"KILL THE EGO" IS NOW AVAILABLE ON ITUNES FOR IPAD BY COLLECTORSERIE

I'M PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT MY FILM "KILL THE EGO" IN COLLABORATION WITH SOUNDWALK IS NOW AVAILABLE ON ITUNES BYCOLLECTORSERIE TO VIEW IN FULL HD QUALITY FOR YOUR IPAD DEVICE! 

USA / 2008 / video / 40 min / color
Video available to download for 14.99 €

 

LINK TO GET THE COLLECTORSERIE APP TO PURCHASE THE FILM HERE

Exhibitions & Press
Screening @ Centre Pompidou 2010 
Screening @ Hors Piste Tokyo 2011
Screening @ Venice International Film Festival 2010
Vice Magazine / The Creators Project w/ KTE Producer Eric Dalbin
Juxtapoz Top 100 Moments of 2009

 “Kill the Ego” began as a song, as an epic 40-minute-long poem composed of 10 years of sound recordings made in New York between 1998 and 2008. The fragmented memories of poets and dominatrixes, of pimps and prophets, of visionaries and lost children – the gamut of stories from the street: of the most obscure corners, of underground unrest, intimate and universal biographies of Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx – Soundwalk has captured and woven together the sounds, conversations, and songs of urbanity. The double-ended candle of decadent Lower East Side rock, the sharp-witted, ironic hip-hop of the high-numbered streets, cinema, art, form one soul, one body: New York, worn-in like baseball glove leather, its scrapes and tears reminiscent of the ear that René Char called “the passage of whispers.” So it is that Soundwalk’s sound design creators Stephan Crasneanscki and Dug Winningham have captured, in the street and the studio, the hope and sadness of the soul of New York.

At the beginning of the film “Kill the Ego”, the artist Rostarr meets with Soundwalk, thanks to the Dalbin label, for an exposition at the cultural institution MAC Créteil. Rostarr, who lives and works in New York, has been invited to create a visual interpretation of Soundwalk’ sound recordings. 

After the meeting, Rostarr listened to the soundtrack on loop, split it into parts, and scripted each part before launching it into an art series documented by directors Jim Helton and Ron Patane. Inspired by the technique used in Henri-Georges Clouzot’s masterpiece “Le Mystère Picasso”, as well as the work of experimental filmmakers Stan Brakhage and Phil Solomon, the directors sought to give life to the creative process during the filming and editing.

Living in the spotlight, Rostarr is a warrior, armed with paint and ink. His mastery of movement and the boldness of his undertakings, an explosive fusion of broad, fluid strokes and streaks of reckless abandon, yields work that shows a full spectrum of creative inspiration and process. Each modulation in the sound composition is reproduced in his painting, which evolves before our eyes as a moving work of art. The stories surface and sink away, swelling and changing from representation to emotional reaction; from something heard to something felt. During the filming, the soundtrack was played ceaselessly – the sound merging with the painting in the artist’s studio. Later, during the editing, sound and image were formally mixed and gave birth to the aural and visual work that is the film “Kill the Ego”.

Started in 2008 and finished in 2009, the first 20 minutes of “Kill the Ego” was presented at the international festival Exit in Paris and then screened at the 'Frying Pan' as part of the Fountain contemporary art fair in New York, and screened for the first time in its entirety on February, 26th 2010 at the Pompidou Center, Paris, as part of the Hors Pistes festival, followed by viewings at the 37th Edition of Paris’ highly renowned Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain known as la FIAC, then premiering in New York at the reknown Anthology Film Archives, In São Paulo, Brasil at the MIS Museu Da Imagem E Do Som for the Rojo Nova month-long exhibition, Circuito Off / Venice International Short Film Festival and in 2011 was selected by the Pompidou Centre as an International Film selection at the Hors Pistes Tokyo Film Festival. 

