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Queer|Art|Mentorship Film Fellow Brian Gonzalez premieres Invisible Violence, a live video experience inspired by the supernatural world of his upcoming feature film, Those Who Didn't Run, set in 1941 on a farm along the Texas/Mexico border. Illustrated as an ongoing visual study, Invisible Violence becomes a visual requiem for the Mexican farm workers who were burned alive or wounded in routine gasoline baths at the Mexican border nearly a century ago. The piece will screen as an outdoor projection at the Norwood Club in Chelsea, accompanied by an original acapella performance by composer Renzo Vitale, and performed live by members of the BARE Opera. A conversation with Queer|Art Mentor Rodrigo Bellott will precede the screening and an audience Q&A will follow.
Please note, this event will also be live-streamed:
Livestream Link: www.midheaven.network
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This event is part of the 2019-2020 Queer|Art|Mentorship Annual Exhibition, curated by current Fellow Anthonywash.Rosado and titled ARCANUM, open from October 29, 2020 through January 7, 2021. The exhibition will present across multiple formats and locations, including a virtual gallery and public outdoor performances throughout New York City, new work by graduating Fellows of the 2019-2020 Queer|Art|Mentorship program: Brian Gonzalez, Patrick G. Lee, María José Maldonado, Felli Maynard, Olaiya Olayemi, Sarah Sanders, and Sarah Zapata. Learn more at https://www.queer-art.org/arcanum.
About Brian Gonzalez
Brian Gonzalez is a filmmaker, interdisciplinary artist, and educator working in a variety of mediums including video art, immersive installation, virtual reality, and performance, all under the artistic pseudonym Taxiplasm. Gonzalez graduated from the School of Visual Arts as the winner of Outstanding Cinematography of his class and shown video work at Times Square, Art Basel Miami Beach, NADA Art Fair, Lincoln Center’s Dance On Camera, and more, along with residencies at The Robert Wilson Watermill Center, The Standard, and the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Gonzalez has also created content with Untitled Magazine, Atlantic Records, Chimera Music and recently shot and directed a feature documentary produced by Sean Ono Lennon, while working to develop multi-sensory interactive experiences that bring us closer to personal catharsis.