Bradley Eros

Bradley Eros (born in 1952 in Fairfield, Illinois)[1] is an experimental film director, actor, curator, poet, and performance artist who also makes Musique concrète sound collages, music videos, photographs, live projection performances, works on paper and art objects.

His work has been presented in multiple screenings and exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art,[2][3] and the Whitney Museum of American Art,[4][5][6] including the 2004 Whitney Biennial,[7] and is in the permanent collection of the museum.[8] He has also created dozens of ‘zines, posters, soundtracks and unique artist’s books. He is represented by Microscope Gallery in New York City[9] and is known for his work in the field of contracted cinema.[10][11][12]

Life and work

Among his first projects following his relocation from Illinois to NYC was a series of expanded cinema films with (and performed live with) Aline Mare in a multi-media film and music partnership called Erotic Psyche.[13][14] In 1982 he helped organize (and appeared in) the Colab sponsored Erotic Psyche Show at ABC No Rio[15] after he participated in The Times Square Show. His sound collage The Atom & Eve of Destruction (1983) appears on the first issue of Tellus Audio Cassette Magazine in 1983.[16] In 1984, he made Mutable Fire, a collage film about destruction and desire.[17][18][19][20]

From 1987 to 2016 he collaborated with the artist/filmmaker Jeanne Liotta.[21] In 2020, he also collaborated with musician Lea Bertucci providing visuals for a video.[22]

He is manager and researcher at Anthology Film Archives, as well as a member of the board of directors of The Film-Makers' Cooperative in New York City.[23]

Selected works

  • Warp & Weft (with Lea Burtucci; 2019)[24][25]
  • Trans Trans (Transformers Transformed) (with Tim Geraghty; 2009)[26][27]
  • Aerodynamics of the Black Sun (2006)[28]
  • eros.ion (1999)[29]
  • Dervish Machine (1992)[30]
  • Subverted Horseplay (with former partner Jeanne Liotta;[31] 1987-2016)[21]
  • Erotic Psyche (with Aline Mare; 1985)[32]
  • Mutable Fire (1984)[33]
  • Osmosis (1972-2002)[34]

See also

References

  1. ^ Art, Whitney Museum of American (2004). Whitney Biennial 2004: Hauptbd. Whitney Museum of American Art. p. 171. ISBN 978-0-87427-139-3. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Spirit of the Eighties: Curated by Tessa Hughes-Freeland | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  3. ^ Big as Life: An American History of 8mm Films : Type X. Museum of Modern Art. 1998.
  4. ^ "Optipus: The Owl Flies at Twilight". whitney.org. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  5. ^ "Outer Space". whitney.org. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  6. ^ "Bradley Eros and Jeanne Liotta's Subverted Horseplay". whitney.org. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  7. ^ "Whitney Biennial 2004". whitney.org. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  8. ^ "Acquisitions of Work by New Artists to the Collection (Sept. 2017—Sept. 2018)" (PDF). Whitney Museum of American Art. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-04-08.
  9. ^ "Microscope Gallery". www.artforum.com. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  10. ^ Walley, Jonathan (2020). Cinema Expanded: Avant-Garde Film in the Age of Intermedia. Oxford University Press. pp. 79–83. ISBN 978-0-19-093863-5. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  11. ^ Harakawa, Maya (15 July 2014). "BRADLEY EROS eau de cinema: constellations & contradictions". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  12. ^ Two Expanded Cinemas - Oxford Scholarship
  13. ^ Patterson, Clayton; Bartlett, Paul; Mylonas, Urania (2005). Captured: A Film/video History of the Lower East Side. Seven Stories Press. pp. 280–3. ISBN 978-1-58322-674-2. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  14. ^ Films and Video —— Aline Mare
  15. ^ "Exhibitions 1983-84". 98 BOWERY: 1969-89. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  16. ^ [1] Tellus Audio Cassette Magazine #1 (1983)
  17. ^ Mutable Fire (184) - FilmAffinity
  18. ^ Re-Visions: Bradley Eros|Experimental Cinema
  19. ^ Spirit of the Eighties|Experimental Cinema
  20. ^ Film International
  21. ^ a b Bradley Eros and Jeanne Liotta's Subverted Horseplay|Whitney Museum of American Art
  22. ^ Artist DIY: Lea Bertucci - FACT Magazine
  23. ^ Interview: Bradley Eros on Eau de Cinema, Scent, and Film December 21, 2021
  24. ^ The Playlist: Ed Sheeran's Tender Duet, and 11 More New Songs - The New York Times
  25. ^ Lea Bertucci "Warp And Weft (excerpt)" on NNA Tapes' official YouTube channel
  26. ^ Trans Trans (Transformers Transformed)|IRFF
  27. ^ May 22nd AGE OF EXTINCTION: Films for Transformers - Experimental Response Cinema
  28. ^ Orchard47
  29. ^ Bradley Eros: "eros.ion"|Experimental Cinema
  30. ^ Euro Mediterranean Arts
  31. ^ Eros/Liotta
  32. ^ Underground Film Timeline: 1980 —— 1989|Underground Film Journal
  33. ^ (PDF) No Wave Film and the Music Documentary: From No Wave Cinema “Documents” to Retrospective Documentaries|Michael Goddard - Academia.edu
  34. ^ Osmosis|Euro Mediterranean Arts