Art
Still from the latest episode of Zahedi’s show, The Show About the Show.
Caveh Zahedi has been making films for over the past 30 years, blending documentary and fiction filmmaking in the construction of an intimate portrait of his life. He speaks here about the political vision of his filmmaking and his embrace of unknowing.
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Kern self portrait, courtesy of Kern.
Richard Kern’s photography are confrontational and many escape any didactic interpretation. They reveal an underbelly of darkness and many times the reflection turns inward; an audience member must confront questions of representation, perversion, and beauty are all confronted. In December 2020, he published his most recent book, Medicated, a collection of photographs and interviews compiled over the course of 10 years, inspecting the relationship between young women and prescription drug use. I sat down with Richard Kern and talked to him about it.
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