This Side Of Paradise
(Peter Beard and John F. Kennedy, Jr.)
1972/1999
c-print
16" x 20"
signed and numbered
by the artist
estimated value: $2,500
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for another piece by Jonas Mekas notes The "images" are enlarged
color photographs taken from Jonas Mekasą original films. Each image contains
between 2-4 frames & you can often see subtle movements as you look up or down
the frozen film frame. Jonas Mekas is a filmmaker not a photographer, which
adds a special dimension to his decisions about which frames to choose. These
images possess the stillness of photography as well as the motion of film. This
show is only possible because Jonas Mekas realized the aesthetic and ethical
priority of his film diary over any feature film project he might undertake.
We are offering two prints from this
series, courtesy of James Fuentes Gallery.
"This
Side of Paradise" includes images of Caroline Kennedy, Jackie Kennedy,
Lee Radziwill, Anthony Radziwill, John F. Kennedy jr., Andy Warhol, Elia Kazan
& other friends. These particular frozen film frames are from weekend excursions
Mekas took with the Kennedy family to Montauk, Long Island. They are images
of happiness, youth, love, family & friends, unscripted & unrehearsed.