Chelsea

"World Between Us," an HBO documentary about Chelsea director Marie Tomanova's rise as a photographer, premiered in Prague on April 7th. The film will be showing in Czech cinemas beginning April 17th and will stream on HBO Max Europe beginning May 2nd!

Marie is renowned for her photography, but she was originally trained as a painter. She returned to this medium over the past year and features several new self portraits in her exhibition, Lost and Found, curated by C24 Gallery in New York. Open now until November 8th, 2024.

5 EAST BROADWAY, a new short film by Marie Tomanova, accompanies her photography exhibition at Isetan in Tokyo on view now until July 2nd!

"Internationally-renowned visual artist Marie Tomanova joins Chelsea Pictures for US and European photography and directing representation. After receiving her MFA, Czech-born Marie moved to the US and has since garnered extensive acclaim for her photography which deals in the key themes of displacement, identity, gender, and memory. Now, Marie turns to directing as an extension of her artistry.

'The vision of Chelsea inspires and moves me. I cannot wait to move mountains as a Chelsea Girl,' Marie playfully remarks in an ode to Andy Warhol."

Continue reading in LBB Online.

"Moving to New York marked the start of a new dream for Tomanova. 'That was the first moment when I actually felt like I could be something,' she remembers. She began documenting young people in the city, and published her debut photo book Young American in 2019. It’s a spirit she recaptures in 5 East Broadway, which sees her invite dozens of young people to talk about their experiences growing up in New York. As well as featuring her classic photography, Tomanova also includes short films in the exhibition, which show the young people dancing to a song of their choice. Below we talk to the image-maker about 5 East Broadway, what it was like moving to New York, and how the young people she’s met have inspired her."

Check out the interview in Dazed Magazine here.