Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered: Bruce Weber Films Chet Baker and Robert Mitchum

Exhibit Opens 11/7 5:00pm

Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered: Bruce Weber Films Chet Baker and Robert Mitchum

Exhibit Opens Friday, November 7 at 5:00pm

In his feature documentaries — the 1988 Academy Award-nominated Let’s Get Lost and the 2018 documentary Nice Girls Don’t Stay for Breakfast — Weber illuminates the colorful lives, masterful artistry and masculine mystique of two iconic 20th century bad boys: jazz musician Chet Baker and film star Robert Mitchum. 

For this site-specific installation at Sag Harbor Cinema, Weber has chosen to show two main collaged film journals, reflecting his process — weaving images from each film together with archival stills and artifacts, visual references, and impressionistic interpretations of Baker’s and Mitchum’s mythological performances and notorious public personas. These journals were originally prepared for showcases of the films in Germany and France, respectively, and have never been presented before in the United States.

ABOUT BRUCE WEBER:

Photographer and filmmaker Bruce Weber first rose to international prominence in the early eighties on the success of images that combined classical styling with more visceral underpinnings of desire, mood, and sexuality. His ability to construct a seamless sense of romance and drama created the central public images for fashion houses like Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, and Versace, as well as earning him an enduring presence as a contributor to magazines at the very highest levels in the industry. Throughout his career, Weber continues to work in various forms – he has directed 15 short and feature-length films, published more than 54 books, and has held more than 90 exhibitions worldwide – extending his lifelong exploration of the nature of human relationships.