George Kuchar’s Christmas Cracker
Date: 18 December 2002 | Season: Infinite Projection
GEORGE KUCHAR’S CHRISTMAS CRACKER
Wednesday 18 December 2002, at 7:30pm
London The Photographers’ Gallery
Celebrate the season of good cheer with George, as he serves up a smorgasbord of Yuletide yearning. Since 1986, Kuchar has produced over 300 tapes; each infused with heaps of humour and piles of pathos. This selection of his annual Christmas videos will warm our winter wonderland. Happy holidays!
George Kuchar, Holiday Xmas Video of 1991, USA, 1991, colour, sound, 20 min
George Kuchar, Xmas 1987 (New Year’s), USA, 1987, colour, sound, 13 min
George Kuchar, Dingleberry Jingles, USA, 1994, colour, sound, 21 min
George Kuchar, Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness, USA, 1989, colour, sound, 11 min
George Kuchar, Kingdom by the Sea, USA, 2002, colour, sound, 20 min
“Amid the greenery of what should be a White Christmas there sits the blackness close to my heart, and beyond that there bellows a legion of behemoths who know not shame nor guilt.”
“A veneer of good cheer coats the surface like thin ice, so proceed with caution!” (George Kuchar)
With plentiful seasonal gratitude to Steve Reinke and Abina Manning. Please bring festive treats to share with fellow audience members.