IT’S A to Z: The ART OF ARLEEN SCHLOSS is a feature-length documentary about Arleen Schloss, an underground artist, director, and curator who became an influential figure in the downtown New York art scene from the 1970s through the 1990s.
A highly original cross-disciplinary artist, Schloss was known for her boundary-pushing, idiosyncratic performance art, video, and installation works. Through exclusive, never-before-seen archival footage shot by Schloss herself and mixed with commentary from people who participated in the scene, we trace Schloss’s story and see, from her point of view, the texture of New York City's downtown art scene from the 1970s through the 1990s.
Known as an “artist’s artist,” Schloss became influential through her iconic loft space called A’s, which became a hub for genre-defying music, gallery shows, performance art, film, and other happenings. A hotbed of experimentation, A’s featured works and performances by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Eric Bogosian, Glenn Branca, Kim Gordon, Phoebe Legere, Shirin Neshat, Thurston Moore, Alan Suiclde, Ai Wei Wei, and John Zorn, among others. poster 1-.png273.3 KB WHERE WILL YOUR DONATION DOLLARS GO? Your donation is handled by Fractured Atlas, our fiscal sponsor. Your generous contribution will help support the following post-production activities:
• Sound mixing of the soundtrack and interviews. • Color correction, which helps even out the color when projected on a screen. • Formatting for streaming media services, TV, and public screenings. • Editing of the new narration, updating the credits, and adding additional footage. • Legal fees and insurance. • Promotion including poster design, web design, publicity, and social media. • Self-distribution to art galleries, museums, and educational institutions.
A's Posters - Get a Piece of Performance Art History
Donate $50.00 or more
Amount over $10.00 is tax-deductible.
You will receive a small stapled booklet of A’s posters. Run by Arleen and two friends, A’s was an iconic downtown New York loft space that helped launch the careers of hundreds of performers, painters, video artists, and genre-defying artists.
One membership to a film organization (Metrograph, Film Forum, or the IFC in New York). Value is no more than $75. If you are not located in New York, we will pay for an organization near where you live.
Two free tickets to any film festival screening in New York or near your hometown.
