Hamlet, mise-en-scene - EXTRA TROUBLE-Jack Smith in Frankfurt

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Hamlet, mise-en-scene - EXTRA TROUBLE-Jack Smith in Frankfurt
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Sophie Von Olfers
By (author) Mark Von Schlegell
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:288
Dimensions(mm): Height 279,Width 216
Category/GenreIndividual artists and art monographs
ISBN/Barcode 9783956790676
Audience
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Sternberg Press
Imprint Sternberg Press
Publication Date 29 June 2020
Publication Country United States

Description

The publication brings together extensive material from Hamlet, mise-en-scene presented at Portikus, along with recently restored as well as never-published stills, drawings, and writings by American filmmaker and artist Jack Smith, related to his film Hamlet in the Rented World (A Fragment) (1970-73). Hamlet, mise-en-scene, directed by Mark von Schlegell, was an adaptation that retold Shakespeare's most abused tragedy while channeling the ghost of Jack Smith. The two-night rendition of Hamlet was performed by members of Stadelschule's Pure Fiction seminar, presented here alongside a rare selection of works by Smith, both from private collections and from the Jack Smith Archive. Contributors Sylvere Lotringer, Birte Loeschenkohl, Sophie von Olfers, Laura Preston, Juliane Rebentisch, Mark von Schlegell, et al.

Author Biography

Mark von Schlegell's stories and essays appear regularly in underground newspapers, zines, art books, and amateurist periodicals the world over. Venusia, his first novel, was honor-listed for the 2007 James M. Tiptree Jr. Prize in science fiction.