Thanks to everyone who showed up for “Died Young, Stayed Pretty” at River Club on March 4
We had around 100 people show up for the showing of “Died Young, Stayed Pretty”- thanks so much for coming down!
Want to see more events like this? Email gm@scadradio.org and let us know.
“Died Young, Stayed Pretty” is a film by Eileen Yaghoobian about rock posters. It’s been called striking and the film for DIY artists of any stripe- and now is your chance to see it.
Died Young, Stayed Pretty is a candid look at the underground poster culture in North America. This unique documentary examines the creative spirit that drives these indie graphic artists. They pick through the dregs of America’s schizophrenic culture and piece them back together. What you end up with is a caricature of the black and bloated heart that pulses greed through the US economy. The artists push further into the pulp to grab the attention of passersby, plastering art that’s both vulgar and intensely visceral onto the gnarled surfaces of the urban landscape. The film gives us intimate look at some of the giants of this modern subculture. Outside of their own circle, they’re virtually unknown. But within their ranks they make up an army of bareknuckle brawlers, publicly arguing the aesthetic merits of octopus imagery and hairy 70s porn stars. They’ve created their own visual language for describing the spotty underbelly of western civilization and they’re not shy about throwing it in the face of polite society. Along the way, they manage to create posters that are strikingly obscene, unflinchingly blasphemous and often quite beautiful. Yaghoobian shows these artists for what they are: the vivisectionists of America’s morbidly obese consumer culture. (via diedyoungstayedpretty.com)
Following “Died Young, Stayed Pretty” will be a Q & A with Eileen and a showing of “Veer” sponsored by Desotorow Gallery and District as a part of Spoked! at 9 p.m.
Veer explores America’s fast-growing bicycling culture by profiling five people whose lives are inextricably tied to bicycling and the bike-centric social groups they belong to. The film follows these characters over the course of a year, offering a behind-the-scenes look at their personal struggles and triumphs. Veer examines what it means to be part of a community, and how social movements are formed. (via veerthemovie.com)
