New People's Cinema Club x Unsound New York present River Of Fundament: In Conversation with Matthew Barney & Jonathan Bepler, moderated by Andy Battaglia
About This Event
Matthew Barney and Jonathan Bepler—longtime collaborators whose work crosses sculpture, film, performance and experimental composition—appear in conversation at Public Records, presented by New People's Cinema Club x Unsound New York. Moderated by Andy Battaglia, the lineup foregrounds the creative partnership behind projects such as Barney’s River of Fundament and Bepler’s multi-instrumental, installation-based scores, and considers intersections of sound, film and visual art.
About River of Fundament
River of Fundament is a 2014 American operatic experimental film written and directed by American contemporary artist and filmmaker Matthew Barney, and co-directed by longtime collaborator Jonathan Bepler. It was produced by Barney and the Laurenz Foundation, and is loosely based on American author Norman Mailer's 1983 novel Ancient Evenings. The film features Barney, Dave Bald Eagle, Milford Graves, John Buffalo Mailer, Ellen Burstyn, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Madyn Greer Coakley, Paul Giamatti, Shara Nova, Joan La Barbara, Elaine Stritch, Debbie Harry and Aimee Mullins.
About the Artists
Matthew Barney
Matthew Barney is an American artist whose practice moves between film, sculpture, and performance, often built around intricate systems of narrative and material process. In New York City he appears at Public Records in conversation with longtime collaborator Jonathan Bepler, with moderator Andy Battaglia, under the New People’s Cinema Club x Unsound New York banner.
Jonathan Bepler
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Andy Battaglia
Andy Battaglia is a writer and moderator whose work moves between music criticism, contemporary art, and performance culture. In New York City he appears in a curatorial role, including at Public Records, where he has moderated conversations tied to experimental film and composition, such as events with Matthew Barney and Jonathan Bepler.