Full Film Credits

"QUARANTE PAR TRENTE" EXHIBITION @ GALERIE L.J. PARIS

Forty By Thirty / Quarante Par Trente Group Show
March 15 through April 7. *This show has been extended until April 28! 
Vernissage on March 15, 7pm - 9:30pm 

GALERIE L.J. 
12 rue Commines 75003 Paris, France
+33 (0)1 72 38 44 47
Map & Facebook Link

For its first show of 2012 and in conjunction with the Month of Drawing in Paris, Galerie LJ has invited more than twenty artists to produce original works on paper on the standard european size 40 x 30 centimeters. 

Featuring works by artists:
ALLYSON MELLBERG | ANNE GEOFFROY | BRENDAN MONROE | EVAH FAN | HONET | JENNY HART | KORALIE | POCH | SUPAKITCH | ANTOINE CORBINEAU | CHEN HANGFENG | IRINA DAKEVA | JEREMY TAYLOR | KARIN CYRÉN | LITTLE MADI | MOTOMICHI NAKAMURA | RAGNAR PERSSON | RAYMOND LEMSTRA | SUN LEE SIEW LOO | YUE WU | ROSTARR

"CASA DE EMPEÑO" EXHIBITION @ ANONYMOUS GALLERY MEXICO CITY

"Casa De Empeño" Group Exhibition 
Anonymous Gallery / Mexico City
Zacatecas 173 Col. Roma Norte, Cuauhtémoc
Ciudad de México 

Opens February 9  – March 31

Opening Reception: February 9, 8 – 10 pm 

Casa de Empeño is a group exhibition based conceptually on the function of a pawnshop and serves to examine current systems of economy, currency and exchange.

featuring the artworks of:
Balám Bartolomé, Katherine Bernhardt, Kadar Brock, Clayton Brothers, Melissa Brown, Miguel Calderón, Marcos Castro, Alex Dorfsman, David Ellis, Erik Foss, Munro Galloway, Gabriela Galván, Orly Genger, Till Gerhard, Evan Gruzis, Maya Hayuk, Ryan Humphrey, Todd James, Matt Jones, Misaki Kawai, Richard Kern, Greg Lamarche, Matt Leines, Keegan McHargue, Chris Mendoza, Carlos Alvarez Montero, Edgar Orlaineta, Iker Ortiz, Diego Pérez, Pablo Power, Néstor Quiñones, Mösco, Lucy Raven, José Luis Sanchéz Rull, Kasper Sonne, Bill Saylor, Kostas Seremetis, Shelter Serra, Dash Snow, Judith Supine, Peter Sutherland, Chuck Webster, Andrew Jeffrey Wright, Romon Kimin Yang, Brenna Youngblood, and more...

GROUP EXHIBITION "F*CK ART" @ THE MUSEUM OF SEX

"F*CK ART" Group Exhibition 
at the Museum of Sex, New York City
233 5th Avenue @ 27th Street

Opens February 8 – June 10, 2012

In response to the growing anti-institution sentiment pervasive in our culture, the Museum of Sex has engaged a group of 20 select street & contemporary artists to occupy the third floor gallery at the Museum of Sex. Showcasing work that pushes the boundaries of our relationship to sexuality in public space, F*CK ART invites a dialogue around the power of visual provocation in the urban environment.

This installation is a combination of existing pieces and site-specific works created for the run of the show.

F*CK ART is curated by Emilie Baltz and Mark Snyder.

"ABSTRACTIONS" GROUP EXHIBITION @ OPERA GALLERY NEW YORK

"ABSTRACTIONS" a group exhibition 
Opening Reception Thursday, Sept 22 from 6-9pm 
Opera Gallery New York, 115 spring street

View or download press release / catalog here

artists exhibiting: 
Sam Francis / Hans Hartung / Daze / Bast / Georges Mathieu / Joan Miro / Rostarr / Pierre Soulages / Antonio Saura / Roberto Matta / Gibby Haynes / Lucio Fontana / Ron English / Futura / Saber / Andre Lanskoy / Sixeart / Mr. Jago / Zhenia Nesterova / Victor Vasarely / Arman / and others respectively.

