Synopsis
"You Are Here" draws on the rich archive of movies set in New York, combining thousands of cinematic moments across 16 screens. Sources include Hollywood blockbusters, independent films, documentaries, and experimental works.
By juxtaposing these multiple visions, the dazzling montages of "You Are Here" make connections and contrasts that allow movies to comment on each other across time and space. Together, they shed new light on the varied New Yorks of our collective imagination.
Photo by Brad Farwell
By juxtaposing these multiple visions, the dazzling montages of "You Are Here" make connections and contrasts that allow movies to comment on each other across time and space. Together, they shed new light on the varied New Yorks of our collective imagination.
Photo by Brad Farwell
Partner
Museum of the City of New York (MCNY)
You Are Here was presented as a part of This Is New York: 100 Years of the City in Art and Pop Culture at the Museum of the City of New York.
The larger exhibition is a survey of the multifarious depictions of the city in film and television, song and poetry, literature, visual and performing arts, and fashion.
The larger exhibition is a survey of the multifarious depictions of the city in film and television, song and poetry, literature, visual and performing arts, and fashion.
Briefly Adress the structure of the film, 'includes iconic NYC moments, mirrors topics from film to film, highlights Wall Street, love, chaos, night life, culture etc....'
The films were to be in conversation with each other – complementing, opposing, referencing, and echoing each other.
We started watching film after film, and in that process, we found similar NYC-specific themes started to emerge: apartment living, subway shenanigans, monster apocalypse, creativity, kissing on the streets, street fashion, Wall Street greed, loneliness, ambition, dancing on the streets, and so on.
We also felt very strongly about giving prominence to the street life of New York and treating the “everyday New York experience” with as much veneration as the more traditional iconic landmarks.
The films were to be in conversation with each other – complementing, opposing, referencing, and echoing each other.
We started watching film after film, and in that process, we found similar NYC-specific themes started to emerge: apartment living, subway shenanigans, monster apocalypse, creativity, kissing on the streets, street fashion, Wall Street greed, loneliness, ambition, dancing on the streets, and so on.
We also felt very strongly about giving prominence to the street life of New York and treating the “everyday New York experience” with as much veneration as the more traditional iconic landmarks.
