In the many years that Paul Laffoley and I worked together, I was always careful to preserve his original texts and his highly original speculations. His works seek to communicate very complex algorithms in what I regarded as a highly conceptual tradition. When encountering Laffoley in person, many tried to capture his narrations in various film treatments. Here is a sampling of four in advance of his show opening November 21. photo by Alvin Case.
PAUL LAFFOLEY ONE 22 minutes
Interview by Chris Gentes. Circa 1990
A long-time participant in the New England visionary art scene, Gentes was a member of the Boston Visionary Cell in the 1990s and exhibited alongside Paul Laffoley. His practice continues the lineage of artists who build rigorous visual architectures for complex knowledge systems.
STRANGE UNIVERSE 1997.mov 10 minutes
TV Series half hour program about paranormal phenomena that aired from 1996 to 1998.
DISINFO (TV): THANATON III’s Altered Reality
Interview with Richard Metzger 1999 5 minutes
GALLERY BEAT with James Kalm
First Thursday Chelsea Openings, January 2009 10 minutes
