REPORT ART / KENNETH ANGER AT SPRÜTH MAGERS

By Crash redaction

Sprüth Magers London presents an exhibition of work by the iconic  American underground experimental filmmaker  Kenneth Anger, in his second solo show at the London gallery.  It is an actor and author of two controversial Hollywood Babylon books.  He has been cited as an important influence on later film directors like Martin Scorsese, David Lynch  and John Waters.

It’s a multitude of archive from Anger’s personal collection : photographs, scrapbooks, letters and memorabilia.

It’s an insight into the unique vision of an artist widely acclaimed as a pioneering and influential force in avant-garde cinema, whose influence extends through generations of film makers, musicians and artists.

Kenneth Anger is one of the most original filmmakers of American cinema and a countercultural icon. Furthermore, post-war popular visual culture, from queer iconography to MTV, owes a debt to Anger‘s art.

Céline Rey

Location : Gallery Sprüth Magers, London, UK

Duration :  Mar 23th – Apr 20th, 2013