Black Thorns in the Black Box

A film screening curated by Amelia Ishmael and Bryan Wendorf

to occur in conjunction with “Black Thorns in the White Cube”

an exhibition of Black Metal inspired art

Amelia Ishmael, curator of the gallery exhibition “Black Thorns in the White Cube,” and Bryan Wendorf, co-founder and programmer of the Chicago Underground Film Festival, invite you to submit works for consideration to “Black Thorns in the Black Box,” a screening of Black Metal inspired films to take place in conjunction with the “Black Thorns in the White Cube” exhibitions.

This screening will contribute to an international discourse currently occurring in Black Metal theory that examines the innovations and significance of contemporary Black Metal art, and offers an account of the critical disruptions taking place as this historical Norwegian musical subgenre transforms into a language of contemporary art. Practicing a transmodality between sound and vision, and pushing the limits of contemporary academic genres by definition, “Black Thorns in the Black Box” will feature a mutual blackening of art and metal.

Schedule

Entries will be accepted through October 1, 2011.

Artists will be notified of decisions by December 15, 2011.

To submit

DVD and blu-ray discs should be mailed to:

Black Thorns In The Black Box

c/o Amelia Ishmael

PO Box 559

Chicago, IL 60690

Vimeo and other streaming links should be emailed to bryan.wendorf@gmail.com

Please be sure that all materials are clearly labeled with the title of the work, creators name and contact information. Submission materials will not be returned.

Questions regarding the film portion of the exhibition should be sent to Bryan Wendorf bryan.wendorf@gmail.com

For questions regarding the art exhibition please contact Amelia Ishmael mail@ameliaishmael.com

Exhibition Tour: Film screening dates and exact locations to be confirmed. 

Paragraph Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri, January 20-March 3, 2012

Western Exhibitions, Chicago, Illinois, March 16-April 14, 2012