Amalia Ulman

 

Director

Amalia Ulman (b. 1989) is an artist with an office in downtown L.A. Born in Argentina but raised in Spain, she studied Fine Arts at Central Saint Martins in London. Her works, which are primarily voiced in the first person, blur the distinction between the artist and object of study, often creating humorous, gentle  deceptions, while exploring class imitation and the relationship between consumerism and identity. In addition to video, sculpture and installation work, her multidisciplinary practice has involved the use of social media, magazine photoshoots, interviews, self-promotion and brand endorsements as tools for the fabrication of fictional narratives. Her most recent works are the video essay Annals of Private History (Frieze Live, 2015), Privilege (online performance, 2015-2017) Buyer Walker Rover, Aka. Then There (2019) and Sordid Scandal (2020).

Filmography


Films by this director

El Planeta

(USA, Spain, 2021)

Directed by: Amalia Ulman
PHOTOGRAPHY: Carlos Rigo Bellver
Synopsis:

El Planeta is a dark comedy exploring contemporary poverty, female desire, and the always complicated filial relationships of mothers and daughters. After her father’s death, Leo leaves her life as a fashion student in London and returns to her hometown of Gijón, Spain, where her mother is on the verge of eviction. The two survive by selling personal items online and running up tabs based on extensive lies. Their impending misfortune does not stop the pair from dressing up in their...

b/w, 79'
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