'KILL THE EGO' @ HORS PISTES TOKYO 2011

Hors Pistes Tokyo and the Centre Pompidou present
selection of the Paris Hors Pistes 2010-2011 screening program at Uplink Factory (Shibuya), June 4th -12th 

This selection showcases works exploring how the contemporary world firstly appears in the screened works, through the uncommon, unconventional and asserted vision of international artists.

The film works selected in 2011 by Centre Pompidou include, among others, films that were made by renowned filmmaker (Apitchapong Weerasethakul), NY painter (Rostarr), documentary filmmakers (Oliva Rochette & Gerard-Jan Claes), art critic and filmmaker (Hito Steyerl), documentary filmmaker and video artist (Karen Mirza & Brad Butler), emerging filmmakers (Takuya Daikiri & Takashi Miura), photograph (Pauline Julier) and artist (Johannes Nyholm).

The selection focuses on showing how creators from different disciplines use video and images to convey their look and messages on the contemporary world.

for more information go to:  hors pistes tokyo website
for film schedule and programming go to:  hors pistes tokyo schedule 

'Kill The Ego' by Rostarr & Soundwalk will be showing on:
Tuesday June 7th, 7pm at the Uplink Factory 
Friday June 10th, 8:30pm at the M Event Space & Bar 

HORS PISTES | TOKYO | An avant garde Art & Image Festival
Hors Pistes ［Off Tracks］is an art and images Festival promoting experimentation of new forms of short and mid-length fictions, organized by the Centre Pompidou since 2006.  Well known for introducing international new talents, HORS PISTES showcases a selection of works, a mirror of the uniqueness of the Cinemas of Centre Pompidou, focusing on diversity (dance movies, art movies, documentaries, fiction, experimental movies, etc...).  Created to explore the most innovative and avant-garde trends of today's interdisciplinary creation, HORS PISTES brings together art and moving images through screenings, live performances, installations and eventful workshops.  Every year HORS PISTES gives to diverse audiences the opportunity to be immersed in the off-beat universe of multidisciplinary art and media, to explore the breaks and shifts which emerge in contemporary forms of films and narrative and triggers new boundaries.

This year, HORS PISTES will launch its first new collaborative edition in TOKYO. Blending films and creations from Japan with a selection of the Paris original program, it will also create new bridges between France, Japan and the world.

ROSTARR x INCASE x CURATED BY ARKITIP

Taking part in the ninth installment of Incase’s ongoing Curated by Arkitip project. Based on a series of paintings inspired by the Tour de France (which deal with the nature of competition between individuals, the energy and emotion of the race, and ultimately, the reward), the Brooklyn-based artist created a series of geometric paintings, which were applied to Incase’s signature protective cases including a MacBook sleeve, a book jacket for the iPad 2, and a snap case for the iPhone 4. All release today through Incase’s website and Arkitip's website.

AGNES B PRESENTS 'STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER'

Agnes b presents 
"Stars and Stripes Forever"
at her new Gallery / Boutique @ 50 Howard Street

Opening Friday, April 1, 2011
6-9 pm 

with works by:
Bast / Jared Buckhiester / Dan Colen / Craig Costello / David Ellis / Harmony Korine  
Ryan McGinley / Ryan McGinness / Jonas Mekas / José Parlá / Rostarr

Music by Juan & Johnny 

ALIFE & THE HOLE PRESENTS: ART MACHINE

please come down to the Hole gallery tomorrow, I will be participating in the exhibition and releasing a special embroidered canvas edition in collaboration with MadLuv Co-op©, limited to 20 pcs. 

The Hole and ALIFE are pleased to present ART MACHINE, a special project at the gallery February 10 – 22nd, 2011. In this show, we present a huge artist vending machine filled with special products and artworks from $5 and up, all the way to the thousands.
From special personal artist memorabilia (“artist’s panties”) to customized products (“artist bicycle”), to actual artworks (mini painting and mini sculpture!), to limited edition products (T-shirts of G-Shock watches) this machine will vend out items by over fifty artists in our ALIFE and Hole joint communities. Check out our website for details on these items: http://shop.theholenyc.com/

First come first serve, bring your credit card, and take home a cool art object before they are all snapped up.

