The movie about rock poster art: MAINE PREMIERE 1.7, NJ PREMIERE 1.22/1.23, CHICAGO PREMIERE 1.30, AUSTIN PREMIERE 2.5!
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- Release Date:
- June 20, 2009
- Genre:
- documentary
- Studio:
- Freakfilms, Inc.
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American Artifact: The Rise of American Rock Poster Art Steve Walters poster for the Chicago Premiere of American Artifact on January 29th and 30th 2010, at the Gene Siskel Film Center
American Artifact: The Rise of American Rock Poster Art American Artifact DVD release date announced! March 27th - Pre-orders available at: http://www.AmericanArtifactMovie.com
American Artifact: The Rise of American Rock Poster Art
"American Artifact: The Rise of American Rock Poster Art", the documentary about the history and subculture of rock poster art in America, will finally be released on DVD on Saturday, March 27th, 2010.
The double DVD will feature the movie, close to two hours of extras and deleted scenes, and director's commentary.
The A...merican Artifact DVD will be available for $25 USD at select venues across the USA, Amazon.com, and through the movie's website: www.AmericanArtifactMovie.com . International shipping will be available.
Pre-orders are now available on the website: http://www.AmericanArtifactMovie.com .
The event will be marked by a DVD release party at the poster-adorned restaurant, The Wherehouse in Newburgh NY, and will include a free movie screening and meet-and-greet with director Merle Becker. Admission is free, and seating is limited. (Please RSVP with your first and last name to: americanartifact@freakfilms.com, maximum two names per email).
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"Finally, a true American form of artistic expression is given the long-overdue credit it deserves!"
- Scott Mantz, Access Hollywood
"American Artifact" beautifully captures how artists pushed the boundaries of their own work in solidarity with the musicians who mattered most to them."
- Christian Toto, Whatwouldtotowatch.com
"It will lead, for many, not only to an enjoyable couple of movie-watching hours, but also to a lifetime of collecting gig art." - Paste Magazine
"American Artifact does a fine job of explaining why this visual offshoot of the musical medium might be considered equally important." - Detroit Metro Times
American Artifact chronicles the rise of American rock poster art since its birth in the '60s.
Director Merle Becker crosses the country interviewing rock poster artists from the different eras to discover that America is currently in the midst of a 21st century "rock poster art movement", where thousands of artists around the country are doing silk screened rock poster art inspired by their local scene, the music of our time, and the spirit of our era.
The film explores the history / rise of the current rock poster movement in America, and features a cast of quirky, interesting, and extremely talented rock poster artists telling the story of their underground art movement.
Beginning in the 1960s in San Francisco with the birth of the dance concert, a rock poster accompanied almost every show that was put on during that era. Soon, people began pulling the posters off of the telephone poles, almost as quickly as they were put up, and promoters such as Bill Graham started to give them out at the end of his shows to advertise the next week's show.
The art, both beautiful and edgy, closely parallels the changes in American culture throughout the decades.
"Posters" in the '80s were actually "flyers" done for punk shows on Xerox machines in local libraries, or at Kinko's. They were glued to buildings and phone poles surreptitiously at night by kids in the scene. In this pre-computer era, the flyers were, for lack of a better comparison "the MySpace of the '80s".
Today, America is seeing a resurgence in this art form brought upon by the popularity of websites like GigPosters.com, and the ease of screenprinting. Artists like EMEK, Tara McPherson, and Jay Ryan are creating beautiful works of art for contemporary groups like The Decemberists and Death Cab For Cutie.
This extraordinary film, which includes interviews with over 30 artists, takes the viewer on a journey through the different decades and incarnations of this rebellious art form, and spends time with, arguably, some of the finest artists of this era.
FEATURING INTERVIEWS AND ARTWORK BY: Stanley Mouse, Frank Kozik, Art Chantry, EMEK, COOP, Derek Hess, Mark Arminski, Tara McPherson, Justin Hampton, Victor Moscoso, Jermaine Rogers, Jay Ryan, Chuck Sperry, Ron Donovan, Lindsey Kuhn, Leia Bell, Jim Pollock, Randy Tuten, Jim Sherraden & Hatch Show Print, Scrojo, Winston Smith, Print Mafia, Paul Imagine, Kevin Bradley, Julie Belcher, Jeff Wood, Steve Walters, Mat Daly, Stainboy, David Singer, Dennis Loren, Mike Martin, Gary Grimshaw, and Chris Shaw.
