Shot in 1996 and edited in 2000, this is a short documentary about a group of 13-year-old riot grrrls in Los Angeles who were socially ostracized at their school by their peers and upperclassmen. Everyone in the schoolyard held strong opinions about these so-called "dirty girls," and meanwhile the "dirty girls" themselves aimed to get their message across by distributing their zine across campus. Directed by Michael Lucid. Music: "Batmobile" by Liz Phair.
Adarsha in Aberdeen, Washington putting the finishing touches on her film Kurt to premier next month at Art Basel Miami. photograph by Adarsha Benjamin
Kurt Cobain's childhood home in Aberdeen, Washington. photograph by Adarsha Benjamin
Underneath a bridge in Aberdeen, Washington where Adarsha Benjamin is shooting her film Kurt to premier next month at Art Basel. photograph by Adarsha Benjamin
Adarsha Benjamin's experimental short film, entitled Kurt, which is an abstract portrayal of the myth and personality of the late Kurt Cobain, featuring different actors and performers including Henry Hopper, will see its premier at the historic Gusman Theater as part of Art Basel Miami 2012. There will also be a performance by Ryan Heffington and music by Guy Blakeslee and Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth). Kurt will premier on December 6, 2012 at 7 P.M at the Gusman Theater, 174 E. Flagler Street, Miami, FL
Starring the likes of Henry Hopper, Nina Ljeti, Ericka Clevenger, Avalon Ainsley, Clark Phillips, Alex Levine this trailer is sneak peak at a 16mm feature film by Adarsha Benjamin that explores the life of Kurt Cobain. Currently titled Kurt, watch the cast of characters take on Cobain's characteristic angst and melancholy that culminates with Henry Hopper destroying an old electric organ.
Photograph of Kurt Cobain wearing Jean Paul Gaultier at the amazing Jean Paul Gaultier exhibition on view now at the DeYoung Museum in San Francisco. More photos coming soon. Photograph by Oliver Maxwell Kupper for Pas Un Autre.
Today marks the 18th anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s death. On view April 6 through April 22. at the Morrison Hotel Gallery in SOHO previously unseen photographs by Jesse Frohman from one of Cobain's last and most iconic photo sessions.
Adarsha Benjamin channeling Kurt Cobain, Brooklyn, NY
16mm still of a film in the works by Adarsha Benjamin in Seattle, WA
Nirvana's 1992 Hormoaning EP -- an import-only set recorded for BBC 1 Radio and available on the band's '92 Australian tour -- will be reissued on limited-edition vinyl this April. The release features covers of the Wipers' "D-7" and the Vaselines' "Son of a Gun" and "Molly's Lips," along with Nirvana tracks "Aneurysm" and "Even in His Youth.
