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Film/Video
CHAIN TIMES THREE
A VIDEO INSTALLATION DIRECTED BY JEM COHEN

SATURDAY-SUNDAY,
SEPTEMBER 27-OCTOBER 5 , 2003,
SCREENED CONTINUOUSLY DURING REGULAR MUSEUM HOURS

FREE WITH GALLERY ADMISSION
LECTURE ROOM
 




Chain Times Three, 2002 

In this three-projector panoramic triptych, Jem Cohen creates a "superlandscape" comprised of malls, highways, franchises, hotels, and corporate centers. These images, shot over a period of six years, are presented in a manner that merges documentary with narrative. Hints of stories and current events, both found and invented, infiltrate the landscapes and explore ways that people navigate an increasingly generic, commercialized, and simulated world. Chain Times Three includes an original music score performed by Montréal's Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Cohen has worked extensively with musicians such as R.E.M., Elliott Smith, Jonathan Richman, Fugazi, and Vic Chesnutt. In fall 2000 he introduced screenings of his film Benjamin Smoke at the Walker. 2002, U.S., color, video, 41 minutes.




THE WALKER'S MUSIC + FILM EVENTS ARE SUPPORTED BY THE BENTSON FAMILY FUND FOR THE ACQUISITION, CONSERVATION, AND PRESENTATION OF FILM. SOUND UNSEEN IS SPONSORED BY GRAIN BELT PREMIUM, CITY PAGES, RADIO K, KFAI, AND PIZZA LUCE.