Gianni Jetzer

Lawrence Weiner
Water In Milk Exists
Swiss Institute New York, 2008

In cooperation with the Swiss Institute, Lawrence Weiner teamed up with cinematographer Kiki Allgeier to realize a fresh skin flick that challenges both artistic and pornographic conventions. The artist exclusively used  people who are part of the art world, curators, museum directors, actors, performers, filmmakers… Every single person joining this effort knew exactly what she or he was doing; there was no exploitation.

"SITUATED WITHIN A LANDSCAPE OF HUMAN INTERACTION THOSE ACTIVITIES THAT LEAD TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF STRUCTURES NECESSARY TO DEAL WITH OR CO-EXIST WITH THE FORCES OF NATURE, WATER IN MILK EXISTS ATTEMPTS TO PRESENT VARIOUS CHARACTERS AT A POINT OF DISJUNCTIVE BUT SIMULTANEOUS REALITIES. IF THE CONCISE PLACEMENT OF STONES LEADS TO A STRUCTURE (A TRUISM POSED BY MIES VAN DER ROHE) THEN PERHAPS A CONCISE PLACEMENT OF PERSONS CAN LEAD TO A STRUCTURE NOT BASED UPON PARALLEL HIERARCHIES. THE ACTIVITIES OF THE PLAYERS FIT WITHIN THE GENRE OF ADULT FILMS. IN FACT, THE PLAYERS ARE ADULTS."

Players: N Beckwith, Lesny Jn Felix, Cleo Fishel, Taka Fukuya, Jonathan Hokklo, Joann Kim, Lucca Jean Lax, Kristen Lorello, Zaza M., Christopher Mitchell, Natalie S. Mignon, Kitao Sakurai, Ryan Scanlan. Director of Photography: Kiki Allgeier.

Producer: Bobo Mencho Inc. and Moved Pictures

Executive Producer: Edi A. Stöckli. The Swiss Institute, New York. Curator: Gianni Jetzer.

Editors: Kiki Allgeier, Lawrence Weiner.

Graphics: Bethany Izard. Melodic Noise: Kim Allgeier, Lawrence Weiner.

Henry the Navigator, copyright Lawrence Markey and Lawrence Weiner.

With the kind support of Brownstone Foundation.

22:52 min, color, sound, HD video