Thu, Mar 14
|Barnum 08
Film Screening + Conversation with Kenneth Tam
Film screening and conversation with Kenneth Tam in conjunction with the TUAG exhibition Kenneth Tam: Standing in Soft Formation.
Time & Location
Mar 14, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Barnum 08, 163 Packard Ave, Medford, MA 02155, USA
About the event
In conjunction with the TUAG exhibition Kenneth Tam: Standing in Soft Formation and in collaboration with Tufts Film + Media Studies Program, we are thrilled to present a special screening of three short films/ videos by Kenneth Tam: All of M (2019), Breakfast in Bed (2016), and sump (2015). The screening will be followed by a light reception.
As evident in Standing in Soft Formation, Tam’s work in film, video and sculpture has long explored and critiqued modern-day masculinity through staged social rituals that trade in deep awkwardness: be they pre-prom photo-shoots, fraternity probates, or all-male clubs. Working with non-actors found via Craigs’ List, Tam loosely scripts scenes for performance, creating often tender, funny, and yes, awkward videos and films.
All are welcomed but advance registration on the TUAG event page is appreciated.