Arts Exhibits

 
"Music Lessons," a film directed by artist Eleanor Antin, was shown at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Tuesday night as the last part of a three week film festival featuring the director’s work.

"Music Lessons," produced by Paranoid Productions, is a story of a young anorexic girl, who has dreams of becoming a model and make something of herself.  Jeannie, who plays the violin well, despite not being able to afford a teacher, practices in the midst of a defunctional family.
 
Jeannie’s overly affectionate father supports her music and dreams, while her controlling mother continuously criticizes and blames her. 
 
Jeannie escapes into another world, where in her bedroom mirror, she imagines her alter ego Genevieve playing the violin in her perfect world and is inspired to keep practicing.
 
"Music Lessons" is a deeply emotional film, evoking sympathy with this  disturbed girl and the family who does not see what is happening to her.
 
Antin’s artwork, which includes her several movies, photographs and conceptual exhibits, will be displayed at LACMA until August 23. 

For more information on the exhibit, call LACMA at (323) 857-6000.