Gen Art es una organización de arte y entretenimiento que promueve a diseñadores de moda, cineastas, músicos y artistas visuales emergentes. Ha producido más de 100 eventos anualmente, incluyendo desfiles de moda , estrenos y proyecciones de películas , música en vivo , recepciones y giras artísticas . Las oficinas de Gen Art se encuentran en la ciudad de Nueva York y Los Ángeles , y desde 2014, la empresa está dirigida por Keri Rokos y un pequeño equipo de inversores privados. Anteriormente, tuvo oficinas en San Francisco , Miami y Chicago . [ 1 ]
El 21 de febrero de 2011, Gen Art anunció su regreso con el 16.º Festival Anual de Cine Gen Art en la ciudad de Nueva York . [ 2 ] Desde entonces, Gen Art ha anunciado su desfile "Fresh Faces in Fashion Show" durante la Semana de la Moda de Nueva York de 2011, que contará con la participación de los diseñadores Ann Yee, ace & jig, Sunghee Bang, Eighteenth, Jennifer Chun, William Okopo, Baron Wells, Collina Strada, Falconiere, Osborn y Wool and the Gang. [ 3 ]
Historia
Gen Art comenzó como una empresa sin fines de lucro, llamada Generational Arts Limited, fundada por Ian Gerard , Stefan Gerard y Melissa Neumann en 1993. Simultáneamente, se lanzó Generational Art Productions, la división de producción con fines de lucro de Gen Art. En ese entonces, Ian estudiaba Derecho en la Universidad de Nueva York. Sabía que muchos artistas visuales emergentes, tanto de su época universitaria (Vassar) como de otros lugares, tenían dificultades para exhibir su talento en las galerías de arte de la ciudad de Nueva York . También notó que había muchos jóvenes con ingresos disponibles que deseaban adquirir arte, pero no podían permitirse comprar en las galerías de SoHo . La idea era reunir a estos dos grupos para que ambos se beneficiaran.
Gen Art se fundó en la residencia estudiantil de Ian en la facultad de derecho de la Universidad de Nueva York , utilizando únicamente una máquina de fax y una computadora portátil. El hermano de Ian, Stefan, que trabajaba en el sector editorial, y Melissa Neumann, una analista de 23 años de Lehman Brothers , se unieron a la organización. Desde el principio, se formó un consejo asesor compuesto por artistas, galeristas y comerciantes para ayudar a consolidar su credibilidad dentro de la comunidad artística. Posteriormente, se organizó una gala benéfica para presentar a cuatro artistas emergentes. El evento fue todo un éxito, con 500 asistentes y una reseña en la sección de estilo del New York Times .
La empresa se expandió al mundo de la moda en 1995, siguiendo el consejo de una joven diseñadora de accesorios que había asistido a una de las exposiciones de arte. Se organizó un desfile de moda de una sola noche para diseñadores emergentes utilizando el espacio sobrante de la galería. Un año después, Gen Art contrató a un joven profesional del cine, Paul Gachot, para crear y dirigir su primer festival de cine. Por esa época, Gen Art comenzó a expandirse, abriendo una oficina en Los Ángeles en el verano de 1995 y en San Francisco en 1996.
Tras graduarse a finales de 1994, Ian empezó a trabajar en un bufete de abogados corporativos . Stefan se convirtió en el director ejecutivo de la empresa. Stefan renunció en 1997 e Ian dejó su trabajo en el bufete para dedicarse a tiempo completo a Gen Art, asumiendo el cargo de director ejecutivo. En 1998, Adam Walden se incorporó a la empresa y fue nombrado presidente.
A principios de 2002, cuando un grupo de inversores de capital riesgo ofreció invertir en Gen Art, la mayor parte del negocio pasó de la organización sin ánimo de lucro a la entidad con fines de lucro, que asumió todas las responsabilidades de patrocinio corporativo y producción de la programación de Gen Art. Gen Art aprovechó nuevas alianzas nacionales con Heineken y Chrysler para expandirse a nivel nacional, inauguró nuevas oficinas en Miami y Chicago, y centralizó la supervisión de la oficina de la Costa Oeste en Nueva York.
