This film has limited seating, please rsvp. Todd Haynes’s documentary paints a jagged, revelatory portrait of the New York avant-garde scene of the 1960s. The Velvet Underground couldn’t have predicted how their music would be a flicker that keeps burning decades later, but they sure as hell wanted it to.
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The film features in-depth interviews with the key players of that time combined with a treasure trove of never-before-seen performances and a rich collection of recordings, Warhol films, and other experimental art that creates an immersive experience into what founding member John Cale describes as the band’s creative ethos: “how to be elegant and how to be brutal.” By Christmas 1965 the Velvet Underground had a residency at a New York café, and thoroughly hated it, being roped into playing during the holidays for next to nothing. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Todd Haynes, “shows just how the group became a cultural touchstone representing a range of contradictions: the band is both of their time, yet timeless literary yet realistic rooted in high art and street culture. The Velvet Underground created a new sound that changed the world of music, cementing its place as one of rock ’n’ roll’s most revered bands. In collaboration with Aspen Film, the Aspen Art Museum proudly presents a members-only screening of the documentary by Todd Haynes, THE VELVET UNDERGROUND, at the Isis Theatre on February 16 at 7 p.m. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Todd Haynes, 'The Velvet Underground' shows just how the group became a cultural touchstone representing a range of contradictions: the band is both of their time.
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