American Movie, exhibited at Kopeikin Gallery, in Los Angeles, is an interpretive documentation of various casting calls wherein Simone Lueck continues her investigation into the meaning of “star quality”. American Movie includes a collection of casting calls. Working in various locations across the U.S.A. and in Berlin, I held open casting calls for familiar characters, simply to see who would show up.
How a person reacts to a casting call tells us a lot about how they imagine themselves in a given roll-in other words, how the person and the roll intersect within their fantasy. An example: I found a fantastic vintage dress in a secondhand store-a Diane von Furstenberg number of fine wool and festive fuschia-it was love at first sight. The problem: is was two sizes too small. I tried it on anyway, because it’s the stuff that dreams are made of. It fit almost perfectly, except that it was a bit tight in the rear. Upon buying the beautiful thing, I told the cashier that I thought I could make it work if I wore Spanx-or lost five pounds. And still I remain hopeful. Because, after all, tomorrow is another day.
EXHIBITION
American Movie by Simone Lueck
From January 10th to February 28th 2015
American Movie by Simone Lueck
From January 10th to February 28th 2015
Kopeikin Gallery
2766 S La Cienega Blvd
Los Angeles
California 90034
USA
California 90034
USA
