Alien

Jeff Zilm

Alien

Description

Alien is a large floor sculpture made from a print of the movie Alien. The work draws attention to the materiality of the film, while creating windows into its narrative, as there is minimal intervention from the artist.

Jeff Zilm was born in 1958 in Iowa City, Iowa. He studied at the University of North Texas before receiving his MFA at Southern Methodist University. Solo exhibitions include Oliver Francis Gallery (Dallas), AND NOW (Dallas), The Journal Gallery (Brooklyn), and Preteen Gallery (Mexico City). He has taken part in group shows at the Contemporary Arts Museum (Houston) and The Jewish Museum (New York). Zilm lives and works in Dallas, Texas. LOSSLESS FORMS FOR PICTURE PLANE is his first museum solo exhibition.

Details

Work Date:
2015
Dimensions:
Various
Medium:
Film strips
Credit Line:
Image courtesy of AND NOW Gallery, Dallas