Dear All:
Just a reminder about tomorrow's show, which will be a rare and intimate conversation/screening between Rona Yefman and Michel Auder about their different approaches to video portraiture - what you are in fact capturing when you set out to capture somebody. A discussion like this can't avoid the question of the fragile and shifting definition in the compound word 'somebody.'

In virtual attendance: Louis Waldon, Taylor Mead, Annie Sprinkle, Martha Bouke

hope to see you there!

About the artists:
Michel Auder has been recording, reviewing and releasing electronic footage. The terms ‘chronicle’, ‘portrait’ and ‘voyage’, which he himself uses, capture important aspects of the work. A chronicler knows that he is authoring a particular version of history and that he is not necessarily a reliable source. A good portrait is more than just a record of someone’s distinctive features; it is the result of a process of subjectivation requiring the participation of both artist and model. A voyage, finally, is not always defined by geographic distance or physical displacement.

Rona Yefman, received her MFA from Columbia University in New York City in 2009. In her work she often explore identity and close relationships through photographing, videotaping, collecting text and collaborating with individuals that have formed a radical persona. “My work is people who are for the raw and the authentic. …”