20.10.–01.12.
[ Havneterminal, Svolvær]
As part of this years LIAF – ‘Gnistsambandet (Sparks)’, curator Kjersti Solbakken invited KINOBOX to build a second edition of the kiosk cinema and collaborate on a programme which would reflect on the themes of the wider festival – connections, signals, networks and distribution. KINOBOX Svolvær will operate 31.08-01.12.24
Two Moon July was curated by Wong Kit Yi and Alison Burstein (The Kitchen), in relation to Wong Kit Yi’s contribution to LIAF, co-commissioned by North Norwegian Art Centre and The Kitchen.
Two Moon July
Tom Bowes, 1986 (USA)
53:54 mins
Two Moon July (1986) is an arts and entertainment television special directed by Tom Bowes and produced by Carlota Schoolman for the New York-based alternative art space The Kitchen. The program invites television viewers to join an evening that the original press release details as “a technical rehearsal at The Kitchen’s loft performance space.” An installation of artworks in the loft acts as the setting for the activities, and “the progress of performers and technicians through this rehearsal serves as a frame for a succession of richly varied performances, videos, and films” by over thirty artists affiliated with The Kitchen. Two Moon July was one of several made- for television artworks produced by The Kitchen in the 1980s, during a time when various art centers were experimenting with new possibilities to present avant-garde art to wider audiences via public broadcasting.