Entre 2002 y 2009, Gen Art produjo más de 100 eventos de moda, cine, música y arte, dando a conocer a más de 1000 talentos emergentes.
En febrero de 2011, Gen Art anunció que había sido adquirida por la editorial Sandow Media. [ 4 ] Bajo esta nueva estructura, Elizabeth Shaffer y Jeffrey Abramson, ejecutivos sénior de larga trayectoria en Gen Art, fueron nombrados copresidentes. [ 5 ]
En 2016, Gen Art era propiedad de la ejecutiva de moda Keri Ingvarsson y estaba gestionada por ella misma, junto con un equipo de inversores privados.
Festival de Cine GenArt
El Festival de Cine GenArt se fundó en 1996 para dar a conocer el trabajo de cineastas independientes emergentes. Su programación temática consta de tan solo siete largometrajes y siete cortometrajes, bajo el lema "7 estrenos. 7 fiestas". Cada noche se proyecta un largometraje y un cortometraje, seguidos de una fiesta.
2013
- Fuera de alcance. Dirigida por Cyrus Stowe y Tucker Capps.
- Emoticono Dirigido por Livia De Paolis | Y después de todo Dirigido por Julian Ungano
- Una canción aún interior , dirigida por Gregory Collins | El día de paseo de Joan, dirigida por Ellen Houlihan
- El guerrero y el salvador, dirigida por Salvatore Sorrentino | Edén , dirigida por Todd Cobery
- Los descubridores , dirigida por Justin Schwarz | VARMiNT , dirigida por Joel Knoernschild
- The Bounceback Directed by Bryan Poser | Top Floor Directed by Aaron David DeFazio
- She Loves Me Not Directed by Brian Jun & Jack Sanderson
- Swim Little Fish Swim Directed by Lola Bessis & Ruben Amar | Young(ish) Directed by Renee Felice Smith
- The Motel Life Directed By Alan & Gabe Polsky | Zero Hour Directed by Dan Carrillo Levy
- Art Machine Directed By Doug Karr
2012
- Missed Connections Directed by Martin Snyder | Old Man Directed by Leah Shore
- Privacy Directed by Jorg Ihle | Rolling on the Floor Laughing Directed by Russell Harbaugh
- The Magic Life Directed by Nelson Chen | Cadaver Directed by Jonah Ansell
- Leave Me Like You Found Me Directed by Adele Romanski | Latch Key Directed by Jaime King
- The Silent Thief Directed by Jennifer Clary | Reform Directed by Jamal Caesar
- Kid-Thing Directed by Nathan and David Zellner | Carbon for Water Directed by Evan Abramson and Carmen Lopez
- The Kitchen Directed by Ishai Setton | Literally, Right Before Aaron Directed by Ryan Eggold
2011
- A Beginner’s Guide to Endings Directed by Jonathan Sobol | Delmer Builds A Machine Directed by Landon Zakheim
- Yelling to the Sky Directed by Victoria Mahoney | Saeng-Il (Birthday) Directed by Jennifer Suhr
- Norman Directed by Jonathan Segal | Henley Directed by Craig Macneill
- Goold’s Gold Directed by Tucker Capps and Ryan Sevy | The Renovation Directed by Lea Mathiesen
- The Pill Directed by J.C. Khoury | Excuse Me Directed by Duncan Birmingham
- American Animal Directed by Matt D’Elia | Worst Enemy Directed by Lake Bell
- Salvation Boulevard Directed by George Ratliff | Hotdogs & Hand Grenades Directed by Justin Corsbie
2010
- Happythankyoumoreplease Directed by Josh Radnor | Patrol (Directed by John Patton Ford
- Waiting for Forever Directed by James Keach | Extension Directed by Tyler Byrne
