*To the Stars is presented in partnership with SFMOMA*
Ad astra per aspera, or “to the stars with great difficulty,” is the thesis driving artist Nicole Miller’s exploration of identity, voice, pain, and possibility. To create this work, Miller filmed interviews, performance rehearsals, and behind-the-scenes moments with prominent figures of color in the arts and sciences, including choreographer Alonzo King and the LINES ballet company, opera singer J’Nai Bridges, violinist Jessica McJunkins, and NASA astronaut Yvonne Cagle, as well as Bay Area students.
Miller is a conceptual artist known for her inventive uses of video, often incorporating documentary-style methods into evocative mixed-media installations that deal with self-representation and the experience of looking. Commissioned by SFMOMA, Miller intended this new work for the museum’s Phyllis Wattis Theater; in installation form, the work combines video and sound elements with a dynamic laser-light display. Two of Miller's earlier installation works,
For Now and
Athens, California, are part of the Henry's
In Plain Sight exhibition.
This series invites engagement with hidden histories and contexts unearthed with the aid of moving image media. Programs explore the myriad shades of nuance in disciplinary synthesis and delight in the discovery of new relationships between poetry, artifactology, and cinema.
CREDITS
Generous support for Nicole Miller’s To the Stars is provided by Marjory Graue and Martin Bloes. Meaningful support is provided by Wayee Chu and Ethan Beard.
ADMISSION
Sliding scale admission: $0–25
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This screening starts on May 20 at 7:30pm and will be available for 24 hours. Showtime listed is Pacific Daylight Time.
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ACCESS
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ACCESSIBILITY
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