The XY Chromosome Project Opens At Court Tree Gallery In Carroll Gardens On May 10th

Grand Opening

May 10 – 31, 2018
7-9 pm

with weekly evening events on Thursdays: 5/10; 5/17 & 5/24

At The Court Tree Gallery

371 Court Street

Carroll Gardens is home to many incredible artists and filmmakers like my friends Mark Street and Lynne Sachs. Their newest collaboration, The XY Chromosome Project, will open at Court Tree Gallery. Don't miss it.

From  Stephen Lipuma, co-director, Court Tree Gallery

"Court Tree Gallery proudly presents The XY Chromosome Project. The recent collages of filmmakers Mark Street and Lynne Sachs. Street and Sachs have been making films individually and collaboratively for over 30 years, which is also the length of their relationship as a couple.

The XY Chromosome Project follows the career paths of Lynne Sachs and Mark Street. To follow this path is like tracing the blueprint on devotion. Working both together and individually for the past 30 years, each has carved out their own niche without the obvious influences of being married. They part ways to be left alone to their own creations. It is the respect for the other's work that bonds them. Left alone, their work could not be more different. Lynne's work is cerebral and emotional. As seen in her full length films Your Day is My Night and Tip of My Tongue. She collages the art of storytelling by layering stunning visuals while swimming between reality and performance. Her films are remarkable. Mark is the experimental film hero, a pioneer in film manipulation, an encyclopedia in the world of experimental films. His film work is solely connected to what is possible in the organics of film manipulation. They celebrate experimentation in its truest form. Yet both come down on the same line when it matters most. The line of captivation which as any artist knows is the hardest to achieve. In 2010, they created The XY Chromosome Project an umbrella for their collaborative ventures. Together they have produced an array of collaborative installations, performances, and two-dimensional art works. In addition to exhibiting their collages on the walls of the Court Tree Gallery, they will present movies, poetry and essays by themselves and other artists and writers throughout the month of May." 

See more of Street and Sachs' work on Artsy

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Upcoming Events At Court Tree Collective In Carroll Gardens

Court Tree, the small gallery and event space on the second floor at 371 Court Street continues to host a series of wonderful culinary classes as well as some very interesting art exhibits. Below are three events in June that you may not want to miss.

On June 16, take a Saké Pairing Workshop. It is the first in a series specifically on saké lead by Hannah Kirshner of Sweets & Bitters.  The workshop costs $75.

These days, we know that you can drink red wine with a burger or pair champagne and pizza, but when it comes to sake most people still play it safe and serve it only with Japanese food. In this workshop, we’ll taste six kinds of sake along with snacks to match each. We’ll explore how to pair with flavors or ingredients (not only Japanese ones) not just specific dishes. It’s a great intro to the complex world of sake styles, and an opportunity to expand your palate if you’re already an an aficionado. The best way to learn is by tasting! Hannah Kirshner of Sweets & Bitters will lead each workshop in collaboration with a sake expert (read about her apprenticeship at a sake bar in Japan here). The first workshop, on June 16th, will be with Joto Sake.

The class includes:
-Tasting 6 kinds of sake with food pairings
-Learning what flavors and ingredients pair with each style
-Experimenting with creating your own pairings
-Getting an introduction to sake styles and labeling

 Register here.

On June 30th, from 8-9:30 pm, join local filmmaker Mark Street for "A Train Ride Can Be A Tracking Shot", a live performance with film, video, smoke, mirrors.
The material for the film was shot in far flung locales from Florida to Berlin presented on 16mm and digital video.

(photo credit: Arsenio Pandolfo)

Bos Taurus, featuring the works of Arsenio Pandolfo, is currently on exhibit at Court Tree through June 30th. 

Pandolfo was born in Sant'Arsenio Italy, where he currently resides and works. He studied law at the university Federico ll in Naples. Pandolfo is an autodidact who has found that with his camera he can unveil truths that are missed by our daily visual experience and share them.

The exhibit  is a collaboration of Court Tree with BACAS (Borghi Antichi Cultura Arti Scienze).
The exhibition, the accompanying publication and text are curated by Pietro Costa, founding director of BACAS. This is the first event presented by BACAS, a foundation dedicated to interdisciplinary and multicultural gatherings throughout Southern Italian peninsula.

