Package Deals.03: Daydream Nation // 9.13.06
The Tank, 279 Church Street btwn Franklin + White, 7:30pm, $7
Advance tickets can be purchased through SmartTix
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New Swedish video lands at The Tank in Tribeca on Wednesday, September 13th at 7:30pm. PD03: Daydream Nation, a curated lineup of animated shorts, music videos, and artist films rarely seen outside of their native Nordic kingdom, showcases work from some of the best and most creative Swedish imaginations around.
A far cry from the beloved Saturday cartoons of mornings past, Daydream Nation’s roster of animated video offers a vision of Sweden all grown-up, bringing unorthodox and often unsettling imagery to life. Taboo intimacies, couples on the brink, lonely mopers, and more than a few decapitation and dismemberment scenes find themselves juxtaposed against the nicer things in life: colorful origami, toy cars, dancing ladies with parasols, horses, and pretty blonde party girls. So is Sweden, then, a nation of dreamers? Well, this program, featuring vibrant work from the cosmopolitan streets of Stockholm, the up-and-coming communities of arty Göteborg, the maritime landscape of southernmost Malmö, and various expatriate outposts, dares to suggest so.
Daydream Nation’s diverse program includes art world favorites Nathalie Djurberg and Cecilia Lundqvist, whose films are more commonly found in galleries and museums, as well as films by well-known music video directors and filmmakers, such as Andreas Korsár and Jonas Odell (whose award-winning ode to the pleasures and pitfalls of losing one’s virginity, Never Like the First Time, took home a Golden Bear at this year’s Berlinale). Likewise, Sweden’s world-class contemporary music scene is ably represented, running the gamut from the macabre electronica of The Knife to the saccharine pop of The Concretes, the Envelopes, and El Perro Del Mar. Kullaberg, Jacob Stålhammar’s pastoral performance piece featuring Sweden’s favorite Burt Bacharach/Stephin Merritt mashup, Jens Lekman, provides installation-like viewing as the evening’s pre-program offering.
A one-night cultural smorgasbord, Daydream Nation will feature an after-party immediately follows the screening. Complimentary cocktails will be served courtesy of Svedka Vodka, and decks are to be manned by DJ Anja Degerholm from Malmö. Artist magazines by the Loyal and Hockey Rawk collectives will also be available.
Daydream Nation showcases artist films by Cecilia Lundqvist, Jonas Odell, Jens Lekman and Jacob Stålhammar, Nathalie Djurberg, Henrik Åkerberg, Johannes Nyholm, Peter Larsson, and Björn Renner. Music videos by The Knife, The Concretes, El Perro del Mar, Envelopes, The Radio Dept, Jose Gonzalez, Erik de Vahl, and Peter, Bjorn, and John.
Daydream Nation program
Jacob Stallhammer/Jens Lekman, Kullaberg (2006, 23:00 – installed as intro film) Link to trailer
Envelopes, Sister in Love (2005, 2:42)
Peter Larsson, The Man Who Got Nowhere (2005, 3:08)
The Knife (Dirs: Andreas Korsár and Andreas Nilsson), N.Y Hotel (2001, 2:50)
Cecilia Lundqvist, Smile (2003, 6:02)
Jonas Odell, Never Like the First Time (2005, 14:30)
El Perro Del Mar (Dir: Åsa Arnehed), God Knows (2006, 3:39)
Björn Renner, The Horse’s Sanity (2000, 11:00)
The Knife (Dir: Motomichi Nakamura), We Share Our Mother's Health (2006, 4:13)
Nathalie Djurberg, Necessity Of Loss (2006, 4:16)
Concretes (Dir: Daniel Levi), Chosen One (2006, 3:09)
Peter, Björn, + John (Dir: Graham Samuels), Young Folks (2006, 4:40)
Erik De Vahl (Dir: Otto Mogren), Friendly Fire (2005, 2:59)
Johannes Nyholm, The Tale of Little Puppetboy (2005, 4:20)
Henrik Åkerberg, Hokus Pokus (2004, 4:00)
The Radio Dept (Dir: Henrik Åkerberg), Pulling Our Weight (2004, 3:28)
Running time: 85 min.
Special thanks to the Consulate General of Sweden in New York, Hamish Robertson, Seth Pomerantz, Shari Roman, Anna-Karin Larsson and Filmform Stockholm, Lumi Tan + Zach Feuer Gallery, Service Records, Labrador Records, and Mute Records. For more information, please visit www.packagedeals.org or email info@packagedeals.org.
