Purple Diary

[May 10 2011]

THANKS FOR EXPLAINING ME BY JACK SMITH at the gladstone gallery, new york

Thanks for Explaining Me by the late New York artist Jack Smith is curated by Neville Wakefield. The exhibition is accompanied by special screenings of films by Jack Smith on Saturdays between 4-6pm. This Saturday series, running for the duration of the exhibition will see in the next weeks performance artist Penny Arcade, filmmakers Jerry Tartaglia and Ela Troyano present amongst 11 newly restored film prints screened on 16mm celluloid, including Jungle Island (1967), I was a Male Yvonne DeCarlo (1967-1970), Normal Love (1963-65), and No President (1967-70).

Thanks for Explaining Me by the late New York artist Jack Smith is on view until June 16 at the Gladstone Gallery, 515 West 24th, New York. Photo Tamara Weber

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