"Art is made as one lives. It must be as decisive as acts in life..."
Donald Judd, 1983
Larry Clark has chosen to set his most recent film in the border town of Marfa, Texas - made famous, some of the inhabitants of this small town would contend 'infamous,' by its close cultural associations with the artist Donald Judd and the proto-artistic community he established there.
In common with other artist, musician and writer contemporaries, Clark is eschewing more traditional means of release/distribution by premiering the film on his own website for a nominal fee (see above.) His first feature in 7 years, it will be especially interesting to see how such an uncompromising stance fares both artistically and, crucially, commercially - for Clark's sake and for others who share a similar viewpoint on hyper-commercialism in and beyond the Hollywood mainstream.
Despite some early negative critical impressions of the movie I, for one, hope it's a success.
- 'Marfa Girl' - released 20 November 2012 on larryclark.com
No comments:
Post a Comment