{"id":2080,"date":"2012-03-25T21:09:20","date_gmt":"2012-03-26T03:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=2080"},"modified":"2012-03-25T21:09:20","modified_gmt":"2012-03-26T03:09:20","slug":"supertrash-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=2080","title":{"rendered":"SuperTrash"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nToday was the press preview of two new exhibits at the Anchorage Museum, \u201cSuperTrash\u201d and \u201cEarth, Fire and Fibre XXVII.\u201d Both open tomorrow and run through Jan. 8.<\/p>\n

\u201cSuperTrash\u201d is on loan from the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh. It\u2019s a collection of pulp film posters, with some being campy and funny, while many others are risqu\u00e9 and, well, trashy. Co-curator Jacques Boyreau, author of \u201cTrash: The Graphic Genius of Xploitation Movie Posters,\u201d said that trash and art can\u2019t be separated and depend on one another, and that\u2019s why these posters deserve to be seen in a gallery.
\nAficionados in esoteric films can bring a tally sheet and count the number of movies in the exhibit you\u2019ve seen. Pop culture classics like \u201cCarrie\u201d and \u201cDirty Harry\u201d are represented, but so are far more obscure movies like \u201cA Sweet Sickness,\u201d an adults-only movie with an adults-only poster.<\/p>\n

The Andy Warhol Museum\u2019s exhibit includes 220 posters, and 215 of those ar e on display at the Anchorage Museum (five didn\u2019t make the cut due to space constraints). Vintage movie trailers and clips are also in the gallery. During the exhibit\u2019s run, the museum will screen some of the B-movies featured in the collection, with the 1971 film \u201cWerewolves on Wheels\u201d — about a motorcycle gang cursed by evil monks — showing 8 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $5. Before that, curators Boyreau and Greg Pierce will offer a free talk at 7 p.m. about the collection.<\/p>\n

Other events centered on the collection include the SuperTrash Bash, a party featuring local DJs and a collection of faux B-movie posters created by local artists as part of a contest sponsored by the museum. The deadline for submissions is 9 p.m Friday.<\/p>\n

Check anchoragemuseum.org for details on how to submit.<\/p>\n

Costumes are encouraged at the party, but it\u2019s only for the 21-and-older crowd. Tickets are $25 or $30 for VIP, and includes a \u201cPhantom of the Paradise\u201d screening and one drink ticket.<\/p>\n

The other exhibition opening First Friday is the \u201cEarth, Fire and Fibre\u201d juried craft show. It includes 82 pieces, which were chosen by juror Andrew Wagner out of the nearly 300 submitted. The works are made using traditional craft materials like clay, fiber and wood. The Juror\u2019s Choice Award went to Seward artist Lael Gordon for a piece of wood furniture called \u201cGreek Key Sideboard.\u201d Pictures of that piece along with photos of other winning pieces in the exhibit are on the museum\u2019s<\/p>\n

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