The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) to host Weeklong Run of DJ Spooky's "Rebirth of a Nation" |
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| Written by rubin |
| Wednesday, 20 May 2009 05:43 |
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 Rebirth of a Nation was originally commissioned as a live,
multimedia performance that premiered at the Lincoln Center Festival in
New York (2008) and was subsequently performed at more than 50
international venues, including the Festival d’Automne á Paris, the
Spoleto Festival USA, and the Vienna Festwochen. For the theatrical film version, produced by Starz Media/Anchor Bay Films, Miller takes Griffith’s original work, which is set during and after the American Civil War and provoked controversy for its treatment of white supremacy and its positive portrayal of the Ku Klux Klan, and applies a "DJ re-mix.” Using his skills as a DJ to mash music and film techniques, he recontextualizes Griffith’s achievement and places the original film in a moral framework, drawing striking parallels between socio-political conflicts in America during Griffith’s era and today. The film features Miller’s original score, performed and recorded by the Kronos Quartet. Miller will be present to introduce the opening night screening on June 22, and will participate in a post-screening discussion. Paul D. Miller (American, b. 1970) is a composer, multimedia artist, and writer, whose work has been seen in a wide variety of contexts, including the Whitney Biennial (1997/2001); The Venice Biennial for Architecture (2000); the Ludwig Museum, Cologne; Kunsthalle, Vienna; The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, and the Art Basel Miami Beach fair (2007). He is the author of two books, Rhythm Science (2004) and Sound Unbound (2008), and has produced notable compilations, remixes, and collections of music. Visit The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) at : http://www.moma.org/ Click on logo below to add this article to your favorite Social Website ~ |
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