Ian Cooper (producer)
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Ian Cooper (born April 25, 1978) is an American film producer,[1] visual artist[2] and academic[3], best known for his collaborations[4] with Jordan Peele.
Early life and education[edit]
Cooper was born in New York, New York on April 25, 1978. He graduated from NYU with a Bachelor's of Science in Studio Art in 2000, and received a Master's of Fine Arts in Sculpture from the Milton Avery Graduate Program[5] at Bard College in 2017. Cooper married artist Rachel Foullon in 2008 and moved to Los Angeles is 2017.
Career[edit]
Film[edit]
In 2017, Cooper was brought on as the Creative Director[6] of Monkeypaw Productions, as well as becoming Jordan Peele's producing partner[7]. Since joining the company, Cooper has produced the following feature films: Peele's Us (2019 film); Nia DaCosta's Candyman (2021 film); and Peele's Nope (film).
Feature Films:
Us released March 22,2019, shattering box office records [8] with a $70.3 million debut. This was the highest opening for a horror film and the second highest domestic opening for a live-action original film ever.[9] Fans praised[10] Us for its multilayered plot and strong performance, and many reviews responded enthusiastically to the film's abundant metaphors.[11] Richard Brody, in a review for the New Yorker declared the film a "colossal cinematic achievement" with "vast range-geographical, dramatic, and intellectual."[12] During filming, Ian Cooper went to great lengths[13] to ensure key plot points weren't linked early, in one instance telling passersby that the crew was filming a Verizon commercial.
Despite the challenges of opening during a global pandemic, Candyman released on August 27, 2021 taking the No.1[14] slot in the domestic box office. Candyman was directed by |Nia DaCosta and set a record as the first box office number 1 film to be directed by a black woman.[15] Ian Cooper spoke highly about the unity of the cast and crew throughout the filming process.[16] Reviews of the film praised the writing[17], directing[18], and social critiques[19], with Peter Bradshaw, writing for the Guardian, calling it a "tasty confection of satire and scorn".[20]
While few details have been released about Monkeypaw's latest film Nope, the teaser announcement[21] included a released date of July 22,2022. It has been confirmed[22] that the cast will include Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, and Steven Yeun. Fans have already expressed excitement about the film.[22]
Visual art[edit]
Cooper has had solo exhibitions in galleries and museums throughout the United States and abroad. His "mixed-media sculptures"[23] have been written about in The New York Times[24], Artforum[25], among others. His work is held in the permanent collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art[26] and the Pérez Art Museum.[27]
Cooper's art has been described as "obsessed with the dark side of adolescence and with how the transition from youth to adulthood is acted out in a variety of aesthetic statements."[25] Cooper's sculptures of "institutionalized surfaces"[28] "filtered through the aesthetics of his 1980s childhood, pervert the forms and features of K-12."[28] Works have featured references to ballet barres,[23] institutional projection screens, [23] and a "penetrated matador's cape."[23] Writing about his work, Artforum critic Alex Javonovich stated that Cooper's sculptures are "sensuous yet sterile" and "frantic and batty."[29]
Cooper's artistic style can be seen reflected in his film work, and themes and elements from his exhibiting art career have appeared in his contributions to films, including ballet barres[23] in scenes from Jordan Peele's Us.
Academia[edit]
Before entering the film world, Ian Cooper was on the sculpture faculty at New York University's Steinhardt School Department of Arts & Arts Professions from 2005 to 2017. Cooper also served as the lead faculty of the Senior Studio Program and was the program coordinator for the Senior Honors Studio program[30] across the first three years of its inception. During his tenure at NYU, Cooper co-created the NYU Curatorial Collaborative[3] which remains a capstone experience to the thesis program, as well as a cross-departmental program that unites a select group of curatorial graduate students from The Institute of Fine Art[31] with a group of jury-selected undergraduate visual artists from the Steinhardt Studio Art program. The initiative "fosters interdisciplinary teamwork that prepares both the artists and art historians for future projects in their respective fields"[32] and results in a series of exhibitions annually, held at the 80WSE Gallery.[33] Cooper also partnered with artist Sara Greenberger Rafferty to teach a Cartoon Logic[34] course at Michigan's Ox-Bow School of Art.[35][not in citation given]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Ian Cooper". IMDb.
