MANCHESTER.- Manchester International Festival and
HOME, Manchester, present David Lynch at HOME - a special season of art, film, live concerts and talks offering a rare and fascinating insight into the mind and work of the legendary film director.
The season includes My Head is Disconnected (6 July - 29 September) - the first major UK exhibition of visual art by David Lynch, featuring large-scale paintings, drawings and sculptures.
David Lynch has been developing his visual artistic practice for over four decades. Before becoming an internationally renowned filmmaker, he trained as a painter at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and has gone on to produce a prolific body of work across painting, sculpture, photography and drawing. While the visual quality of Lynchs film work has widely influenced other filmmakers, artists and writers, his own visual art is relatively unknown. This exhibition brings together over 60 of Lynchs works from the late 1960s to the present day, with the majority of works never seen before in the UK.
The exhibition is presented in four chapters: City on Fire, displaying a selection of Lynchs dystopian landscapes, some over three metres wide; Nothing Here, exploring the fragility of the human mind; Industrial Empire, featuring works examining industry and labour, inspired by Manchesters rich industrial heritage; and Bedtime Stories, featuring new works evocative of Lynchs dark narratives and characters.
An extensive film programme - Its a Great Big Wonderful World - spans the many high points of Lynchs unique oeuvre (6 July - 25 August), from his earliest forays into short filmmaking to the seminal TV series Twin Peaks. In September, a programme of films chosen by Lynch, David Lynchs True Favourites (13 - 29 September) will include screenings of cult films such as Fellinis 8½, Flemings The Wizard of Oz, and Wilders Sunset Boulevard.
Musician, actress, and Lynch collaborator Chrysta Bell will host a three-night series of one-off and specially prepared live shows from Lynch-inspired musicians. Anna Calvi will perform tracks from across her career in a rare, intimate solo show, joined by Dorset singer-songwriter Douglas Dare (Friday 12 July). These New Puritans will present a specially devised set of reimagined pieces from David Lynch films, including music by Angelo Badalamenti and David Bowie, along with their own works. They are joined by psych-rock band Whyte Horses who will perform a set inspired by the Roadhouse in Lynchs Twin Peaks (Saturday 13 July). On the final evening, cellist Oliver Coates will perform music inspired by pioneering cult electronic musician Enno Velthuys, following a set by vocalist Hatis Noit, showcasing her blend of Japanese classical music and avant-garde pop (Sunday 14 July). All sets will feature a specially devised performance and introductions by Chrysta Bell.
Curated by Sarah Perks and Omar Kholeif with Mary Anne Hobbs and Jason Wood, events are also in association with the David Lynch Foundation UK.
David Lynch said: I was talking to Auntie Em, and she said theres no place like HOME.