- Elektra Luxx Directed by Sebastian Gutierrez | Blowing Bubbles Directed by Vaughn Juares
- Teenage Paparazzo Directed by Adrian Grenier | The Poodle Trainer Directed by Vance Malone
- The Wild Hunt Directed by Alexandre Franchi | Charlie and the Rabbit Directed by Robert Machoian and Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck
- Tanner Hall Directed by Francesca Gregorini and Tatiana von Furstenberg | Daughters Directed by Chloé Zhao
- Mercy Directed by Patrick Hoelck | The Hirosaki Players Directed by Jeff Sousa
- Tierra Madre Directed by Dylan Verrechia
2009
- Lymelife Directed by Derick Martini | Trece Años Directed by Topaz Adizes
- Gigantic Directed by Matt Aselton | Adelaide Directed by Liliana Greenfield-Sanders
- Peter and Vandy Directed by Jay DiPietro | Bridge Directed by Hillman Curtis
- My Suicide Directed by David Lee Miller | Acting for the Camera Directed by Justin Nowell
- Punching the Clown Directed by Gregori Viens | Asshole Directed by Chadd Harbold
- Picture Me Directed by Ole Schell and Sara Ziff | Veer! Directed by Patrick Barry
- Finding Bliss Directed by Julie Davis | Boob Directed by Honest
2008
- Diminished Capacity Directed by Terry Kinney | CTRL Z Directed by Robert Kirbyson
- Cook County Directed by David Pomes | Nosebleed Directed by Jeff Vespa
- Nightlife Directed by Tim Sanderson | If A Body Meet A Body Directed by Brian Davis
- Surfwise Directed by Doug Pray | The Ladies Directed by Christina Voros
- Half-Life Directed by Jennifer Phang | Larry Directed by Pierre Bennu
- Frost Directed by Steve Clark | Kill the Day Directed by Gavin Wiesen
- The Take Directed by Brad Furman | A Day's Work Directed by Rajeev Dassani
2007
- Crashing, Feature Directed by Gary Walkow | Regarding Sarah Directed by Michelle Porter
- You Are Here Directed by Henry Pincus | BITCH Directed by Lilah Vandenburgh
- The Signal Directed by: David Bruckner, Dan Bush, Jacob Gentry | The Angel Directed by Paul Hough
- Sharkwater Directed by Rob Stewart | Gimme Green Directed by Isaac Brown & Eric Flagg
- Chalk Directed by Mike Akel | No Diving Directed by William Hoffman
- When a Man Falls in the Forest Directed by Ryan Eslinger | High Maintenance Directed by Phillip Van
- He Was a Quiet Man Directed by Frank Cappello | The Saddest Boy in the World Directed by Jamie Travis
2006
- Dreamland Directed by Jason Matzner | Wet Directed by Hannah Beth King
- Wristcutters Directed by Goran Dukic | She She She She's a Bombshell Directed by Ben Levin
- F*CK Directed by Steve Anderson | This Morning Directed by Lucy Molloy
- Behind the Mask Directed by Scott Glosserman | At the Beach Directed by Andrew Lloyd
- Shut Up and Sing Directed by Bruce Leddy | Intervention Directed by Jay Duplass
- Neverwas Directed by Joshua Michael Stern | The Passage of Mrs. Clabash Directed by Scott Tuft
- Live Free or Die Directed by Gregg Kavet and Andy Robin | The Shirt Directed by Drake Doremus
2005
- Loverboy Directed by Kevin Bacon | The Act Directed by Susan Kraker & Pi Ware
- It's All Gone Pete Tong Directed by Micheal Dowse | Wow And Flutter Directed by Gary Lundgren
- On The Outs Directed by Lori Silverbush & Michael Skolnik)| Victoria Para Chino Directed by Cary Fukunaga