- ↑ "Ian Cooper | Artist Overview | MutualArt". www.mutualart.com.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Senior Studio Program Coordinator".
- ↑ Kroll, Justin; Kroll, Justin (1 April 2021). "Following Oscar Nomination For 'Minari', Steven Yeun Eyes Jordan Peele's New Film At Universal".
- ↑ "Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts". 22 September 2021 – via Wikipedia.
- ↑ "Monkeypaw Productions". www.monkeypawproductions.com. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
- ↑ "Ian Cooper". Produced By Conference. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
- ↑ "Jordan Peele's 'Us' shatters box office records with $70.3 million". NBC News.
- ↑ Surrey, Miles (25 March 2019). "'Us' Is Proof That Original Films Can Still Scare Up Box Office Numbers". The Ringer.
- ↑ "SPOILER: Here's How the Internet Is Reacting to Jordan Peele's 'Us'". HYPEBEAST. 22 March 2019.
- ↑ Dargis, Manohla (20 March 2019). "'Us' Review: Jordan Peele's Creepy Latest Turns a Funhouse Mirror on Us" – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ Nast, Condé (23 March 2019). "Review: Jordan Peele's "Us" Is a Colossal Cinematic Achievement". The New Yorker.
- ↑ staff, T. H. R.; staff, T. H. R. (11 November 2019). "How Producers on 'Irishman,' 'Once Upon a Time' and 10 More Best Picture Contenders Overcame Their Biggest Challenges".
- ↑ Galuppo, Mia; Galuppo, Mia (29 August 2021). "Box Office: 'Candyman' Slashes Its Way to $22M Opening".
- ↑ updated, Corey Chichizola last (2 September 2021). "Candyman's Yahya Abdul-Mateen II And Teyonah Parris Thank Fans After Nia DaCosta's Movie Makes Box Office History". CINEMABLEND.
- ↑ "Candyman - Ian Cooper - producer" – via www.youtube.com.
- ↑ Nast, Condé (26 August 2021). ""Candyman," Reviewed: A Sequel That Cuts Far Deeper Than the Original". The New Yorker.
- ↑ Dargis, Manohla (26 August 2021). "'Candyman' Review: Who Can Take a Sunrise, Sprinkle It With Blood?" – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ Gleiberman, Owen; Gleiberman, Owen (25 August 2021). "'Candyman' Review: A Slasher Movie with a Sharper Social Edge Than the Original".
- ↑ "Candyman review – BLM horror reboot is superb confection of satire and scorn". the Guardian. 25 August 2021.
- ↑ "Jordan Peele Unveils Next Horror Film 'Nope' With Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer and Steven Yeun".
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 "Jordan Peele's next movie will be called 'Nope'". NBC News.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 "IAN COOPER – OFF/OFF : HALSEY MCKAY GALLERY".
- ↑ Smith, Roberta (16 November 2001). "ART IN REVIEW; 'The Worst of Gordon Pym Continued'" – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 "Ian Cooper at CUE Art Foundation". www.artforum.com.
- ↑ "Whitney Museum of American Art". whitney.org.
- ↑ "PAMM | Pérez Art Museum Miami". www.pamm.org.
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 "Halsey McKay Gallery". www.artforum.com.
- ↑ https://www.artforum.com/pics/ian-cooper-55741
- ↑ "Mark Your Calendars! Upcoming Events at the IFA – IFAcontemporary".
- ↑ "The Institute of Fine Arts, NYU". ifa.nyu.edu.
- ↑ https://www.nyucuratorialcollaborative.org
- ↑ https://80wse.org
- ↑ https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889e73e4b0a2c1f9891289/t/56902ba2c21b8644c8ac58a0/1452288932909/2016+Summer+Catalog.pdf
- ↑ "Ox-Bow". Ox-Bow.
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