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Court Tree Pays Homage To Canadian Films As Part Of Its Final Cinema Séance

Court Tree Collective, the small gallery/event space at 371 Court Street between Carroll Street and First Place has been hosting a series of five cinema events recently. The fifth and final "Cinema Séance" will be held this Tuesday January 5th at 7pm. This is a free event, so come out and take advantage.

From Court Tree:This will be our last Cinema Séance curated by original Court Tree member Mark Street . So please don’t miss this wonderful opportunity. This time Mark pays homage to our brothers and sisters up NORTH, with members of the “Canadian Club.” We applaud their values: sensible health care, gun control laws AND sustained government support for EXPERIMENTAL FILM. Canada: a place where it’s safe to shoot (film). Works by Philip Hoffman, Amanda Christie and Ross McLaren. All on 16mm. 1 hour TRT. FREE.



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"History and Presence" Film Screening Curated By Filmmaker Mark Street At Court Tree Collective

On Tuesday, December 1st ay 7 PM, filmmaker and Carroll Gardens resident Mark Street will be curating "HISTORY and PRESENCE" Cinema Séance #4 at Court Tree Collective at 371 Court Street.

The featured 16mm films "weave their way from optical journeys through the past to the doors of the church of what’s happening right now".  The event will also feature a performance by Amanda Christie, who is visiting from Canada.

Films featured as part of the screening:

Fever , Paula Froehle, sound, 1998 6m

A child’s fever rips the world asunder 

Heterodyne Hollis Frampton, silent, 1967, 7 m

“Geometric animation made entirely by sculptural methods: cutting, punching, welding colored leader.”

Information, Hollis Frampton, silent, 1966, 4m

“Hypothetical ‘first film’ for a synthetic tradition constructed from scratch on reasonable principles, given: 1) camera; 2) rawstock; 3) a single bare lightbulb.”

Optic Nerve, Barbara Hammer, sound, 1985 16.5 m

“The sense of sight becomes a constantly evolving process of reseeing images retrieved from the past and fused into the eternal present of the projected image.”

Farmer’s Almanac, Mark Street, silent, 1999 2m

3 shots (starting with a snowstorm on Court Street) arranged in a helium haiku.

3part Remix: composition in RGB #2, Amanda Christie, sound 2015, 6m

Images from an experimental dance film manipulated in real time improvisation with optics and prisms. LIVE PERFORMANCE.

v=d/t ,Amanda Christie, sound, 2008, 7m.

A handmade film using contact and optical printing as well as chemical manipulations that explore the possibility of measuring distances between loved ones through time zones.

Fallen Flags , Amanda Christie, sound, 2007, 8m.

Images of trains and underwater footage explore the realms of fear, death and transience.

Knowledge of Good and Evil, Amanda Christie, silent, 2005, 1m

An abstract exploration of the tension surrounding women and stereotypical representations of their knowledge.

RSVP HERE! info@courttree.com

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Opening Of "Still Here" By Carroll Gardens Filmmaker Mark Street At Court Street Collective

Court Tree Collective, a new gallery/event space at 371 Court Street between Carroll Street and First Place, has hosted quite a few interesting events since they opened late last year. From March 21st to April 3rd, the gallery will present an installation by Carroll Gardens filmmaker Mark Street entitled " Still Here." The opening reception will be on Friday at 7 PM. Don't forget to check it out.

Mr. Street brings a show of lightbox collages, a triptych video projection and a single channel loop projected weekly through the translucent upper window of Court Tree.

In his own words, “I like to work the surface of film to create rich visuals which I shape in a very intuitive, personal way. Since I started making films in 1983 I’ve always gone back to painting, bleaching and marking frames one by one; I am exhilarated by the tactile relationship with film material. I like the way these abstract films allow the viewer to be drawn into unfamiliar worlds.”

Mr Street has shown work in the New York Museum of Modern Art Cineprobe series (1991, 1994), at Anthology Film Archives (1993, 2006, 2009, 2012), Millennium (1990,1996), and the San Francisco Cinematheque (1986, 1992, 2009). His work has appeared at the Tribeca (5 times), Sundance, Rotterdam, New York, London, San Francisco, New York Underground, Sarajevo, Viennale, Ourense (Spain), Mill Valley, South by Southwest, and other film festivals.

The 7 minute loop from the street will be shown Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from 6pm – 8pm. Dates 3/21 to 4/4. The opening reception on March 21st will be a “lights off” exhibit. So the viewers can get a full presentation of the work.



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