Roger Deakins Exhibition and Film Screening & Conversation: The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001)
@ Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture
2936 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60657
Opening Thursday, October 17th, from 7PM - 9:30PM
On view through Wednesday, April 30th
Film and photography fans alike are invited to join Roger and James Deakins at the Athenaeum Center for a rare series of public events launching the Roger Deakins Photography Exhibition.
This film screening will be preceded by a conversation between ‘Team Deakins’ and New York Times columnist and the host of the Athenaeum Center’s Film & Culture Series, Ross Douthat.
The Man Who Wasn’t There, directed by the Coen Brothers, is a neo-noir tale set in 1949 California, following the quiet, unassuming barber Ed Crane, who becomes entangled in a web of deceit and murder. Ed, played by Billy Bob Thornton, sees an opportunity to change his mundane life when he becomes involved in a blackmail scheme, but his plans spiral out of control as he grapples with the consequences of his actions. With its atmospheric cinematography, sharp dialogue, and unexpected twists, the film explores themes of identity, fate, and the consequences of ambition in a world where reality is as elusive as the shadows it casts. Tickets: 15.00 ($12.00 for students) now available.
About the Exhibition
Chicago’s not-for-profit Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture proudly welcomes legendary Academy Award®-winning cinematographer Roger Deakins and his longtime collaborator/wife James Deakins (aka ‘Team Deakins’) to open the Roger Deakins Photography Exhibition, showcasing a ‘cinematographer’s travelogue’ of still images shot by Deakins throughout his decades-long career. Encompassing the same construct of light and dark that is a signature of Deakins’ visual storytelling (exemplified by film classics such as Shawshank Redemption, No Country for Old Men, Fargo, and The Man who Wasn’t There), the Roger Deakins Photography Exhibition is an expansive, curated selection of 41 portraits and landscapes from Deakins’ personal collection. Spanning five decades, 1971 to present, the works are both from Deakins’ first-ever photography monograph – the critically acclaimed BYWAYS (Damiani Books, 2021) – in addition to many images previously unpublished. ‘Team Deakins’ will take part in a series of film screenings, conversations and BYWAYS book signings October 17-20, 2024, to officially open the exhibition at the Athenaeum Center’s Paradiso Gallery, 2936 N. Southport Avenue, where it will remain on view through April 30, 2025.
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