Video and performance artist Kalup Linzy returns to Sundance in 2016 with Queen Rose Family (da Stories), an installation within the New Frontier program of the festival. The exhibit features prominent musicians such as Michael Stipe and Tunde Adebimpe of TV on the Radio and was was shot, directed, edited and scored by Linzy himself. Hailing from New York, Linzy has had pieces at The Met, The MoMA and The Whitney, among other museums. In this interview for Queen Rose Family (da Stories), Linzy talks shop about how he captured the distinctly campy aesthetic of his latest installation. Filmmaker: How and why did you wind up being […]
by Soheil Rezayazdi on Jan 27, 2016New Frontier Performances and Installations [PREMIERE SCREENING: Saturday, Jan. 23, 6:30 pm — New Frontier on Main, Park City] One of the most difficult things that has come up in my projects over and over is the casting. For different reasons, many of my projects have never included the original intended cast I had in mind. I have learned to be open to this, but at the same time I have to wonder if I compromised my original vision or maybe the universe has a plan of its own. Either way I’ve learned from the experiences and hope that I […]
by Jason Guerrasio on Jan 23, 2010