Ethan Minsker
Ethan Hart Minsker (born August 25, 1969) is an American writer, filmmaker, artist, fanzine publisher and founding member of the Antagonist Movement.[1][2] His work has received a feature in the French-edition of Vice magazine.[3]
Films
A music video Minsker made for the Washington punk band Desiderata[4] was featured on the independent section on MTV's 120 Minutes. His thesis project Amorosis, a 30-minute, 16 mm narrative film, was a finalist at the New York Film Festival. After graduating with honors, Minsker began working on independent films and music videos as a grip and electric.[5]
Minsker's first music documentary was Anything Boys Can Do. The film was exhibited at Exit Art Gallery and the Brooklyn Museum.[6] The film won several awards and played in 50 film festivals worldwide.[7][8]
Anything Boys Can Do was followed by The Stick Up Artists in 1999, The Soft Hustle (2000), Mark of the Ninja (2004), Touching a Van Gogh (2004),[9] This Is Berlin, Not New York (2008), and The Dolls of Lisbon in 2011, which was featured as part of a special screening at the Queens Museum of Art in New York City.[10]
Self Medicated (2014) is a documentary film about art, artists, and their struggles to stay happy. It documents the history of the Antagonist Movement and the artists involved.[11]
Books
Minsker has published several books starting with Rich Boy Cries For Momma,[12] which was featured in the art show "I Bleed Black" at the Marianne Boesky Gallery.[13] Barstool Prophets followed in 2011 and is a fictional memoir.[14]
References
- "The Antagonist Movement". Antagonist Movement. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- "Antagonist Blogspot". Antagonist Movement. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- "VIOLENCE GRATUITE ET DENTS PÉTÉES; January 2013, ETHAN MINSKER A ÉCRIT UN ROMAN SUR LES DÉBUTS SANGLANTS DU PUNK AMÉRICAIN". Julien Morel. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
- "Desiderata (2) - Desiderata (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-11-24.
- "Broadway Damage Credits". Broadwaydamage.com. Retrieved 2011-11-24.
- "Event: Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Forum". Brooklyn Museum. 2009-10-31. Retrieved 2011-11-24.
- "Lesbian & Gay Film Fest Continues For Second Week - Chicago Tribune". Articles.chicagotribune.com. 1997-11-14. Retrieved 2011-11-24.
- "Film Archive - Melbourne International Film Festival". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2012-05-22. Retrieved 2011-11-24.
- "Touching a Van Gogh". Rome Independent Film Festival. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- "Queens Museum of Art DysTorpia Media Project//". queensmuseum.org. Archived from the original on 2012-08-30. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
- "Antagonist Founder Talks Documentary". Victoria Advocate. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- "Interview with Ethan Minsker". WhiteHot Magazine. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- "The Art Handler Show:I Bleed Black - Press Release". Marianne Boesky Gallery. 2011-09-01. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-11-24.
- "The Local East Village //". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140409051135/http://www.oldmanandbittergirl.com/interviews/interview-with-ethan-minsker/
- http://twelvmag.com/art-culture/antagonist-movement
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140222013817/http://www.hoy.com.ec/noticias-ecuador/los-antagonicos-estan-presentes-en-ecuador-600701.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140408215258/http://www.au.timeout.com/sydney/art/events/37458/the-pool-collective-redux#.Up06VcJxKcA.twitter
- https://www.wishtv.com/indy-style/indy-film-fest-features-man-in-camo/
- https://www.review-mag.com/article/man-in-camo-dancing-with-myself-the-artistry-of-selfliberation
- https://www.thevillager.com/2019/03/artists-biopic-a-blast-of-defiant-energy/
- https://xposermagazine.com/ethan-minsker-man-in-camo-denver-film-festival/