The Art World Is Getting Sent Up by One of Their Own in The African Desperate (Trailer)
Martine Syms has made a name for herself in the contemporary art world, especially here in LA with boundary pushing installations, and will very likely further rise with her latest work, a feature film that satirize the art world, THE AFRICAN DESPERATE.
It tracks the final day/night of Palace Bryant’s MFA track as an artist and all the absurdity that is undeniably woven into the fabric of it. Glimpses into how farcical the art world can be have provided really rich comedy such as Ruben Östlund’s award winning The Square. Since The African Desperate is coming from one of the art world’s own, we can’t wait to see Syms sharp take on coming up as an artist in the 2020s.
Take a gander at the rollicking trailer for The African Desperate here, then look for it at a theater near you this Fri. Sept. 16th and streaming soon.