Feature film directors and actors take center stage in Vanity Fair:
Hollywood Calling, but visual storytelling can be powerful and brief,
even at three minutes. Arguably, the first music videos date back to
musical short films that first appeared in the 1920s, coming to full
prominence in the 1980s with the launch of MTV. Today, many feature
film directors utilize the short format of music videos as a platform
to explore more experimental techniques, modes of storytelling, and
the challenge of the format’s brevity. In 2016, Music Video Night
(MVN) was launched in Los Angeles to “celebrate creatives through
the lens of videos.” Since its partnership with urban media brand
Mass Appeal, MVN has expanded to curate and host monthly events
nationwide, including MoMA NY, Brooklyn Museum, Art Basel Miami, SXSW,
and Coachella. For Vanity Fair: Hollywood Calling, the Photo Space is
teaming up with MVN for an intimate screening and discussion with
director Quinn Wilson, the creative director for Grammy-nominated
recording artist Lizzo. In discussion with Mass Appeal’s Gregg
Kaysen, Wilson will discuss her creative process and share anecdotes
about how her short films have pushed the body-positive culture
forward and challenged traditional forms of representation in music
videos. Quinn Wilson is a filmmaker and creative director for
Grammy-nominated artist, Lizzo. A graduate of the Minneapolis College
of Art and Design, her design background heavily influences her work,
which has been featured in Vogue, Pitchfork, Fader, and Dazed. Gregg
Kaysen is a New York-based creative director, writer, and artist. His
work has been recognized by Cannes, Rolling Stone, and Complex. In
partnership with Mass Appeal, he launched Music Video Night (MVN),
which celebrates the art of the video with some of its most inspiring
creatives. Since 2016, MVN has held events around the country,
including MoMA NY, Brooklyn Museum, Austin’s Blanton Museum of Art,
and Palm Springs Art Museum. In this arresting and iconic exhibition
– curated by Vanity Fair’s creative development editor David
Friend, and the magazine’s former director of photography Susan
White – Vanity Fair: Hollywood Calling features photographic
portraiture and multimedia installations that capture the magic and
glamour of the film and television industry’s major players from the
last four decades.
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