R.I.P. Rest In Pieces


1h 31m 1997

Brief Synopsis

An examination of the controversial work of New York shock art painter and performance artist Joe Coleman, whose act includes biting off the heads of live mice while wired with explosives. It is the depiction of a manic moralist, who will very likely soon be promoted from subculture to established a

Film Details

Also Known As
R.I.P. Rest In Pieces: A Portrait of Joe Coleman
MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1997

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 31m

Synopsis

An examination of the controversial work of New York shock art painter and performance artist Joe Coleman, whose act includes biting off the heads of live mice while wired with explosives. It is the depiction of a manic moralist, who will very likely soon be promoted from subculture to established artist status: It is the portrait of an American actionist who diagnoses (and exorcizes) the ills of society in himself--and who uses his extremism and contradictions to sketch a remarkably clear picture of the world.

Film Details

Also Known As
R.I.P. Rest In Pieces: A Portrait of Joe Coleman
MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1997

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 31m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1997

Released in United States April 9, 1998

Released in United States January 1998

Released in United States Spring May 1998

Shown at Nortel Palm Springs International Film Festival in Palm Springs, California January 8-19, 1998.

Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 29 - February 9, 1997.

Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 29 - February 9, 1997.)

Released in United States January 1998 (Shown at Nortel Palm Springs International Film Festival in Palm Springs, California January 8-19, 1998.)

Released in United States April 9, 1998 (Anthology Film Archives; New York City)

Released in United States Spring May 1998