You may remember Canadian artist Stan Douglas from his film Luanda Kinshasa that we featured earlier in the year. In it, Douglas faithfully recreated a 1970s recording studio from the former Columbia Records building, aka The Church, in a look at the influence of African music on New York in that era. The film is just one of many recent Douglas projects that are being shown at Haus der Kunst, Munich; the exhibition entitled Mis en Scène incorporates the best of his work produced since 2008.
Stan Douglas
Crowds and Riots, 2008
Series of 4 color photographs
Digital C-print mounted on Dibond aluminum
Edition of 5 # 4
Abbott & Cordova, 7 August 1971
© Stan Douglas,
courtesy the artist, David Zwirner, New York/London
and Victoria Miro, London
Stan Douglas
Midcentury Studio, 2010-2011
Series of 28 black-and-white photographs
Digital fiber print mounted on Dibond aluminum
Edition of 5 # 11
Trick or Treat, 1945, 2010
© Stan Douglas,
courtesy the artist, David Zwirner, New York/London
and Victoria Miro, London
Helen Lawrence is another Douglas film from the show, albeit very different in theme and presentation to Luanda Kinshasa. Billed as a film noir, it’s a suspenseful story set in 1948 Vancouver, and the production is brought to life by having actors play their parts live, with images projected on a huge scale onto computer-generated backgrounds to impressive effect. From Douglas’s recent photography archives, Crowds and Riots depicts staged civil unrest, while Midcentury Studio sees the artist imagine himself as a post-war soldier entering into a career as a photojournalist with no training but an eye for interesting action. Mis en Scène runs until 12 October.
Stan Douglas
Crowds and Riots, 2008
Series of 4 color photographs
Digital C-print mounted on Dibond aluminum
Edition of 5 # 3
Hastings Park, 16 July 1955
© Stan Douglas,
courtesy the artist, David Zwirner, New York/London
and Victoria Miro, London
Stan Douglas
Installation view of Stan Douglas’ current solo exhibition,
Luanda-Kinshasa, at David Zwirner, New York, 2014.
Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner, New York
Stan Douglas
Midcentury Studio, 2010-2011
Series of 28 black-and-white photographs
Digital fiber print mounted on Dibond aluminum
Edition of 5 # 14
Passe-tête, 1946, 2011
© Stan Douglas,
courtesy the artist, David Zwirner, New York/London
and Victoria Miro, London
Stan Douglas
Interiors, 2009-2010
Series of 4 color photographs
Digital C-print mounted on Dibond aluminum
Edition of 5 # 8
Tosi Foods Back, 2010
© Stan Douglas,
courtesy the artist, David Zwirner, New York/London,
and Victoria Miro, London
Stan Douglas
Still from Stan Douglas’ current solo exhibition,
Luanda-Kinshasa, at David Zwirner, New York, 2014.
© Stan Douglas,
courtesy the artist and David Zwirner, New York