More info at: http://www.AmericanArtifactMovie.com
March 27th, 2010
Time:7:30PM Saturday, March 27th
Location:The Wherehouse
American Artifact: The Rise of American Rock Poster Art Famed '60s Fillmore artist Bonnie MacLean to join Merle and Tara McPherson for American Artifact Q&A panel on Jan 23rd 7p in NJ! Limited tickets are available: http://tinyurl.com/yl467du
American Artifact: The Rise of American Rock Poster Art
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Rock Poster art by Lindsey Kuhn. Limited Edtion Screen Prints, Original Art and more.
American Artifact: The Rise of American Rock Poster Art American Artifact is coming to Maine! http://tinyurl.com/yfq9ane
American Artifact: The Rise of American Rock Poster Art
American Artifact will be screening at SPACE Gallery, and will be accompanied by an art exhibit of local artists and a display of the complete American Artifact movie poster collection. Please see: http://www.space538.org for more info.
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"Finally, a true American form of artistic ...expression is given the long-overdue credit it deserves!"
- Scott Mantz, Access Hollywood
"American Artifact" beautifully captures how artists pushed the boundaries of their own work in solidarity with the musicians who mattered most to them."
- Christian Toto, Whatwouldtotowatch.com
"It will lead, for many, not only to an enjoyable couple of movie-watching hours, but also to a lifetime of collecting gig art." - Paste Magazine
"American Artifact does a fine job of explaining why this visual offshoot of the musical medium might be considered equally important." - Detroit Metro Times
American Artifact chronicles the rise of American rock poster art since its birth in the '60s.
Director Merle Becker crosses the country interviewing rock poster artists from the different eras to discover that America is currently in the midst of a 21st century "rock poster art movement", where thousands of artists around the country are doing silk screened rock poster art inspired by their local scene, the music of our time, and the spirit of our era.
The film explores the history / rise of the current rock poster movement in America, and features a cast of quirky, interesting, and extremely talented rock poster artists telling the story of their underground art movement.
Beginning in the 1960s in San Francisco with the birth of the dance concert, a rock poster accompanied almost every show that was put on during that era. Soon, people began pulling the posters off of the telephone poles, almost as quickly as they were put up, and promoters such as Bill Graham started to give them out at the end of his shows to advertise the next week's show.
The art, both beautiful and edgy, closely parallels the changes in American culture throughout the decades.
"Posters" in the '80s were actually "flyers" done for punk shows on Xerox machines in local libraries, or at Kinko's. They were glued to buildings and phone poles surreptitiously at night by kids in the scene. In this pre-computer era, the flyers were, for lack of a better comparison "the MySpace of the '80s".
Today, America is seeing a resurgence in this art form brought upon by the popularity of websites like GigPosters.com, and the ease of screenprinting. Artists like EMEK, Tara McPherson, and Jay Ryan are creating beautiful works of art for contemporary groups like The Decemberists and Death Cab For Cutie.
This extraordinary film, which includes interviews with over 30 artists, takes the viewer on a journey through the different decades and incarnations of this rebellious art form, and spends time with, arguably, some of the finest artists of this era.
FEATURING INTERVIEWS AND ARTWORK BY: Stanley Mouse, Frank Kozik, Art Chantry, EMEK, COOP, Derek Hess, Mark Arminski, Tara McPherson, Justin Hampton, Victor Moscoso, Jermaine Rogers, Jay Ryan, Chuck Sperry, Ron Donovan, Lindsey Kuhn, Leia Bell, Jim Pollock, Randy Tuten, Jim Sherraden & Hatch Show Print, Scrojo, Winston Smith, Print Mafia, Paul Imagine, Kevin Bradley, Julie Belcher, Jeff Wood, Steve Walters, Mat Daly, Stainboy, David Singer, Dennis Loren, Mike Martin, Gary Grimshaw, and Chris Shaw.
