainment world (including Ingrid Sischy, John Waters, Robert Longo, Carol Kane, David Furnish, Danny DeVito, and Molly Ringwald), the film paints a vivid picture of the New York art scene that is also a witty, illuminating look at celebrity, male anxiety, and art.
- Tuesday September 11, 2012 at 7:00PM
This screening is part of the larger thematic series:
- !Women in Art Film Series
- !Women Art Revolution (2010)
- The Woodmans (2010)
- The Heretics (2009)
- Louise Bourgeois: The Spider, the Mistress and the Tangerine with/ Anne Truitt, Working
- AGA: Marina Abramović The Artist is Present (2011)
- AGA: Wanda Koop w/ Ghost Noise (2011)
- AGA: Guest of Cindy Sherman (2008)
- AGA: Our City Dreams (2008)
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