Cinema and
Media Arts Series
No Movie: A Journey Through
the
Archives of a Man Named Gronk.
Directed and produced by Steven
La Ponsie.
Narrated by Gronk.
2006, digital video, color, 71:00.
Original music composed by Steven
La Ponsie.
Drawing from Gronk’s extensive personal archive of photos
and drawings, and narrated by the artist himself, No Movie takes
viewers on a journey through a diverse and prolific artistic career.
No Movie begins with
Gronk’s participation in the conceptual art group Asco, documents
his collaborations with Jerry Dreva, Tomata du Plenty, James Bucalo, and
others, then continues to more recent installation paintings and the acclaimed
set design for the Santa Fe Opera’s production of Ainadamar.
The film offers an intimate
portrait of a unique, multi-faceted artist who has worked across the boundaries
of punk art, mail art, Chicano art, performance art, and gallery painting,
defying categories and challenging convention in the process.
Steven La Ponsie
Since 1980, La Ponsie has been
creating works in various media (video, music, painting,
set design, and photography) that examine the social and physical implications
of the urban experience. La Ponsie’s media works include Daly Grind,
In the Streets, Dominance and Terror, Nuevo Pop, Gronk’s Brainflame,
and Crossing Boundaries.
Release Date: April 2007.
Program content © Steven La Ponsie. All rights reserved.
Package Design and Summary © 2007 UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center
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