the first antagonist film. The Soft Hustle centers around a cast of characters whose lives revolve around dive bars and easy sex, gambling big and losing it all, the soft hustle and getting paid. You can rent this video or dvd at Kim's or Two Bootz video both in NYC. its on amozon you have to cut and past. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0001NXL2U/002-0797189-4284807
Touching A Van Gogh. playing in film festivals this year. Disillusioned with the contemporary art world, a group of East Village artists bands together to form the Antagonist Movement. Under the banner "Crime is Art, Art is Crime" the Antagonists do whatever is necessary to create art. In breaking with the establishment, the Antagonists have created forums and venues through which artists can showcase their talents. Shot over three years, Touching a Van Gogh offers an inside look at young artists struggling to find themselves while challenging others. Touching a Van Gogh is a call to arms for artists everywhere "Crime is Art, Art is Crime".
Television
Antagovision our show is on every Tuesday at 11 pm on ch 67 MNN NYC you can watch it on the web at mnn.org live same time same ch.
Books
We put out a zine call Pyscho Moto, and have a book coming out this spring.
About me:
The Antagonist Movement presents:
At 112 Ave A and the corner of 7th street. NYC. Thrusday. 9pm till 2am. FREE. Cheap beer. You must be 21 or older to get in. bar number. 212-420-9517
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The Antagonist is not lead by his ego, but instead by his creativity. There is no standard form or medium for this creativity, save for the exception that the piece should provoke its audience. Titles like artist, writer, or actor are secondary to The Antagonist's creative output. Blue or white collar, he is not defined by his socio-economic status, or even his art. All titles are equal. It is his drive and persistence to create that defines him. Art must not rely on ego, but on strength.
The exploitation of the creative is not the standard of art. Though he may sell his art for profit, The Antagonist, emphasizing the process, does not create with the initial intent to produce a "product." Creativity may be kept to one's self; it does not have to be displayed. The Antagonist's work is born unto the world, celebrates a useful existence, and then dies. Only The Commercialist produces intending to reap economic benefits. The Antagonist and The Commercialist are in opposition, with The Protagonist straddling the fence between the two. The Antagonist trains his mind to see differently than The Protagonist and The Commercialist. He pushes The Protagonist to action and is the essence of creativity.
The Antagonist is good for the kids, good for the community; yet he may find himself in direct conflict with commercialism, opportunism, or the powers that be. They will threaten or attempt to inhibit his creative output. The Antagonist represents a threat to the system around him, and must seize upon this power to use the system against itself. Any resource, material, or tool of the system to which The Antagonist has access - authorized or not - should be used to further his work.
In the end, The Antagonist creates.
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Who I'd like to meet: please go buy our stuff here. Your money goes to making more art.
Tell your freinds.
And we are booking new artists all summer. If you would lke to show let us know.
Touching A Van Gogh. playing in film festivals this year. Disillusioned with the contemporary art world, a group of East Village artists bands together to form the Antagonist Movement. Under the banner "Crime is Art, Art is Crime" the Antagonists do whatever is necessary to create art. In breaking with the establishment, the Antagonists have created forums and venues through which artists can showcase their talents. Shot over three years, Touching a Van Gogh offers an inside look at young artists struggling to find themselves while challenging others. Touching a Van Gogh is a call to arms for artists everywhere "Crime is Art, Art is Crime".