- Up For Grabs, Short Directed by Michael Wranovics)| Dog Eat Dog Directed by Jonathan Zames
- Four Eyed Monsters Directed by Susan Buice & Arin Crumley | Allison Directed by Jeff Drew
- Southern Belles Directed by Paul S. Myers & Brennan Shroff | The Butcher And The Housewife Directed by Ishai Setton
- Standing Still Directed by Matthew Cole Weiss | Our Time Is Up Directed by: Rob Pearlstein
2004
- Saved! Directed by Brian Danelly | Save Virgil Directed by Brad Ableson
- Nobody Needs to Know Directed by Azazel Jacobs | Damian Loeb In The Public Domain Directed by Phillip Hunt and Tracy Barry
- Sexless Directed by Alex Holdridge | Broken Condom Directed by Huck Botko and Andrew Gurland
- Milwaukee, Minnesota Directed by Allen Mindel | Chinese Dream Directed by Victor Quinaz
- Dear Pillow Directed by: Bryan Poyser | Pretty Dead Girl Directed by Shawn Ku
- My Date With Drew Directed by Brian Herzlinger, Jon Gun, Brett Winn | I am Stamos Directed by Rob Meltzer
- Knots Directed by Greg Lombardo | Gardening Tips for Housewives Directed by Jessica Weigmann
2003
- Kiss The Bride Directed by Vanessa Parise | Bun-Bun Directed by Katie Fleischer
- Five Years Directed by Brett Wagner | Broken Directed by Patrick Downs
- The New Suit Directed by Francois Velle | Jeff Farnsworth Directed by Paul Cotter
- Speedo Directed by Jesse Moss | On Six Mile Pond Directed by Wes Justice & Mamie McCall
- West Bank Brooklyn Directed by Ghazi Albuliwi | The Last Attack Of the Beast Directed by Gerrard Naranjo
- Assisted Living (Grand Jury Winner) Directed by Elliot Greenebaum | Tom Hits His Head Directed by Tom Putnam
- XX/XY Directed by Austin Chick | Blissfield Directed by Laura Gilkey
2002
- Love in the Time Of Money Directed by Peter Mattei | The Parlor Directed by Geoffrey Haley
- Face (Audience Award Winner) Directed by Bertha Bay-Sa Pan | Firebug Directed by Michelle Harris
- Tattoo A Love Story Directed by Richard Bean | JT Walker Directed by JT Walker
- Hell House Directed by George Ratliff | Mean People Suck Directed by Matthew Coles Weiss
- On_Line Directed by Jed Weintrob | Member Directed by David Brooks
- Solitude Directed by Susan Karker and Pi Ware | Joe and Charlie at the Ranch Directed by Christopher Romero
- Snipes Directed by Richard Murray | The Clearing Directed by Zack Resnicoff
2001
- Just a Kiss Directed by Fisher Stevens | The Office Party Directed by Chiara Edmands
- The American Astronaut (Directed by: Cory McAbee) | Metropopular (Directed by: Jonah Hall)
- American Chai (Directed by: Anurag Mehtay) | World Record Guy (Directed by: Chris Thompson)
- Welcome to Death Row (Directed by: Leigh Savidge) | Bullet in the Brain (Produced by: CJ Follini)
- Margarita Happy Hour (Directed by: Ilya Chaiken) | Helicopter (Directed by: Ari Gold)
- Amy's Orgasm (Directed by: Julie Davis) | Bed (Directed by: Johnanna Lee)
- El Castillo (Dirigida por: Jesse Peretz) | Fuera de Juego (Dirigida por: Leanna Creel)
2000
- Dropping Out, dirigida por Mark Osborne | Das Clown , dirigida por Tom E. Brown
- Te llevaré allí. Dirigida por Adrienne Shelly | Caminantes. Dirigida por Tara Veneruso
- ¿Qué le pasó a Tully? Dirigida por Hilary Birmingham | Apta para todos los públicos. Dirigida por Rolf Gibbs.
