Marco Brambilla
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| Marco Brambilla | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1964 Milan, Lombardy, Italy |
| Occupation | Film director, Artist |
| Years active | 1993–2006 |
Marco Brambilla (born 1964, Milan, Italy) is an Italian-born Canadian artist and filmmaker who works in the United States. Educated at Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada, where he studied film,[1] he first worked in commercials and feature films, directing the successful 1993 science fiction film Demolition Man. In 1998 he shifted focus to video and photography projects, and has since exhibited works in private and public collections, including at the Guggenheim Museum in New York,[2] "Cyclorama" at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art,[3] and "HalfLife" at the New Museum of Contemporary Art,[4] His commissions include "Superstar" for the "59th Minute" series in Times Square in 1999,[5] and "Arcadia" for "Massless Medium: Explorations in Sensory Immersion" at Brooklyn Bridge Anchorage in 2001,[6] both for New York public arts organization Creative Time.
Transit, a collection of photographs Brambilla took in and around national and international airports, was published by Booth-Clibborn Editions in 2000.[7] Brambilla currently lives and works between New York and Los Angeles.
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[edit] Filmography
- Demolition Man (1993)
- Excess Baggage (1997)
- Destricted (2006) (segment "Sync")
[edit] Artistic works
- Cyclorama, 1999, 9 channel video installation
- Approach, 1999, 4 channel video installation
- Superstar, 1999, Single channel DVD
- Wall of Death, 2001, Single channel DVD
- Sync, 2005, 3 channel video installation
- Halflife, 2002, 3 channel video installation
- Sea of Tranquility, 2006, Single channel DVD
[edit] Awards and recognition
Brambilla received the Tiffany Comfort Foundation award for Film and Video in 2002 and the Colbert Foundation award in 2000.[8]
His short film "Sync" (2005) was screened at the 2006 Cannes and Sundance film festivals[9] as part of film anthology Destricted.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Marco Brambilla (French). Toutlecine.com. L'Odyssée Interactive. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
- ^ Guggenheim Museum (2001-12-11). "The Bohen Foundation Gives Major Collection of Contemporary Art to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation". Press release. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
- ^ San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (2005-04-25). "SFMOMA Presents Public Programs May and June 2005". Press release. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
- ^ "Marco Brambilla: HalfLife in the Zenith Media Lounge", absolutearts.com, World Wide Arts Resources Corporation, 2003. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
- ^ Power, Paul. "Times Square as public theater", Variety, Reed Elsevier, 2001-09-27. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
- ^ Smith, Roberta. "Art In Review: 'Massless Medium' -- 'Explorations in Sensory Immersion'", The New York Times, The New York Times Company, 2001-07-20. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
- ^ Transit / Marco Brambilla.. TCDC Resource Center. Thailand Creative & Design Center. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
- ^ Marco Bambrilla. Destricted. Revolver Entertainment. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
- ^ Dirosa, Joe (2006). Marco Brambillo – Sync. New York Artist Series. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
10. Ziolkowski, Thad, 'Marco Brambilla', Artforum International, Jan 1, 2000 11. Leffingwell, Edward, 'Marco Brambilla at Henry Urbach Architecture', Art in America, March 1, 2002 12. Iles, Chrissie, 'Film" Best of 2005', Artforum International, Dec 1, 2005 13. Taubin, Amy,'Backdoor Man: Amy Taubin on Larry Clark and Destricted', Artforum International, May 1, 2006 14. Foundas, Scott, 'Destricted: Movie review', Variety, May 15, 2006 15. 'Finding Frame (Sundance Film Festival)', Daily Variety, Jan 19, 2006
