Marcon is one of the more unsettling artists working in moving image, and the trick is tonal: his films look like something made for children and behave like something that should not be shown to them. This is his first solo museum show in New York, and the New Museum has staged it as one immersive installation rather than a screening room, so four films operate on you at once. It also includes Krapfen, a new film the museum commissioned.
What to expect
A dark, purpose-built installation rather than a conventional gallery hang: four of Marcon's films staged together so you move between them, with the newly commissioned Krapfen among the new work. The pieces are short and loop continuously, pulling on horror, slapstick and cartoon vocabularies, so plan to stand and wait for a cycle rather than walk through.
Good to know
- The New Museum is at 235 Bowery, a short walk from Bowery on the J/Z, Second Avenue on the F, and Prince Street on the R/W.
- Curated by Massimiliano Gioni, Artistic Director, with Curatorial Assistant Madeline Weisburg.
- The work is moving image throughout and loops continuously, so there is no fixed start time - the galleries are kept dark.
- Krapfen is a new film commissioned by the New Museum and shown here for the first time.
- It is Marcon's first solo museum exhibition in New York.
- The Bowery: Devil's Mile opens at the museum the same week, so one visit covers both shows.
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Common questions
How long does it take to see?
Longer than a normal gallery. The exhibition is built around four films staged as one immersive installation, all of them looping, so give yourself time to catch full cycles rather than passing through.
Is any of the work new?
Yes. Alongside four of his most significant existing films, the show includes new moving-image and installation work, among it Krapfen, a film newly commissioned by the New Museum.
Is it suitable for children?
Use judgement. Marcon's films borrow the look of cartoons and children's animation but draw on horror movies and nightmares, and the effect is deliberately disquieting.
