Maggie Lee

Mommy is a portrait of the director’s mother before and after her unexpected death. Returning to her childhood home to renovate and sell the house, Maggie discovers secret artifacts from her mother’s life.

Fall NYC compiles glimpses of an autumnal New York City. Writes artist Whitney Claflin: “In Maggie’s videos, documentary and fantasy play b2b sets—the mundane is transformed into the magical almost immediately, only to have the next frame bring an action right back into its earthly setting. In Fall NYC, sound swerves across the scene as Maggie carries us with her around town. Blips of upbeat dance music ride over the visuals, woven un-Shazaamably with spoken words.” [Overview Courtesy of Electronic Arts Intermix]

The artist drinks a Red Bull—the Austrian energy drink that claims in its advertising campaigns that it will “give you wings”—against the backdrop of a 2013 ad for the beverage by cartoonist Horst Sambo. Featuring music by NYC Vanity Fair.

In Hand Dryer, the artist dries her hands in the bathroom of the Loews Theater in Union Square after a screening of Men in Black III. The camera draws attention to the force and loudness of the dryer. [Overview Courtesy of the Electronic Arts Intermix]