Artist Talk: Robert Longo and John Ridley + Screening: “Johnny Mnemonic”

Name: Artist Talk: Robert Longo and John Ridley + Screening: “Johnny Mnemonic”
Start: 2024-11-21T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-11-21T21:00:00-05:00
Location: Oriental Theatre

Schedule

Thu Nov 21 2024 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Oriental Theatre | Milwaukee, WI

Join us at the Oriental Theatre for a film screening and post-film talk with artist and director Robert Longo on his only major studio film to date: 1995’s "Johnny Mnemonic." Set in a dystopian 2021, Johnny (played by Keanu Reeves), is a data courier, literally carrying a data package inside his head, that he must deliver before he dies from the burden. After the screening, Longo and Academy Award-winning director John Ridley will talk about how the film’s 2021 rerelease enables a new examination of the film and connects to his current studio practice.
Tickets are on sale at mkefilm.org
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition "Robert Longo: The Acceleration of History" and in collaboration with Milwaukee Film.
The Milwaukee Art Museum is grateful to its exhibition sponsors.