Upcoming Events:
Friday, October 17th
Bryan Konefsky, Film Screening!!!
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Since 1995, Bryan Konefsky has supported moving image artists from around the world through his work with Basement Films and his Experiments in Cinema film festival. This screening marks a rare public appearance and unique opportunity for New Mexicans to experience Konefsky's wry sense of storytelling combined with his sharp critique of the art world and the wild and wooly world of academia-land. Konefsky's work explores issues such as identity, community and place, political corruption and urban decay, notions of masculinity - from the personal to widening circles of the political.
Konefsky's creative work has been showcased at museums and film festivals in countries such as Argentina, Cuba, Germany, Norway, Russia, South Korea, Spain and the UK. This screening is being presented in conjunction with a retrospective of Konefsky's creative work at 1415 Gallery located in the same complex as Alpaca. An 84 page catalogue that tracks Konefsky's creative work since the mid 1960s will also be available at the screening. Friday, October 17th 7pm at Alpaca - 1415 4th St SW, Albuquerque NM Free! |
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Saturday, October 25th
Films by Dicky Bahto
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Artist Dicky Bahto will make his first appearance in Albuquerque, with a program featuring an excerpt from his recent three-hour long collaboration with musician Sarah Davachi, Music for a Bellowing Room, an exercise in resolution, inviting the audience to shift their concentration and perception through gradual changes in sound and image. The piece was originally commissioned by the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and received its premiere performance in September 2023. (note that this will be a different excerpt from the one he is showing in Santa Fe on October 17th). Other works to be announced.
Dicky Bahto has exhibited work utilizing still and motion picture photography, sound, and performance at a variety of museums, galleries, microcinemas, film festivals, conferences, alternative spaces, and scenic locations spanning the Northern Hemisphere, from the Museum of Modern Art in New York to a series of nooks, crannies, and underbrush along and under Sunset Boulevard. He frequently collaborates with musicians, both as a performer and as a visual artist, including Sarah Davachi, Liz Harris, Julia Holter, and Tashi Wada, as well as with his lover, Patrick Londen, and their cats Simone and Katoosh. Friday, October 25th Doors at 7pm at Alpaca - 1415 4th St SW, Albuquerque NM $10 - $15 suggested donation |
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Recent Events:
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Archive Deep Dive II
Basement Films invites you to ARCHIVE DEEP-DIVE II. From the depths of the Basement Films archive comes an evening of fascinating film artifacts from the 20th century, presented on real live celluloid. The Basement Films Archive is the largest film archive of its kind in the Southwest, consisting of thousands of donated and salvaged 16mm and 8mm motion picture films. The collection contains educational films, industry films, short films, feature films, home movies, documentaries, church films, social justice films, artist films, and more from the 1940’s through the 1980’s. Friday, May 30th - 8pm 1411 4th St SW, 2nd Floor Albuquerque, NM |
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