Intro
Solo show
Johan Grimonprez: It's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards
SVA Chelsea Gallery, New York
17–31 January 2015
Content
Johan Grimonprez has made a name for himself with ambitious film projects that create unexpected connections between media, culture and political reality. The exhibition brought together four works: 'Looking for Alfred' (2005), an homage to Hitchcock’s cameo appearances in his films, with a cast of look-alikes; 'Hitchcock didn’t have a Belly Button: Interview with Karen Black' (2010), a recorded interview of the actress recounting her experiences with the legendary filmmaker; 'You Tube Me and I Tube You', a two-channel interaction installation and web project initiated in 2010; and 'I may have forever lost my umbrella' (2011), a color short with a narration based on Fernando Pessoa’s 'Book of Disquiet' underneath the images of YouTube videos of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, which was shown in New York for the first time.
