The woman who filmed what nobody else dared to remember.
IT’S A to Z: The ART OF ARLEEN SCHLOSS is a feature-length documentary about Arleen Schloss, an underground artist, director, and curator who became an influential figure in the downtown New York art scene from the 1970s through the 1990s. Through exclusive never-before-seen archival footage shot by Schloss herself and mixed with commentary from people from the scene, we trace Schloss’s story and see, from her point of view, we see the texture of New York City's downtown art scene from the 1970s through the 1990s. 2024; 62 min.
Cinematography
Schloss's own footage—raw, intimate, illegally electrifying.
Direction
Ginsberg lets the archive breathe, no over-explaining.
Director
Stuart Ginsberg
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Schloss coined the term 'A's' for her performance series—decades before 'vibe' became currency.
She taught at School of Visual Arts while maintaining an almost entirely undocumented public presence—until now.
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