{"id":1897275,"date":"2026-04-22T17:22:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1897275"},"modified":"2026-04-22T17:22:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:22:34","slug":"fraenkel-gallery-partners-with-new-yorks-metrograph-for-artist-curated-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1897275","title":{"rendered":"Fraenkel Gallery Partners with New York\u2019s Metrograph for Artist-Curated Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tSan Francisco\u2013based Fraenkel Gallery has partnered with Metrograph to have six of the artists it represents select one film each that will screen at the theater from May 8\u201317, with select encore screenings to follow.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe collaboration will open with Weems\u2019s selection, No Country for Old Men<\/em> (2007). In addition to choosing the film, which a release describes as pointing to the artist\u2019s \u201csustained engagement with power, violence, and the shaping of American mythologies,\u201d Weems will also be on hand for the May 8 screening to introduce the film. After the screening, director Joel Coen will participate in an audience Q&A.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cFraenkel Gallery Presents,\u201d as the series is titled, dates back to 2024 when the gallery first organized a film festival at the Roxie Theater in San Francisco. \u201cIt\u2019s been a wonderful way to bring people together in person while supporting independent cinema, and we\u2019ve been so pleased with the response from our artists and audiences,\u201d gallery director Christian Whitworth told ARTnews<\/em> in an email. \u201cAs a series curated entirely by visual artists,\u00a0Fraenkel Gallery Presents<\/em>\u00a0offers an unexpected look into the interests and influences of artists who love cinema.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe gallery was looking for a home for the festival as a way to tie in with the pop-up exhibition, \u201cWhipped Cream & Other Delights,\u201d that it is organizing at Ortuzar in Tribeca, which will run from May 9\u201321. (The six participating artists will also feature in the pop-up exhibition.) The gallery found a partner in Metrograph, with all the proceeds from \u201cFraenkel Gallery Presents\u201d benefiting the theater.<\/p>\n

\n\tInge de Leeuw, Metrograph\u2019s director of programming, said in an email that the theater was \u201cthrilled by the opportunity to collaborate,\u201d adding that the San Francisco festival \u201cshowed an ambitious curation of films and artistic influences from some of our most admired contemporary artists. We knew that our Metrograph audiences would be equally as excited as we are to enjoy the Fraenkel Gallery Presents and the dynamic conversations that we\u2019ll be hosting in the coming weeks.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tSome of other films that are part of the series include The Face of Another<\/em> (1996), selected by Sugimoto; The Naked Kiss <\/em>(1964), selected by Goldin; and North by Northwest<\/em> (1959), chosen by Lee Friedlander.<\/p>\n

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Martine Gutierrez has selected Princess Mononoke<\/em> for the series. <\/span>Courtesy Fraenkel Gallery and Metrograph<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\n\tMartine Gutierrez, who is known for her photography, has selected the 1997 animated film Princess Mononoke<\/em>, directed by Hayao Miyazaki and released by Studio Ghibli.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe immaterial world\u2013\u2013the ethereal realm is what matters, and every day we are convinced\u00a0otherwise,\u201d Gutierrez said in an email. \u201cIn\u00a0Princess Mononoke<\/em>, the spirituality of the wild is at odds with man-kind\u2019s machine of industry. When exploitation of the land upsets the balance, the spirits of the forest push back to remind us we are all connected.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tNew York\u2013based artist Wardell Milan, who mixes photography, drawing, painting, and collage in his works, has selected the 2018 horror film Hereditary<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI love the film\u00a0Hereditary\u00a0<\/em>for its haunting exploration of familial secrets and the weight of generational inheritance, where trauma and darkness are inescapably passed down,\u201d Milan said in an email. \u201cHereditary<\/em>\u00a0is one of the few horror films that continues to stay with me long after watching.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe full line-up follows below. More information and tickets on each screening are available at Metrograph.<\/p>\n

Carrie Mae Weems<\/strong> Selects\u00a0
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN<\/em> (2007)
Introduction by artist Carrie Mae Weems and Q&A with director Joel Coen on Friday, May 8.<\/p>\n

Martine Gutierrez<\/strong> Selects
PRINCESS MONONOKE<\/em> (1997)
Introduction by artist Martine Gutierrez on Saturday, May 9.<\/p>\n

Wardell Milan <\/strong>Selects
HEREDITARY<\/em> (2018)
Introduction by artist Wardell Milan on Saturday, May 9.<\/p>\n

Hiroshi Sugimoto<\/strong> Selects
THE FACE OF ANOTHER<\/em> (1996)<\/p>\n

Lee Friedlander<\/strong> Selects
NORTH BY NORTHWEST <\/em>(1959)<\/p>\n

Nan Goldin <\/strong>Selects
THE NAKED KISS <\/em>(1964)
Introduction by artist Nan Goldin on Sunday, May 17.<\/p>\n

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