Only one of my New Year’s resolutions has stuck so far: watching more documentary films. Not a very hard one, I know, but I like varying the level of arduousness on a list of goals. Several of the art and design documentaries have left a huge impression on me, and one I constantly come back to watching is Beautiful Losers. The documentary is directed by Aaron Rose, owner and director of the now closed Alleged Gallery in New York City, one of the founding members of the Beautiful Losers art movement, and the subject of our newest issue’s “Prized Possession” column.
Aaron’s talent as a director and close involvement with the movement have resulted in a film with an immediately clear, authentic, and passionate voice. If you haven’t seen it yet, it’s definitely something to look forward to, possibly tonight or this weekend. It’s exciting to see the ingenuity and energy contained within this group of young artists, and to experience the artwork—which I’ve come to know so well from the exhibition—being made in studios, on walls, and out in the streets. Thank you so much to Aaron for contributing to Issue No. 7, and have a great weekend, everyone! If you watch Beautiful Losers before Monday, or if you have already seen it, please share your thoughts!
The late artist Margaret Kilgallen at work.
The entrance to Alleged Gallery in NYC.
Inside the Alleged Gallery.
A still from “The Architecture of Reassurance” (1994), a film by Mike Mills.