ALIFE is a lifestyle concept based on and in downtown New York City. It is focused on art and creativity with a strong penchant for originality, even if that means stealing it. Alife’s mission is to showcase, elevate and perpetuate the downtown culture from which it is born. Alifenyc.com more info: arnaud@alifenyc.com

Kathy Grayson, owner of The Hole, curated her first show in 2003 because of a zine the ALIFE guys carried in their pop up shop at Deitch Projects, 2002. She has always wanted to pass on this fantastic resource to other aspiring curators who might be looking for that next amazing underground artist featured in this project.

'KILL THE EGO' @ THE BIG SCREEN PROJECT

My 40min motion painting film 'Kill The Ego' will be showing at specific times during January & February on a 30ft x 16ft HD screen at the public square located on 6th avenue between 29th & 30th street attached to the Eventi Hotel as part of The Big Screen Project, for your viewing pleasure indoors, we suggest that you grab a window side table at either the Foodparc or Bar Basque inside the Eventi Hotel. 

*scheduled viewings for 'Kill The Ego' in January will be at:
Jan 5 @ 1pm / Jan 8 @ 2pm / Jan 12 @ 6pm / Jan 22 @ 2pm / Jan 25 @ 1pm / Jan 30 @ 6pm
Feb 5 @ 1pm / Feb 8 @ 2pm / Feb 12 @ 6pm / Feb 16 @ 2pm / Feb 22 @ 2pm / Feb 25 @ 1pm / Feb 30 @ 6pm
*headsets will be available in the FoodParc from noon to 5pm daily. 

for more information about Big Screen Project please go to: www.bigscreenproject.org

for more information about 'Kill The Ego' please go to:
www.rostarr.com/film/ 
-or-
www.soundwalk.com/blog/2009/08/21/kill-the-ego-by-soundwalk-and-rostarr/

GROUP EXHIBITION @ MUSEE INTERNATIONAL DES ARTS MODESTES

Hosted by the City of Sète, France with Mayor François Commeinhes and
Maïthé Vallès-Bled, Conservateur in chief & directrice of Musée Paul Valéry & MIAM

On the occasion of its tenth anniversary, The Musée International Des Arts Modestes is putting on an exceptional year long exhibit: "Les Territoires De L'art Modeste". Twelve exhibits in one, giving an overview of almost all the fields of creativity explored by MIAM over the last 10 years, with works by established or emerging, anonymous or famous contemporary artists, self-taught or unconventional artists, from the street or Art Brut, from popular arts and underground culture.

On view from November 27, 2010 - October 2, 2011

Vernissage on November 26, 6pm - 9pm 

Curated by Hervé Di Rosa & Pascal Saumade featuring installations and works by:
Rostarr, Michel Gondry, Sylvain Arnoux, Robert Combas, Bernard Belluc, Dorothée Selz, Philippe Artaud and others

Press release PDF 

MIAM - Musée International Des Arts Modestes
23 Quai Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny
34200 Sète, France
+33 (0) 4 99 04 76 44

GROUP EXHIBITION @ IRVINE CONTEMPORARY, WASHINGTON D.C.

Irvine Contemporary presents Street/Studio 2.0  

1412 14th Street NW, Washington, DC 20008
November 6 - December 18, 2010

with artists: 
Rostarr / David Ellis / Shepard Fairey / José Parlá / Swoon / James Marshall (Dalek) / Chris Mendoza / Gaia

Friday, November 5: Artist discussion, preview and events
6:30pm Urban Code: New Categories of Art at the Phillips Collection, Center for the Study of Modern Art
discussion with artists José Parlá, David Ellis, Rostarr, Chris Mendoza, Gaia
Moderated by Klaus Ottman and Martin Irvine 

9:30pm VIP Afterparty and preview of exhibition and premier of David Ellis video at Monserrat House, 9th and U Streets

Saturday, November 6: Public opening and events
6pm-9pm Public Gallery Opening  

9:30-11pm VIP Reception and Afterparty at Eighteenth Street Lounge: w/ DJ Rage Johnson
11pm-3am Celebration and Afterparty at Eighteenth Street Lounge

press release pdf