More info at: http://www.AmericanArtifactMovie.com
Time:7:30PM Thursday, January 7th
Location:SPACE Gallery
American Artifact: The Rise of American Rock Poster Art Austin Premiere announced! http://tinyurl.com/yzacdxc
American Artifact: The Rise of American Rock Poster Art
American Artifact will be screening at the Alamo Drafthouse Lake Creek in Austin, TX on Friday, Feb 5th, at 7:30p. The event will feature a Q&A panel with director Merle Becker and artists Jay Ryan (www.thebirdmachine), Geoff Peveto (www.thedecoderring.com), and Rob Jones (www.animalrummy.com). There will also be an ar...t show featuring the work of local rock poster artists. For more info, see: http://www.drafthouse.com/lakecreek .
The movie, which has been opening around the country to positive reviews and sold out screenings, is a portrait of the rock poster artist subculture and the story of it's rich cultural history in America.
-------------MOVIE INFO----------------
"Finally, a true American form of artistic expression is given the long-overdue credit it deserves!"
- Scott Mantz, Access Hollywood
"American Artifact" beautifully captures how artists pushed the boundaries of their own work in solidarity with the musicians who mattered most to them."
- Christian Toto, Whatwouldtotowatch.com
"It will lead, for many, not only to an enjoyable couple of movie-watching hours, but also to a lifetime of collecting gig art." - Paste Magazine
"American Artifact does a fine job of explaining why this visual offshoot of the musical medium might be considered equally important." - Detroit Metro Times
American Artifact chronicles the rise of American rock poster art since its birth in the '60s.
Director Merle Becker crosses the country interviewing rock poster artists from the different eras to discover that America is currently in the midst of a 21st century "rock poster art movement", where thousands of artists around the country are doing silk screened rock poster art inspired by their local scene, the music of our time, and the spirit of our era.
The film explores the history / rise of the current rock poster movement in America, and features a cast of quirky, interesting, and extremely talented rock poster artists telling the story of their underground art movement.
Beginning in the 1960s in San Francisco with the birth of the dance concert, a rock poster accompanied almost every show that was put on during that era. Soon, people began pulling the posters off of the telephone poles, almost as quickly as they were put up, and promoters such as Bill Graham started to give them out at the end of his shows to advertise the next week's show.
The art, both beautiful and edgy, closely parallels the changes in American culture throughout the decades.
"Posters" in the '80s were actually "flyers" done for punk shows on Xerox machines in local libraries, or at Kinko's. They were glued to buildings and phone poles surreptitiously at night by kids in the scene. In this pre-computer era, the flyers were, for lack of a better comparison "the MySpace of the '80s".
Today, America is seeing a resurgence in this art form brought upon by the popularity of websites like GigPosters.com, and the ease of screenprinting. Artists like EMEK, Tara McPherson, and Jay Ryan are creating beautiful works of art for contemporary groups like The Decemberists and Death Cab For Cutie.
This extraordinary film, which includes interviews with over 30 artists, takes the viewer on a journey through the different decades and incarnations of this rebellious art form, and spends time with, arguably, some of the finest artists of this era.
FEATURING INTERVIEWS AND ARTWORK BY: Stanley Mouse, Frank Kozik, Art Chantry, EMEK, COOP, Derek Hess, Mark Arminski, Tara McPherson, Justin Hampton, Victor Moscoso, Jermaine Rogers, Jay Ryan, Chuck Sperry, Ron Donovan, Lindsey Kuhn, Leia Bell, Jim Pollock, Randy Tuten, Jim Sherraden & Hatch Show Print, Scrojo, Winston Smith, Print Mafia, Paul Imagine, Kevin Bradley, Julie Belcher, Jeff Wood, Steve Walters, Mat Daly, Stainboy, David Singer, Dennis Loren, Mike Martin, Gary Grimshaw, and Chris Shaw.
More info at: http://www.AmericanArtifactMovie.com
Feb 5th, 2010
Time:7:30PM Friday, February 5th
Location:Alamo Drafthouse
American Artifact: The Rise of American Rock Poster Art
American Artifact will be having it's New Jersey Premiere at the ACME Screening Room on Friday, Jan 22nd, and Saturday Jan 23rd. There will be an art show at ACME in conjunction with the premiere, featuring the American Artifact Movie posters and work by famed '60s Fillmore artist Bonnie MacLean. Director Merle Becker ...and artists Tara McPherson and Bonnie MacLean will be doing Q&A after the screening (23rd, 7p screening).
