ADAMS AND OLLMAN ANNOUNCES
THE NICK PAPARONE AND JORDAN RATHUS MOVIE, DOUBLE AGENCY 
 
EXHIBITION DATES: NOVEMBER 15–DECEMBER 21, 2013
OPENING RECEPTION: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 5:30–7:30PM, ADAMS AND OLLMAN
SCREENING: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 8:00PM, CLINTON STREET THEATER
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - PORTLAND, OR: Adams and Ollman announces the release of the new Nick Paparone and Jordan Rathus movie Double Agency. This mind-bending neo-noir movie steals everything, including itself. Lifting dialogue, tropes, and scenes from such cinematic greats as Reservoir Dogs and Double Indemnity, this show-stopping story about a heist is in itself a sting operation.
 
This drama unfolds as Jasper, an entry-level graphic designer who works at a hip advertising agency, is sweet-talked into being the host of a fake reality show (Arty Facts) that exists solely as a ruse to pull off the heist. Chloe, a fed-up reality TV production assistant and mastermind of the illicit project, uses the art of persuasion to satiate her kleptomania. A 21st century femme fatale, she knows no scruples when it comes to carrying out her illegal stockpiling rituals. Together, Jasper and Chloe chase after a rare gem of a family heirloom–an object that most of the world has only seen as a jpeg floating in cyberspace.
 
This is a 14.5 million dollar movie experience. Dark. Ugly. Beautiful. Pre-aesthetic. A sponge and a vacuum. The fabricated and autographed artworks such as iPhone cases, tickets, trailers, movie posters, and script pages on view at Adams and Ollman are as diligently referential as the movie itself. Shot entirely in New York City, Double Agency boasts a full cast of classically trained actors styled by fashion icon Nanette Lepore and Brooklyn-based clothing line Fischer. Double Agency is a project of Small Reward Productions.

We are going to get this thing if it's the last thing I do.
 
ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS:

Nick Paparone was born in 1980 in Stuttgart, Germany and lives and works in New York. His work has been performed and exhibited at  X-Initiative, Primetime, W/, and Socrates Sculpture Park, all in New York, NY; Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia, PA; Contemporary Art Center in Cincinnati, OH; Fleisher/Ollman Gallery in Philadelphia, PA; and Vox Populi in Philadelphia, PA, among other venues.

Jordan Rathus was born in 1983 in New Jersey and lives and works in New York. Screenings, performances, and exhibitions of her work have been held at venues including SITE95 in New York, NY; Invisible Dog Art Center in Brooklyn, NY; CTSQ in Queens, NY; and the Art Institute of Malmo, in Malmo, Sweden. Upcoming solo exhibitions include Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill, NY in 2013 and Upfor in Portland, OR in May 2014.
 
 
LISTING INFORMATION:

Adams and Ollman: 811 East Burnside #213, Portland, OR 97214
Gallery Hours: Wednesday–Saturday, 11AM–5PM and by appointment
Public Information: adamsandollman.com | doubleagencymovie.com
 
Exhibition Dates: November 15–December 21, 2013
Reception with artists at Adams and Ollman: Friday, November 15, 5:30–7:30PM
Premiere of Double Agency presented in conjunction with Upfor, Portland, OR:
Friday, November 15 at 8:00PM at the Clinton Street Theater | cstpdx.com
 
PRESS CONTACT: Emily Gaynor | emily@adamsandollman.com