Michel Auder

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Michel Auder’s films, which span in length from five minutes to multiple hours, are all edited from the thousands of hours of footage the artist has casually shot throughout his life. Early on, Auder made a habit of carrying portable video-recording equipment on a daily basis, and so amassed a biographical reel that frequently captured his fellow artists in the New York art scene, including such personalities as Cindy Sherman, Larry Rivers, and, most famously, Alice Neel. Auder did not consider his practice to be factually driven, however: “It was not in any way a documentary, not to be related as truth. This work reflects my own feelings.” Auder’s approach to filming was largely inspired by Andy Warhol’s screen tests, and the experimental films of exponents of the French New Wave like Jean-Luc Godard.

Most Popular Michel Auder Trailers

Total trailers found: 46

Jesus Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

Michel Auder’s Jesus – in which underground NY artists and Warhol superstars openly discuss their beliefs.

Coupla White Faggots Sitting Around Talking Trailer (1981)

09 April 1981

Chelsea Girls with Andy Warhol Trailer (1976)

01 January 1976

In 1969 Michel Auder began a series of video diaries that chronicled the art scene in downtown New York.

The Feature Trailer (2008)

28 November 2008

The Feature does not reconcile fact and fiction; instead, it blurs the definitions seemingly represented by the film’s two clearly demarcated registers: that of the archival footage and that of the new, theatrical material.

Cleopatra Trailer (1970)

30 July 1970

Cleopatra situates itself in the same relationship to Hollywood as the Warhol/Morrisey films of the period.

It's Hard to Be Down When You're Up Trailer (2007)

01 January 2007

Video interviews of passerby at the World Trade Center by artist Marcia Resnick. Recorded 1976, edited 2007.

My Last Bag of Heroin (For Real) Trailer (1993)

01 January 1993

Video recorded in 1986, edited 1993. ”You know you're addicted to heroin when you begin proclaiming every bag to be your last.

Chelsea, Manhattan - NYC Trailer (2008)

01 January 2008

Hi8 video by Michel Auder recorded in 1989, edited in 2008.

Heads in Love Trailer (2009)

01 January 2009

16mm film transferred to SD video, recorded 1970, edited 2009. An excerpt from Michel Auder's film Cleopatra (1970).

Homeo Trailer (1967)

15 November 1967

Homeo is a mental construction made from visual reality, just as music is made from auditive reality.

Langlois Trailer (1970)

19 September 1970

Documentary portrait of Henri Langlois, co-founder of the Cinémathèque Française.

Daytime Version of the Night Trailer (2013)

01 January 2013

HD video by Michel Auder.

Untitled (I Was Looking Back To See If You Were Looking Back At Me To See Me Looking Back At You) Trailer (2012)

11 January 2012

Michel Auder dedicated himself to capturing the views from his apartment over the course of a year. This three-channel video installation from 2014 is based on that footage.

The Valerie Solanas Incident Trailer (1971)

01 January 1971

In 1970 Valerie Solanas was released from a mental institution, two 
years after shooting Andy Warhol.

Chromo sud Trailer (1968)

01 January 1968

One of the very few films made by Etienne O'Leary, all of which emerged from the French underground circa 1968 and can be very loosely designated 'diary films.

1967 Trailer (2015)

01 January 2015

1967 (made in 2015) presents newly found and digitized silent 16mm films from the 1960s in the form of a four-part composition portraying a cast of artists, writers, musicians and actors who made up the bohemian underground of that time.

48 Hours in 8 Minutes Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

Super 8 film transferred to SD video.

Shoppingheads Trailer (2009)

01 January 2009

Hi8 video by Michel Auder, recorded 1990, edited 2009.

Bitte Danke Trailer (1999)

01 January 1999

Video by Michel Auder.

Narcolepsy Trailer (2011)

01 January 2011

Narcolepsy includes footage shot with a small hand-held digital video camera, mobile phones and underwater devices.

Fictional Art Film Trailer (2019)

14 August 2019

For the past 50 years, Michel Auder has been recording his personal life, creating films and videos that document his own experience and social milieu.

Roman Variations Trailer (1991)

01 January 1991

A portrait of Rome that would have made Plutarch proud, Roman Variations was made during a residency at a studio provided by the gallerist Barbara Gladstone.