The movie, which has been opening around the country, is a portrait of the rock poster artist subculture, and the story of it's rich cultural history in America.
For more information about "American Artifact" go to: http://www.AmericanArtifactMovie.com .
For more information about ACME, go to: http://www.nickelodeonnights.org.
Tickets are available here:
1/22/10 7p ($10 film / director Merle Becker appearance)
https://www.ticketleap.com/member/event.
1/22/10 9:15p ($7 film only)
https://friends-of-lambertville-library.
1/23/10 7p ($10 film / director Merle Becker & artists Tara McPherson & Bonnie MacLean appearances)
https://friends-of-lambertville-library.
1/23/10 9:15p ($7 film only)
https://friends-of-lambertville-library.
"American Artifact: The Rise of American Rock Poster Art"
Friday / Saturday, January 22nd / 23rd 7p
ACME Screening Room
25 S. Union St
Lambertville, NJ 08530
ph 609.397.0275
tickets: $10
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"Finally, a true American form of artistic expression is given the long-overdue credit it deserves!"
- Scott Mantz, Access Hollywood
"American Artifact" beautifully captures how artists pushed the boundaries of their own work in solidarity with the musicians who mattered most to them."
- Christian Toto, Whatwouldtotowatch.com
"It will lead, for many, not only to an enjoyable couple of movie-watching hours, but also to a lifetime of collecting gig art." - Paste Magazine
"American Artifact does a fine job of explaining why this visual offshoot of the musical medium might be considered equally important." - Detroit Metro Times
-------------MOVIE INFO----------------
American Artifact chronicles the rise of American rock poster art since its birth in the '60s.
Director Merle Becker crosses the country interviewing rock poster artists from the different eras to discover that America is currently in the midst of a 21st century "rock poster art movement", where thousands of artists around the country are doing silk screened rock poster art inspired by their local scene, the music of our time, and the spirit of our era.
The film explores the history / rise of the current rock poster movement in America, and features a cast of quirky, interesting, and extremely talented rock poster artists telling the story of their underground art movement.
Beginning in the 1960s in San Francisco with the birth of the dance concert, a rock poster accompanied almost every show that was put on during that era. Soon, people began pulling the posters off of the telephone poles, almost as quickly as they were put up, and promoters such as Bill Graham started to give them out at the end of his shows to advertise the next week's show.
The art, both beautiful and edgy, closely parallels the changes in American culture throughout the decades.
"Posters" in the '80s were actually "flyers" done for punk shows on Xerox machines in local libraries, or at Kinko's. They were glued to buildings and phone poles surreptitiously at night by kids in the scene. In this pre-computer era, the flyers were, for lack of a better comparison "the MySpace of the '80s".
Today, America is seeing a resurgence in this art form brought upon by the popularity of websites like GigPosters.com, and the ease of screenprinting. Artists like EMEK, Tara McPherson, and Jay Ryan are creating beautiful works of art for contemporary groups like The Decemberists and Death Cab For Cutie.
This extraordinary film, which includes interviews with over 30 artists, takes the viewer on a journey through the different decades and incarnations of this rebellious art form, and spends time with, arguably, some of the finest artists of this era.
FEATURING INTERVIEWS AND ARTWORK BY: Stanley Mouse, Frank Kozik, Art Chantry, EMEK, COOP, Derek Hess, Mark Arminski, Tara McPherson, Justin Hampton, Victor Moscoso, Jermaine Rogers, Jay Ryan, Chuck Sperry, Ron Donovan, Lindsey Kuhn, Leia Bell, Jim Pollock, Randy Tuten, Jim Sherraden & Hatch Show Print, Scrojo, Winston Smith, Print Mafia, Paul Imagine, Kevin Bradley, Julie Belcher, Jeff Wood, Steve Walters, Mat Daly, Stainboy, David Singer, Dennis Loren, Mike Martin, Gary Grimshaw, and Chris Shaw.
More info at: http://www.AmericanArtifactMovie.com
Jan 22nd / 23rd 7pm & 9:15p both nights
Time:7:00PM Friday, January 22nd
Location:ACME Screening Room
American Artifact: The Rise of American Rock Poster Art American Artifact Chicago Premiere announced! ( www.AmericanArtifactMovie.com )
American Artifact: The Rise of American Rock Poster Art
"American Artifact: The Rise of American Rock Poster Art", will be having it's Chicago movie premiere as part of the Gene Siskel Film Center's "Stranger Than Fiction" film series, January 29th - Feb. 4th, 2010.
