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GALLERY SHOW IN NYC; LIVE SHOW and RETROSPECTIVE in MEXICO CITY

Show up through April 18, 2009, at the Robert Miller Gallery, 524 West 26th st., NYC.NEW YORK, STILL & MOVING consists of photographs and composite images which originated as Polaroids. It also includes short films. https://www.robertmillergallery.com/artists/all_artists/cohen/cohen.html

There will be a reception on March 28th, 6-8 for Jem and Patti Smith, whose show, VEIL, runs concurrently in the gallery.March 26 will bring the Mexico city premiere of MANIFESTO D.F., an evening of Mexican city portrait films shot on 16mm, with live soundtracks by T. Griffin, Guy Picciotto, Andy Moor, DJ Rupture, and Sonido Changorama. The event is part of the 25th Festival de Mexico en el Centro Historico, which is also presenting an extensive series of Jem's films through Cinema Global. https://festival.org.mx/programa/espectaculo/98

LONG FOR THE CITY (10 min., 2008) plays at MoMA

LONG FOR THE CITY  (9 minutes) made in collaboration with Patti Smith in 2008, will show at the Museum of Modern Art in a program of recent works shot on Super 8 (it's part of their Documentary Fortnight series).

Thursday, February 12, 2009, 8:00 p.m.,
Theater 1, T1
(New York premiere. Discussion with filmmakers)

Thursday, February 19, 2009, 6:00 p.m.,
Theater 2, T2

COLLABORATIONS WITH PATTI SMITH IN PARIS

Six collaborative film projects with Patti Smith are now on view as part of her exhibition at Fondation Cartier. The show runs 28 March to June 22nd. Most films/installations are premieres.
Long for the City (9:10, 2008)
For Walter Benjamin (9:59, 2008)
Spirit (7:30 - Long version of the Smells Like Teen Spirit film from 2007)
Notebooks (diptych, 17 min., 2008)
The Coral Sea (2008 installation version; Words Patti Smith, Guitar: Kevin Shields, Images: Jem Cohen)
Rene Daumal (New Film directed by Patti Smith; Camera: Jem Cohen)

EVENING'S CIVIL TWILIGHT IN EMPIRES OF TIN on NOV. 1

Jem will present a program of projected films for live music, EVENING'S CIVIL TWILIGHT IN EMPIRES OF TIN, at the Viennale

(Vienna Film Festival) on Nov.1st. He will be joined for the project by Vic Chesnutt, members of Silver Mt. Zion, Guy Picciotto, T.Griffin and Catherine McRae.

A dvd of this show is currently in the works.

New Vic Chesnutt Record

Jem co-produced the new Vic Chesnutt record, "North Star Deserter," now out on Constellation records.

Vic is backed by members of Silver Mt. Zion, Godspeed You Black Emperor!, and HangedUp, as well as Guy Picciotto from Fugazi, Chad Jones, Nadia Moss, and T.Griffin.

It isn't a film, but it is epic. Please support this independent release.