- Cabra en llamas y pez sonriente, dirigidas por Kevin Jordan | Este tipo en la caída , dirigidas por Michael Horowitz y Gareth Smith
- El operador , dirigida por Jon Dichter | Falling , dirigida por Aaron Rhodes
- Interpretando a la Mona Lisa, dirigida por Matthew Huffman | El indescriptible Nth, dirigida por Oscar Moore
- Urbania, dirigida por Jon Shear | Cosas que recordar sobre Daumier, dirigida por Matthew Konicek
1999
- Una vida en declive. Dirigida por Toni Kalem.
- Sexo: La historia de Annabel Chong, dirigida por Gnough Lewis | Hierbas , dirigida por Amie Steir
- Oxygen, dirigida por Richard Shepard | Atomic Tabasco , dirigida por James Cox
- Dill Scalion, dirigida por Jordan Brady | Culture , dirigida por Ari Gold
- Muñeca del Diablo , cortometraje dirigido por Jarl Olsen.
- Conociéndonos mejor, dirigida por Lisanne Skyler | Es la temporada , dirigida por Justin Dorazio
- Big Monday , dirigida por Michael T. Rehfield | Fuzzy Logic , dirigida por Tom Kreuger
- Dos Niñas, dirigida por Neil Turitz | Gunshy , dirigida por Maura Naughton
1998
- 2x4 Dirigida por Jimmy Smallhorne | I Remember Dirigida por Avi Zev Weider y David Chartier
- Modulaciones dirigidas por Iara Lee | Rapsodia de la alondra dirigida por Lou Weinert
- Mano sobre un Hardbody, dirigida por SR Bindler | Phil toca a Flo, dirigida por David Birdsell
- La casa de campo, dirigida por Marcus Spiegel | Cuba 15 , dirigida por Elizabeth Schub
- Anima, dirigida por Craig Richardson | Consejos para chicas aventureras, dirigida por Kim Woods
- Scrapple, dirigida por Christopher Hanson
1997
- El ojo de Dios. Dirigida por Tim Blake Nelson.
- Shooting Lily, dirigida por Arthur Borman | Kiss & Tell , dirigida por Ivy Brooks
- La última gran cosa, dirigida por Dan Zukovic | Shaft of Light , dirigida por Bill Tomlinson
- Love God Directed by Frank Grow | Redux Riding Hood Directed by Steve Moore
- Day at the Beach Directed by Nick Veronis | Anita Liberty Directed by R.J. Cutler
- The Riddle, directed by Evan Brenner[a]
- Two or Three Things but Nothing for Sure Directed by Tina DiFeliciantonio & Jane C. Wagner
- Hang Your Dog in the Wind Directed by Brian Flemming | Man About Town (Directed by: Kris Isacsson
1996, First Year of Film Festival
- The Darien Gap Directed by Brad Anderson
- Mr. Spreckman's Boat Directed by John Huddles | One of Those Days Directed by Mark Decena
- Personal Belongings Directed by Steven Bognar | Love Story Directed by Jon Kane
- Man With Plan Directed by John O’Brien | Charlie the Chimp Directed by Chris Smith
- God's Lonely Man Directed by Francis von Zerneck | 13 Figures of Sarah Directed by Richard Dailey
- Squeeze Directed by Robert Patton-Spruill | Synthetic Pleasures Directed by Lara Lee
- The End, Short Directed by Chris Landreth
References
- ↑"Gen Art". Archived from the original on 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
- ↑The Hollywood Reporter (retrieved 27 February 2011)
- ↑"Gen Art Is Back: Designers Guaranteed To Blow Up (We've Got Exclusive Pics!)". Refinery29.com. Retrieved 2011-09-06.
- ↑The Hollywood Reporter (retrieved 27 February 2011)
- ↑"How the Newly Revived Gen Art Plans to Take Better Care of Emerging Designers". Fashionista.com. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
- ↑born November 17, 1965
- Film festivals in New York City