Screening of “Chelsea Girls”

Thu 09 Feb 2012, 3 pm
DOCLAB

From DOCLAB:
Video Art Video cordially invite you to the screening of Chelsea Girls by Andy Warhol. Chelsea Girls is a 1966 experimental underground film directed by Andy Warhol and Paul Morrissey. The film was Warhol’s first major commercial success after a long line of avant-garde art films (both feature length and short).
It was shot at the Hotel Chelsea and other locations in New York City, and follows the lives of several of the young women who live there, and stars many of Warhol’s superstars. It is presented in asplit screen, accompanied by alternating soundtracks attached to each scene and an alternation between black-and-white and color photography. The original cut runs at just over three hours long.

The title, Chelsea Girls, is a reference to the location in which the film takes place. It was the inspiration for star Nico’s 1967 debut album,Chelsea Girl. The album featured a ballad-like track titled “Chelsea Girls”, written about the hotel and its inhabitants who appear in the film.

The screening is non-profit and aims for studies and research only. Following the screening is Q&A session.

Languages: original film without English or Vietnamese subtitle.

Free admission.

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