YBCA’s Experimental Film Programs Find New Homes at The Lab and CounterPulse – KQED
Just a week later, Leah Rosenberg’s Color in Twelve Parts, a piece commissioned by Basso for the BAN 9 film program, gets a triumphant, complete debut on April 21 at CounterPulse. Halted halfway through its 12-part rollout by the Feb. 15 closure of YBCA, Rosenberg’s series of monochromatic films, mise en scènes with collections of different-hued objects, marks a departure from the artist’s usual mediums of painting, sculpture and site-specific durational performances. (And cake, and drinks — she does a lot.)
“It really is this video version of all the themes and areas of interest she’s been involved with very deeply for over a decade,” Basso said of Rosenberg’s films last month. “They’re really beautiful and very sumptuous and they’re obviously colorful, but they’re really fun to watch because she put herself in them — all of these videos begin with her painting her studio a different color.”
In a neat twist, the Color in Twelve Parts will be screened twice, with two different live soundtracks performed by artists John Davis and Kim West.
Artists’ Television Access’ ‘Untitled: sound & images’ takes place April 12, 2024, 8–10 p.m. at The Lab (2948 16th St., San Francisco). Tickets and more information here.
Leah Rosenberg’s ‘Color in Twelve Parts’ screens April 21, 2024, 7:30 p.m. at CounterPulse (80 Turk St., San Francisco). Tickets and more information here.
