On 29 May at 5 pm, Editorial invites you to a screening of the film “Where is Rocky II?” (dir. Pierre Bismuth) at the Skalvija Cinema Centre (Goštauto str. 2, Vilnius). The screening of the film is part of the public programme of the solo exhibition “stonewashing” by Lithuanian artist Ieva Kotryna Ski.
About the film:
In 1979, American artist Ed Ruscha allegedly made a fake rock out of resin and hid it among real ones somewhere in California’s vast Mojave Desert. Named Rocky II after the Sylvester Stallone film, the work is never spoken about publicly nor is it listed in any catalogue of Ruscha’s work. Obsessed with this mystery piece, Academy Award winning screenwriter Pierre Bismuth sets out to find it in his directorial debut. Probing and inventive, this thoroughly original art quest blends documentary and fiction, and is as enigmatic as the mystery it seeks.
Director: Pierre Bismuth
Title: “Where is Rocky II?”
Year: 2016
Duration: 1 h. 33 min.
Genre: Documentary
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Language: English, Lithuanian subtitles
About “stonewashing”:
In her new exhibition at Editorial, the Ieva Kotryna Ski continues tracing the paths of the word dyke, focusing more closely on the geological process itself. Her works weave together geological formations with personal and collective desires, as well as the overlays between banal and intangible materials. Reflecting on the different surfaces of the screen, the image, matter, or the earth itself, Ieva Kotryna Ski explores the fragile relationship with reality – one that often seems to slip through our fingers. Whether high or low quality, filmed or generated, the image is constantly deceiving us – much like the rocks that appear to embody solidity. The exhibition is on view at Editorial (Latako str. 3, Vilnius) until 28 June.
Exhibition and events are free.
The exhibition and events programme is financed by the Lithuanian Council for Culture and Vilnius City Municipality.
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