Blind Sex Trailer (2009)

01 January 2009

Video recorded in NYC by Michel Auder in 1983, edited in 2009.

Endless Column Trailer (2011)

01 January 2011

Phone video by Michel Auder.

Phone content HQ6s02 BERLIN CAMERAROLL Trailer (2016)

04 April 2016

Shot on his phone in 2016, Michel Auder’s latest work delves into stasis and acceleration at the same time: a compressed pack of digital memories indiscriminately flickering across the screen in rapid succession, separated by glimpses of nothingness.

Talking Head Trailer (1981)

01 January 1981

In Michel Auder's short video Talking Head, a young girl (presumably his daughter) is occupied with a plastic toy-package of some sort.

Apocalypse Later - Hudson Trailer (2003)

01 January 2003

Video by Michel Auder.

High Life Trailer (2019)

12 May 2019

The Stone Age Trailer (1970)

31 January 1970

"The question is, it is either going to be a stoned age or a new Stone Age" - Louis Brigante

Confession Trailer (2009)

01 January 2009

Reel-to-reel video by Michel Auder, recorded 1971, edited 2009. Features Auder's former wife Viva.

Keeping Busy Trailer (1969)

26 November 1969

Warhol Superstars Viva and Louis Waldon are the main subjects of Auder’s first film with synched sound, Keeping Busy (1969), which was billed as “a film novel about what they did to keep busy.

Brooding Angels Trailer (1988)

01 January 1988

From its fiery outset, Brooding Angles is decidedly gothic and the mood anxious. It is a dark rumination on the specter of authority, resistance and paranoia marking the close of Reagan's second term in office.

Chronicles: Morocco Trailer (1972)

01 January 1972

The Chronicles capture the natural and cultural beauty of Morocco from its ancient walled villages to its nomadic caravans.

Polaroid Cocaine Trailer (1993)

01 January 1993

The thrill of cocaine becomes a metaphor for the consumption of images in this short montage. The title and lyrics come from Auder´s friend and 2001 Prix Goncourt winner Jean-Jacques Shuhl.

The Course of Empire Trailer (2017)

07 June 2017

The Course of Empire is inspired by the eponymous series of paintings created by Thomas Cole from 1833 to 1836.

Magnetic Notes, 1986-1987 Trailer (1988)

01 January 1988

Auder's reminiscences from 1986 - 87.

Made for Denise Trailer (1977)

01 January 1977

Through the use of original and appropriated video footage, Auder translates a religious sermon into an expression of love for this strikingly beautiful woman.

Gulf War TV War Trailer (2017)

08 April 2017

Gulf War TV War was made in one of Auder's usual domestic modes: filming his TV, in which he documents American television news during the run-up to the first Gulf War, a mixture of crass propaganda and feeble journalism, image and text.

Birth of a Nation Trailer (1997)

06 August 1997

Jonas Mekas assembles 160 portraits, appearances, and fleeting sketches of underground and independent filmmakers captured between 1955 and 1996.

Home Movie : Marrakech Trailer (1968)

01 January 1968

The film begins with shots in Venice, passers-by seized from a hotel room, with Tina Aumont. It continues in Morocco during the filming of Bed of the Virgin, in a hotel room, people chat, play the guitar, smoke.

Seduction of Patrick Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

“SEDUCTION OF PATRICK is a satire about unrequited love. A flirting Patrick becomes the object of Gary’s desire.

Fun and Games for Everyone Trailer (1969)

22 December 1969

“FUN AND GAMES (FOR EVERYONE): a pitch black and milky white film shot during one of Olivier Mosset's exhibition openings.

Alice Neel Paints Margaret Trailer (2009)

01 January 2009

Auder observes his friend Alice Neel as she paints and talks her way through her portrait of Margaret

Voyage to the Center of the Phone Lines Trailer (1993)

01 January 1993

Voyage's structure is simple. Coastal landscape footage and spectacular sunsets are combined with phone conversations recorded from a scanner that picks up cordless phone frequencies.

My Love Trailer (1978)

01 January 1978

Michel reads a book about love, with pictures of naked ladies flashing by and a song by Laurie Anderson playing in the background.

Chasing the Dragon Trailer (1982)

05 October 1982

a fictional autobiography in which a day from the artist’s life—filtered, edited, mediated, and performed by another actor—becomes the “ghost” of the person, a doubled identity that can never fully capture its subject.