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Chloé Griffin
EDGEWISE, A PICTURE OF COOKIE MUELLER
Oct 15–19, 2014

PARTICIPANT INC is pleased to present an exhibition and series of events on the occasion of the New York launch of Edgewise: A Picture of Cookie Mueller by Chloé Griffin. Cookie Mueller (1949-1989) was a writer, an actress, a mother, and an icon. Edgewise tells the story of Cookie's life through an oral history composed of more than 80 interviews with the people who knew her, including John Waters, Mink Stole, Gary Indiana, Sharon Niesp, Max Mueller, Linda Yablonsky, Richard Hell, Amos Poe, and Raymond Foye. The contributors take us from the late-1960s artist communes of Baltimore to 1970s Provincetown and New York, through 1980s Berlin and Positano. Along with the text, Edgewise includes artwork, unpublished photographs, and archival material and photography by Philip-Lorca diCorcia, David Armstrong, Robert Mapplethorpe, Peter Hujar, and others.

 

Wednesday, Oct 15, 7-9pm
Opening Night: Pictures in the Smoke

A book launch and reception celebrating the opening of a four-day exhibit of original photographs, artworks, and archival material featured in Chloé Griffin’s Edgewise.

 

Thursday, Oct 16, 8pm
Cookie in Film and Video

A visual lecture on Cookie’s acting career, featuring images and clips from the films of John Waters, New York No Wave classics, and 1980s art videos. Hosted by Dirty Looks NYC’s Bradford Nordeen.

 

Sunday, Oct 19, 7pm
Another Boring Day

A night of readings featuring Richard Hell, Chi Chi Valenti, Sharon Niesp, Max Mueller, Susan Lowe, Max Blagg, Eileen Myles, Patrick Fox, and others reading from their favorite stories by Cookie Mueller.

More from Season 13

M. Lamar
NEGROGOTHIC, A MANIFESTO
Sep 7–Oct 12, 2014
Chloé Griffin
EDGEWISE, A PICTURE OF COOKIE MUELLER
Oct 15–19, 2014
Greer Lankton, *LOVE ME*, 2015, installation view at Participant Inc, New York. Photo: Karl Peterson
Greer Lankton
LOVE ME
Nov 2–Dec 21, 2014
Emily Roysdon
IF ONLY A WAVE
Jan 11–Feb 22, 2015
Michael Smith, *Baby Ikki 3rd Birthday Party*, 1978. Courtesy of Franklin Furnace
Martha Wilson
PERFORMING FRANKLIN FURNACE
Feb 26–Mar 1, 2015
Joy Episalla, *garage 5 (extended)*, 2015. Archival pigment print on vinyl
Joy Episalla
STREET VIEW REAR WINDOW
Mar 8–Apr 12, 2015
Neil Goldberg, *One Version of Events No. 5 (Spheres)*, 2015. HD Video
Neil Goldberg
ONE VERSION OF EVENTS
Apr 19–May 24, 2015
Josef Astor, *Page + Wid*, 1999. Archival pigment print
Josef Astor
DISPLACED PERSONS
May 31–Jul 12, 2015
Dirty Looks, On Location
CLIT CLUB REACTIVATED
Jul 30, 2015

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