SATURDAY AUGUST 25TH | 3:00 PM

ELLIS

In his large-scale and collaborative public works for which he is internationally known, artist JRemphasizes the humanizing power of art, centering the stories of common people in the public sphere. By providing his subjects with the means to represent themselves accurately, and allowing their own perspectives to take precedence, his photographic portraits of individuals pasted on walls serve to transcend physical, cultural, and economic barriers. Ellis, JR’s 2015 short film starring Robert De Niro and written by Eric Roth, presents a meditation on immigration in America from its early days to the present. Derived from JR’s 2014 UNFRAMED Ellis Island project, pasted photos of immigrants from around the world cover the walls of a bleak Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital, as a traveler contemplates the sacrifice, struggle, and promise of seeking refuge on American shores and defining this foundation of the American identity. By JR. Courtesy JR. 14 Minutes.

AI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY | 3:30 PM

In Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (2012), director Alison Klayman shows the notorious artist as he navigates his global platform, and the challenges that it brings. With the internet and social media as his megaphone, as well as a rebellious public persona that receives global attention, Ai Weiwei strives to give voice to the struggle for freedom that many face around the world. By defying the expectations and standards of the government that presides over him, he stretches the possibilities and provides a model of expression for those in pursuit of their own voices. By Alison Klayman. Courtesy IFC Films. 91 Minutes.

Featuring artworks by Leonora Carrington, Enrique Climent, Mathias Goeritz, Robert Graham, Kcho, and Henry Moore

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