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Cortez, Diego

 Person

Found in 35 Collections and/or Records:

Notes for screenings in European cinematheque tour by Cortez

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924113867406], Folder: 11
Scope and Contents

At the behest of Jonas Mekas and P. Adams Sitney, Cortez made a tour of European cinematheques and showed a series of films made for the analytic projector which converts a film screening into a 'film performance'. Red ink and black marker on found letterhead with visual diagrams of stills from films

Dates: 1972 - 1981

Notes for screenings in European cinematheque tour by Cortez

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924113867406], Folder: 11
Scope and Contents

At the behest of Jonas Mekas and P. Adams Sitney, Cortez made a tour of European cinematheques and showed a series of films made for the analytic projector which converts a film screening into a 'film performance'. Red ink and black marker on found letterhead with visual diagrams of stills from films.

Dates: 1972 - 1981

Notes for "The Batman Show"

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924113867406], Folder: 7
Scope and Contents

This was the first exhibition which Cortez curated as well as the first exhibition sponsored by Collaborative Projects (COLAB). The exhibition took place at Robin Winters loft in Soho. These are the only notes documenting the organization of that show. Xerox. Signed.

Dates: 1972 - 1981

Notes on Musée du Cinéma

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924113867406], Folder: 11
Scope and Contents

re: DC 1975-76 European and US tour of exhibitions, performances and film screenings (not all realized).

Dates: 1972 - 1981

Notes re: "New American Performance" proposal for Stadtische Kunsthalle

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924113867406], Folder: 11
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION From the Collection: Approximately 135 pieces complied by Diego Cortez comprising of material related to both his 1981 No Wave show at PS1 and many of the personalities involved in the artistic and musical scenes of the period, including Jimmy DeSana, James Chance, Anya Phillips, Fab 5 Freddy, Bob Gruen, Robert Gordon, Glenn O'Brien, Legs O'Neil, Ray Johnson, Debbie Harry, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, among others. The collection also contains concert flyers, photographs, and exhibition materials, including early...
Dates: 1972 - 1981

Notes re: possible programming of films by Diego Cortez

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924113867406], Folder: 11
Scope and Contents

Notes on analytic projector specifications and DC biography. Stadtmuseum.

Dates: 1972 - 1981

Original Proposal Notes for Unrealized Graffiti Exhibition Project, Spring

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924113867406], Folder: 10
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION From the Collection: Approximately 135 pieces complied by Diego Cortez comprising of material related to both his 1981 No Wave show at PS1 and many of the personalities involved in the artistic and musical scenes of the period, including Jimmy DeSana, James Chance, Anya Phillips, Fab 5 Freddy, Bob Gruen, Robert Gordon, Glenn O'Brien, Legs O'Neil, Ray Johnson, Debbie Harry, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, among others. The collection also contains concert flyers, photographs, and exhibition materials, including early...
Dates: 1972 - 1981

Photo booth auto-portrait

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924113867406], Folder: 15
Scope and Contents

Made while Cortez was in MFA program at the School of the Art institute of Chicago. Kodak photo paper. Stmaped and titled by DC on verso.

Dates: 1972 - 1981

P.S.1 Performance, 1979

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924113867406], Folder: 18
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION From the Collection: Approximately 135 pieces complied by Diego Cortez comprising of material related to both his 1981 No Wave show at PS1 and many of the personalities involved in the artistic and musical scenes of the period, including Jimmy DeSana, James Chance, Anya Phillips, Fab 5 Freddy, Bob Gruen, Robert Gordon, Glenn O'Brien, Legs O'Neil, Ray Johnson, Debbie Harry, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, among others. The collection also contains concert flyers, photographs, and exhibition materials, including early...
Dates: 1979

Seven collage works, 1976

 Item — Box 2: [Barcode: 31924113867414], Folder: 4
Scope and Contents

Includes "Sway Back" and "Palming".

Dates: 1976

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Archival Object 34
Collection 1
 
Subject
Gelatin silver prints. 3
New York, New York 3
Berlin, Germany 2
Dusseldorf, Germany 2
Rome, Italy 2