Screening and Talk
The Importance of Being Elsewhere
Films on Ashley Bickerton
Sunday, September 10, 2023, 3pm
Anthology Film Archives, New York
anthologyfilmarchives.org
Join Gagosian for a film screening and conversation in conjunction with Ashley Bickerton: Susie’s Mother Tongue, an exhibition of more than twenty-five paintings and sculptures by the artist at Gagosian, West 21st Street, New York. The evening will feature the premiere of The Importance of Being Elsewhere, a short documentary by director Thomas Nordanstad including footage of the artist in his Bali studio during his final year, as well as interviews with Matthew Barney, Damien Hirst, Jamian Juliano-Villani, and others. Looking for Something Beyond (2018), directed by Roddy Bogawa in collaboration with Bickerton, and The Love Story of Pythagoras Redhill (1981), made by Bickerton while a student at CalArts, will also be screened. Following the films, Bogawa, Juliano-Villani, and Nordanstad will discuss the artist’s life and practice and the legacy he leaves behind.
Still from The Importance of Being Elsewhere (2023), directed by Thomas Nordanstad. Artwork © Ashley Bickerton