Aaron Rose

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Aaron Rose is a film director art show curator and writer who is a key part of the Beautiful Losers art movement which has featured and helped notarize the work of artists such as Barry McGee Steven Espo Powers Harmony Korine and Shepard Fairey In 2005 he published with Drago Young Sleek and Full of Hell where he collects over 100 artists including Mark Gonzales Ed Templeton Thomas Campbell Phil Frost Spike Jonze Sofia Coppola Sonic Youth Terry Richardson He was cocurator of the Beautiful Losers touring art exhibit and edited the collected art bookreleased by Iconoclast and Distributed Art Publishers in 2004featuring the work and artists of the tour The exhibition toured the world through 2009 He is also the director of the documentary film Beautiful Losers which began its US theatrical run in 2008 He was the owner and director of Alleged Gallery in New York City and created Alleged Press which has released books featuring the art of Ari Marcopoulos Ed Templeton Mike Mills Barry McGee and Chris Johanson He is also coeditor of ANP Quarterly Roses latest venture is a documentary called Become a Microscope 90 Statements on Sister Corita a short film with music by Money Mark and Becky Stark The 22 minute film tells the story of Sister Mary Corita the California nun who was also a political artist Rose is signed as a director with the Los Angeles company The Directors Bureau which also represents Mike Mills and Sofia Coppola In 2009 he was hired by WiedenKennedy to help create WKE WKEntertainment a contentdriven entertainment channel and production house At WKE Rose is the producer of numerous television projects including Califunya DIY America and Dont Move Here which he also directs Description above from the Wikipedia article Aaron Rose licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia