Rick Lowe: Mapping the Unknown
National Gallery of Art
documentary, digital series, 17 min, 2024
"How can our relationships and life experiences be mapped onto a painting?"
In “Mapping the Unknown,” we witness the acclaimed ‘social sculptor’ Rick Lowe reflecting on, and at times wrestling with, the connection between his long-term and committed activism and his new painting practice as he moves into a new phase of his career, creating artworks inspired by his community work. A co-founder of Project Row Houses and a 30-year resident of the Third Ward neighborhood in Houston, Texas, Rick Lowe shows us the ways in which art, activism, and community can inform and elevate each other.
This episode is part of "West to East,” a series created and produced by Rava Films, in partnership with the National Gallery of Art, which embarks on a cross-country journey to connect communities through art, spotlighting contemporary artists and the relationships between their work, their communities, and the places where they work.
CREDITS
SERIES CREATED AND DIRECTED
by Rafael Salazar Moreno
SERIES CREATED AND PRODUCED
by Ava Wiland
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Scott Keiner
SUPERVISING LINE PRODUCER
Karla Carnewa
EDITED BY
Russell Yaffe and Rafael Salazar Moreno
NARRATION READ BY
Michael Sugarman
WRITING BY
Michael Sugarman, Rafael Salazar Moreno and Russell Yaffe
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Rafael Salazar Moreno
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Rava Films
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Danielle Davis
ARCHIVAL PRODUCER
Arlette Hernandez and Ava Wiland
ASSISTANT CAMERA & GAFFER
Jaclyn Peralez-Fleming
Archival footage of Rick Lowe and Project Row Houses from the documentary film, THIRD WARD TX, courtesy of Andrew Garrison
LOCATION SOUND
Spencer Kenney
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Stephanie Aycock
COLORIST
Russell Yaffe
SOUND DESIGN AND MIX
Gisela Fullà Silvestre
VOICE OVER RECORDING
Merche Blasco
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Chyan Lo
MUSIC
"Plantasy" Performed by Resavoir.
Composed by William Miller,
Lane Beckstrom,
Irvin Pierce,
and Peter Manheim.
From Resavoir (2019),
courtesy of International Anthem
“For D.F.” Written and performed by
Qasim Naqvi and Sun Chung
Published by Erased Tapes Music
“Orion Arm” Written and performed by
Qasim Naqvi and Sun Chung
Published by Erased Tapes Music
In Loving Memory of David Hammer
AEON | “Rick Lowe: Mapping the Unknown” featured
“Rick Lowe: Mapping the Unknown” film presented at “The Arch within the Arc,” an exhibition of new paintings by Rick Lowe, during the 60th Biennale di Venezia.