Albert Xavier, Filmmaker :: 120 Seconds
With his next film screening at Cannes, Dominican filmmaker Albert Xavier shares the wisdom that if you want to change the world, you need to change yourself first.
With his next film screening at Cannes, Dominican filmmaker Albert Xavier shares the wisdom that if you want to change the world, you need to change yourself first.
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About Albert:
Albert Xavier is a prodigy of New York City with the additional benefit of being raised in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Fused with a sense of diversity and culture, Albert has used his talent in an eclectic mix of artistic expression. Albert Xavier earned his first credits as a television producer with "Fashion Emergency" for E! Entertainment Television and "GalaScene" for Univision Networks in the US and the Caribbean. Albert was also added to the directorial roster of Latin episodic series hit, Resurrection Blvd. (2000) for Showtime Networks.
He produced and directed "Red Passport," which screened at film festivals in more than 45 countries, including Italy, Cuba, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Poland, France, Dominican Republic, Japan, Argentina, Central America and the US. The Dominican feature won the Audience Award at the LaCinemaFe Film Festival at Lincoln Center in New York, and a Special Mention Best Director Award at the Cambridge International Film Festival. Albert has also been awarded the Best Short Film Award for "A Different Man" at The International Film Festival of Belize.
Adding to his success, he has produced and directed a series of short films in 35mm/S16mm film. His short films have been picked up for television broadcast on BET and Bravo networks. In the Latin music recording market, Xavier directed Latin music videos for various artists like: La India, Frankie Negron, King Chango, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Fulanito, Amarfis, Oro Solido and others. His work was honored with The Latin Billboard 2006 awards for “Best Tropical Airplay” for the music video "Lamento Boliviano” performed by merenguero recording artist Amarfis.
The future holds potential for upcoming projects such as the release of the long awaited 35mm short Dominatrix short film, “Closure” starring Michelle Mendez (All My Children, Wake of the Fallen Sun) and Tara Stiles (Enchanted) at film festivals in the fall of 2007. Xavier is in development with screenwriter Sheila Grullon on his second independent feature, “Maria”, a psycho-drama foreign film slated for production this November of 2007 in the Dominican Republic. (Via AlbertXavier.com)
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Jonathan LeVine, Gallerist :: 120 Seconds
Chelsea gallerist, Jonathan LeVine recounts a funny story of going to a rock show of comeback bands, being backstage and the hierarchies of tour buses.
Chelsea gallerist, Jonathan LeVine recounts a funny story of going to a rock show of comeback bands, being backstage and the hierarchies of tour buses.
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About Jonathan:
As a youth in the 1980s, LeVine recognized the appeal of countercultural aesthetics including punk flyers, comics, graffiti and tattoos. Beginning in 1994, LeVine became an independent curator, organizing exhibitions at punk and alternative rock venues in the NY/NJ area such as: CBGB, Webster Hall, Max Fish, and Maxwell's. By promoting these visual art forms through group shows in venues that were home to their musical counterparts, LeVine gave a home to this nascent art movement, early on.
In February 2001, LeVine opened his own gallery Tin Man Alley in New Hope, Pennsylvania. The gallery relocated to Philadelphia in late 2002. In January 2005, LeVine renamed and moved his gallery to the epicenter of the contemporary art world, Manhattan's Chelsea district.
Jonathan LeVine is pleased to continue cultivating new and long-standing relationships with featured artists and active collectors through his program at the gallery, participating in art fairs, and presenting special exhibitions in International locations.
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Andy Kehoe, Artist :: 120 Seconds
Artist Andy Kehoe remembers what it's like to grow up as a mixed-race kid in Pittsburgh and compares it to living in limbo or by the same name of his recent exhibit, "Living in Twilight."
Artist Andy Kehoe remembers what it's like to grow up as a mixed-race kid in Pittsburgh and compares it to living in limbo or by the same name of his recent exhibit, "Living in Twilight."
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About Andy:
Andy Kehoe was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA and now spends his days painting in his attic in Portland, OR. He grew up reading comics, enjoying the cool costumes and the ridiculous, stylized violence. Now relishing the nostalgia of childhood, he remembers the days of his youth spent watching cartoons, reading storybooks and doodling all day. This childlike sense of wonder is something he tries to portray in his work, reflecting a time when magic and monsters existed and all the mysteries of the world were possible. After high school, Andy took a long and expensive tour of art schools and finally ended up at Parsons School of Design in NY, where he studied Illustration. After a few illustration stints, Andy began to focus on his personal work—and in the years that followed, his paintings have been shown in galleries across the country.
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