Omer Fast August (film still), 2016 Stereoscopic film in 3D, 5.1 surround sound; 15:30 minutes The Christina N. and Swan J. Turnblad Memorial Fund 2017.54 Image courtesy of the artist and gb agency, Arratia Beer and Dvir Gallery and James Cohan Gallery ©Omer Fast, 2016

New Pictures: Omer Fast, Appendix

New Pictures: Omer Fast, Appendix

September 23, 2017 - February 11, 2018
Harrison Photography Gallery
Free Exhibition

This “New Pictures” exhibition features two films by the Berlin-based Israeli artist Omer Fast (b. 1972), along with more than 20 portraits by the German photographer August Sander (1876–1964) from his series People of the Twentieth Century, selected from Mia’s and Minneapolis-based collections. Through reflections of Sander’s portraits, including Young Farmers (1914) and Bricklayer (1928), Fast’s latest film, August (2016), portrays Sander at the end of his life, tracing the photographer’s career during the transition from the Weimar Republic to Nazi Germany. Fast’s para-fictional (i.e., blending facts and fiction) film subverts the boundary between collective history and personal memory, questioning photography’s ability to tell the truth. August will be joined by Fast’s single-channel film installation Looking Pretty for God (After G.W.) (2008).

 

Omer Fast August (film still), 2016 Stereoscopic film in 3D, 5.1 surround sound; 15:30 minutes The Christina N. and Swan J. Turnblad Memorial Fund 2017.54 Image courtesy of the artist and gb agency, Arratia Beer and Dvir Gallery and James Cohan Gallery ©Omer Fast, 2016