[ Wild Style ]

Hillwood Art Museum
Thursday Evening Film
Wild Style:
The Hip-Hop Documentary
March 10, 2005
7:00 p.m.

Charlie Ahearn, the writer, producer and director of this film, will present Wild Style with an introduction. Charlie A, who has also edited the book Yes Yes Y'All: The Experience Music Project Oral History of Hip-Hop's First Decade, has spent his career making films, writing screenplays and playing an active role in New York City's graffiti movement.

In the film, legendary New York graffiti artist Lee Quinones plays the part of Zoro, the city's hottest and most elusive graffiti writer. The actual story of the movie concerns the tension between Zoro's passion for his art and his personal life, particularly his strained relationship with fellow artist Rose. But this isn't why one watches Wild Style--this movie is *the* classic hip-hop flick, full of great subway shots, breakdancing, freestyle MCing and rare footage of one of the godfathers of hip-hop, Grandmaster Flash, pulling off an awesome scratch-mix set on a pair of ancient turntables. A must-see for anyone interested in hip-hop music and culture.

 

[ Upcoming Lectures]

March 10	Tawk @ Tawkin’ New Yawk City Walls Charlie Ahearn introduces the film Wild Style
March 17 7pm	Art Tawk Henri Cartier Bresson: The Possibility of an Affirmation Peter Moriarty
March 31 7pm	Tawk @ Tawkin’ New Yawk City Walls Lady Pink & Andrew Castrucci
April 7	Art Tawk Julie Margaret Cameron: 19 th Century Photographer of Genius Colin Ford
April 14	Tawk @ Tawkin’ New Yawk City Walls Clifford Owens & Shinique Smith