A retrospective of the audio-visual collage artist People Like Us (Vicki Bennett), featuring the theatrical versions of THE MIRROR (U.S. Premiere) and CITATION CITY (NYC Premiere).
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 – 7:30 PM (VICKI BENNETT IN ATTENDANCE!)
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 – 10 PM
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 – 10 PM
(SEE BELOW FOR FULL SCREENING INFORMATION)
At the forefront of audio-visual collage since 1991, British artist People Like Us (Vicki Bennett) is a pioneer in the editing of archival material sourced from popular film and music. Her dense, recontextualized odysseys forge new multilayered associations, resulting in a psychedelic trip that recalls the wild tangents of the brain’s own pathways. The first artist to be given unrestricted access to the entire BBC Archive, Bennett has also collaborated with such artists as Matmos, Christian Marclay, and members of Negativland. She also hosts the ongoing radio show, ‘DO or DIY’ on WFMU.
Spectacle is excited to present the U.S. premiere of the theatrical version of People Like Us’s latest project, THE MIRROR. Using the mirror in film as a device for both inward and outward reflection, Bennett unleashes a flurry of reworked sounds and images that flow in and out of one another to kaleidoscopic effect. Spectacle will also be presenting the NYC premiere of the theatrical version of CITATION CITY, a collage-edit of over 300 feature films either shot or set in London. Bennett draws inspiration from The Arcades Project, Walter Benjamin’s study of Paris, by bringing collective cinematic associations of London together, resulting in a dizzying journey through multiple narratives.
“Her films are an audiovisual overload, full of startling juxtapositions and wry humour, and rich in details that emerge with repeated viewing.” – Emily Bick, The Wire
“I see what I do as folk art in the age of digital reproduction: I’m working with the palette of the time.” – Vicki Bennett
“As the images unwind, like the circles that you find in the windmills of your mind.” – “The Windmills of Your Mind” by Michel Legrand
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 – 7:30 PM (WITH VICKI BENNETT)
We Are Not Amused (2013) (3:00)
25 Years of People Like Us (Special Edit) (31:00)
Including:
The Sound of the End of Music (2010)
Bridge (2012)
Here Come The Occupants (2012)
Zoom (2012)
Mirrors (2012)
Shopping (2014)
Jump (2012)
Eve Of Sunshine (2012)
The Mirror (2018) (36:00) – U.S. PREMIERE!
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 – 10 PM
Gone, Gone Beyond (Trailer) (2018) (3:19)
Citation City (2015) (40:00) – NYC PREMIERE!
Magical Misery Tour (Special Edit) (2011) (30:00)
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 – 10 PM
The Zone (Trailer) (2012) (3:45)
The Sound of the End of Music (2010) (3:38)
The Golem – An Inanimate Matter (2013) (2:49)
Spinning (with Ergo Phizmiz) (2010) (3:34)
Consequences (One Thing Leads To Another) (Special Edit) (2012) (18:21)
The Mirror (2018) (36:00) – U.S. PREMIERE!