Jonas Mekas, Avant-Garde Filmmaker, Pioneers A New Digital Revolution At www.jonasmekas.com – Short Films To View In I-pods Exhibition of Recent Work: Collection of 40 short films Web Project of 365 Films @ Maya Stendhal Gallery, Chelsea, New York November 9, 2006 – February 10, 2007 Opening Reception: Thursday, November 9, 6 pm – 9 pm Media Advisory NEW YORK/EWORLDWIRE/Nov. 9, 2006 — Maya Stendhal Gallery proudly presents www.JonasMekas.com – Recent Work; a collection of 40 short films created and curated by avant-garde filmmaker, artist, poet, and archivist Jonas Mekas. After six decades of work, this 84-year-old artist has become internationally renowned for his deeply personal films. With his unique diaristic approach, Mekas continues to captivate viewers while adopting new methods of technology, encouraging and contributing to the emergence of American Independent Cinema. In addition to this elaborate cinematic installation, all 40 short films will be simultaneously released for download onto computers or multi-media devices ( I pods ) at www.jonasmekas.com. According to Mekas, this will be, “…one of the most exciting venues for independently working film and video makers that has become available.” A corresponding Web project of 365 short films will also be launched beginning January 1, 2007. Mekas will release the films, one for each day of the year, through www.jonasmekas.com. Inspired by a poet writing a poem each day of the year for his lover, he will create …
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