Zola Jesus
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Photo of Zola Jesus by Angel Ceballos
Wednesday , September 11 at 7pm ARCHIVE FEVER ! 5.0 From the Pole to the Equator dir . Yervant Gianikian and Angela Ricci Lucchi , Italy , 1986 , 16mm , tinted b / w , Italian inter-titles with English translation , 96 min . Print courtesy of MoMA .
“ A remarkable feature by Italian avant-gardists Yervant Gianikian and Angela Ricci Lucchi , made up exclusively of footage shot by Luca Comerio , an official documentarian to the Italian royal family , around 1910 — tinted , step-printed into slow motion , and accompanied by an effective , wordless sound track . The images , as suggested by the title , come from all over — African jungles , Indian villages , European landscapes , polar icebergs — and the overriding themes are photography as imperialism and imperialism as photography . At once mesmerizing , haunting , and thoughtful , this fascinating and unique compilation , edited by D . A . Pennebaker , stays in the mind for a long time .” — Jonathan Rosenbaum
Thursday , September 12 at 7pm IHP ’ S Benefit Art Auction and Season Kick-Off Zola Jesus + J . G . Thirlwell
International House Philadelphia is pleased to announce its inaugural arts benefit and you are invited ! On September 12 , IHP will hold its first silent fine art auction hosted by Paddle8 . com featuring a wide variety of exceptional artists ( from all over the world ), drinks , delicious hors d ’ oeuvres , and last but not least , a live performance and collaboration between the internationally acclaimed Zola Jesus & JG Thirlwell . A musician who straddles the Goth-rock and lo-fi genres incorporating a blend of orchestral instrumentals , ambient electronic sounds and strong diva-esque vocals , Zola Jesus has developed a collaboration with JG Thirlwell , an Australian composer and pioneer of the No Wave and industrial music scenes . Thirlwell has also collaborated with Coil , Sonic Youth , Nurse With Wound , Nick Cave , Lydia Lunch , and Nine Inch Nails . He has arranged the music of Zola Jesus for electronics and a string quartet .
Help IHP , Philadephia ’ s premier resource for film , continue its tradition of avant-garde and culturally exploratory programming by attending its first arts program benefit . Proceeds from the evening will benefit IHP ’ s arts program specifically , and will ensure that our institution continues to bring the best of moving image culture and art to the Philadelphia area .
Proudly sponsored by Sixpoint Brewery $ 30 general admission , $ 25 IHP members .