The premiere event will happen on Saturday, January 30th at 8pm, with appearances by director Merle Becker, an...d several Chicago artists from the film, including Jay Ryan, Mat Daly, Steve Walters, and Jim Pollock.
The movie, which has been opening around the country to positive reviews and sold out screenings, is a portrait of the rock poster artist subculture, and the story of it's rich cultural history in America.
For more information about "American Artifact" go to: http://www.AmericanArtifactMovie.com .
For more information about the Gene Siskel Film Center and additional screening times for the movie during the week, go to: http://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/filmlist
PREMIERE EVENT:
"American Artifact: The Rise of American Rock Poster Art"
Saturday, January 30th at 8pm
Gene Siskel Film Center
164 North State Street
Chicago, IL 60601
ph 312.846.2800
(additional screening times for this movie during the week of 1.29 - 2.4 are posted on the Gene Siskel website)
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"Finally, a true American form of artistic expression is given the long-overdue credit it deserves!"
- Scott Mantz, Access Hollywood
"American Artifact" beautifully captures how artists pushed the boundaries of their own work in solidarity with the musicians who mattered most to them."
- Christian Toto, Whatwouldtotowatch.com
"It will lead, for many, not only to an enjoyable couple of movie-watching hours, but also to a lifetime of collecting gig art." - Paste Magazine
"American Artifact does a fine job of explaining why this visual offshoot of the musical medium might be considered equally important." - Detroit Metro Times
-------------MOVIE INFO----------------
American Artifact chronicles the rise of American rock poster art since its birth in the '60s.
Director Merle Becker crosses the country interviewing rock poster artists from the different eras to discover that America is currently in the midst of a 21st century "rock poster art movement", where thousands of artists around the country are doing silk screened rock poster art inspired by their local scene, the music of our time, and the spirit of our era.
The film explores the history / rise of the current rock poster movement in America, and features a cast of quirky, interesting, and extremely talented rock poster artists telling the story of their underground art movement.
Beginning in the 1960s in San Francisco with the birth of the dance concert, a rock poster accompanied almost every show that was put on during that era. Soon, people began pulling the posters off of the telephone poles, almost as quickly as they were put up, and promoters such as Bill Graham started to give them out at the end of his shows to advertise the next week's show.
The art, both beautiful and edgy, closely parallels the changes in American culture throughout the decades.
"Posters" in the '80s were actually "flyers" done for punk shows on Xerox machines in local libraries, or at Kinko's. They were glued to buildings and phone poles surreptitiously at night by kids in the scene. In this pre-computer era, the flyers were, for lack of a better comparison "the MySpace of the '80s".
Today, America is seeing a resurgence in this art form brought upon by the popularity of websites like GigPosters.com, and the ease of screenprinting. Artists like EMEK, Tara McPherson, and Jay Ryan are creating beautiful works of art for contemporary groups like The Decemberists and Death Cab For Cutie.
This extraordinary film, which includes interviews with over 30 artists, takes the viewer on a journey through the different decades and incarnations of this rebellious art form, and spends time with, arguably, some of the finest artists of this era.
FEATURING INTERVIEWS AND ARTWORK BY: Stanley Mouse, Frank Kozik, Art Chantry, EMEK, COOP, Derek Hess, Mark Arminski, Tara McPherson, Justin Hampton, Victor Moscoso, Jermaine Rogers, Jay Ryan, Chuck Sperry, Ron Donovan, Lindsey Kuhn, Leia Bell, Jim Pollock, Randy Tuten, Jim Sherraden & Hatch Show Print, Scrojo, Winston Smith, Print Mafia, Paul Imagine, Kevin Bradley, Julie Belcher, Jeff Wood, Steve Walters, Mat Daly, Stainboy, David Singer, Dennis Loren, Mike Martin, Gary Grimshaw, and Chris Shaw.
More info at: http://www.AmericanArtifactMovie.com
Jan 30th 8pm
Time:8:00PM Saturday, January 30th
Location:Gene Siskel Film Center
