Gerard Malanga will start off with the showing of his film "In Search of the Miraculous" (29 mins, 1967). He will then read selected poems from his latest book, Odie Is Being Called Back & Other Poems (Bottle of Smoke Press, 2024). A Q&A session with the audience and a book signing will follow.

Gerard Malanga's creative output has spanned six decades. A life-long poet, prolific photographer, filmmaker, archivist and Andy Warhol's assistant for seven years in the 1960s. Gerard is active with writing poetry, public speaking engagements, and creating special photography projects.

Malanga has been a published poet since his high school years and has authored or has been featured in 26 books of poetry.

Malanga's portrait photography work has produced some of pop culture's most memorable images. Rock stars, writers, film stars, artists all were captured with Gerard's lens. He was friends with many of his subjects, which may be the reason for the comfortable nature of his portraits

Malanga was Andy Warhol's assistant and collaborator at The Factory for seven years in the 1960s. In addition to working on some of Warhol's most prolific paintings, Malanga filmed over 300 "Screen Tests" inside the fabled Factory art studio. He was a stage performer and creative partner for the legendary art-rock band, The Velvet Underground. In 1969, Warhol and Malanga together created Interview Magazine.

This talk will feature both artists discussing their individual practices and the upcoming one-day Bridging Acts performance — including process, preparation, challenges, and insights.

Related Events:

Performance Venue: UB Center for the Arts – Black Box Theatre
Saturday, July 25, 6:30–7:45 PM

Artist Talk #2 - AKG
Thursday, July 23 | 1:00–2:30 PM, Buffalo AKG Art Museum – Stanford and Judith Lipsey Auditorium

Featured artists: Alexandra Light (choreographer/dancer) and Clayton Colin (video artist/editor)

Artists Bios

Alexandra Light is a choreographer and dancer who integrates a ballet background into contemporary work that questions and redefines tradition. After over a decade as a Principal Dancer with Texas Ballet Theater, she is now focused exclusively on her choreographic practice. Her work has been commissioned by and created for Texas Ballet Theater, the Steps on Broadway Conservatory, Martha Graham Dance Company through a Texas Ballet Theater mainstage commission, Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre, and more. Her choreography has been presented at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, the Battery Dance Festival, and the Ailey Citigroup Theater, and developed through residencies including Jacob\'s Pillow and the Frank Lloyd Wright Martin House ...