Alex Prager

for a city known for its impermanence this concrete masterpiece is a strong, much needed statement for Los Angeles. Thank you Michael for bringing new life to @lacma through 20+ years of perseverance and against all odds. i love this museum and i can't wait for you all to experience it

it was surreal celebrating DreamQuil with everyone at @sxsw and to finally watch with a live audience - to hear the gasps, laughs and cries. @elizabethbanks blew me away with her dual role performance as The Carols @therealjohncreilly brought the heart every single take. My incredible cast and crew were a dream bringing this to life with me. @juliettelewis @kathrynnewton @lamorne @sofisia7 @tobytobes4 thank you @patriotpictures , brownstone, republic/ @paramountpics @hanway_films @bigvalleypictures and @artsandsciences_ and @secretagentm @dfriedman @trustalexandra @sarahschweitzman @lisaziven for all your support thank you to @dropbox and @austinproperhotel for throwing us such a chic afterparty  thank you @tildebymatilde and @rachelnicolepagan for glam. @hermes for the gorgeous look.  📸: @atwes

to all those who think Filmmaking is difficult I have no idea what you’re talking about I found this experience easy serene and downright relaxing. Similar to breathing or brushing one’s teeth it came so naturally I hardly even realized when it was happening. NOT!!!😉 making this movie was the most challenging thing i’ve ever done in my entire life. i understand with every inch of my being why filmmaking is a wholeheartedly collaborative endeavor - to my entire cast and crew and producers who all had the same goal as me - i couldn’t have done this without you. i love you! @elizabethbanks @therealjohncreilly @juliettelewis @kathrynnewton @lamorne @tobytobes4 @sofisia7 My sister @vanessaprager and I wrote this script in the middle of the pandemic we wondered what life would be like if machines and automation took over and our own humanity started taking a backseat. Little did we know that we would be in the crux of that question by the time this film was released. it seems to be the question on everyone’s lips. i was thinking about Brazil, Total Recall, Vertigo and Eternal Sunshine a lot while making this. thank you @sxsw @patriotpictures , brownstone, republic/ @paramountpics @hanway_films @bigvalleypictures and @artsandsciences_ whom I couldn’t have done this without and @secretagentm @dfriedman @trustalexandra @sarahschweitzman @lisaziven for all your support thank you to @dropbox and @austinproperhotel for throwing us such a chic afterparty thank you @tildebymatilde and @rachelnicolepagan for glam. @hermes for the gorgeous look. 📸 : @atwes

Carol Two hosts a celebratory dinner party Gary Gibson fawns over her. Photo © DreamQuil (2026)

Detail of Gibson Apartment Block, sullied by microplastics in the air gives the dense orange glow. Photo © DreamQuil (2026)

Detail of Gibson Apartment Block, sullied by microplastics in the air gives the dense orange glow. Photo © DreamQuil (2026)

David Canfield and @hollywoodreporter thank you for the @dreamquilmovie writeup. thank you for seeing DreamQuil in all its strangeness, beauty, absurdity and importance. I’m so excited beyond what words can describe to share this movie with the world. Austin first… @SXSW march 16 & 17 see you there!!! @elizabethbanks you’re the only person who could have played The Carols and make us believe. @therealjohncreilly  you legend, thank you for bringing the emotional truth. I had the best cast and crew and partner in crime who I wrote this with @vanessaprager !!! @elizabethbanks  @therealjohncreilly @sofisia7 @juliettelewi @kathrynnewton @lamorne @tobytobes4 @annamariedobbins @lolcrawleyascbsc @anniebeauchampdesign @blindbeaglevfx  @mattchesse  @bradbesser @callanstokes  @nigel_godrich  @chadpeter @noisestudio.xyz @michaelgregory._ @tim_stipan @littlerabbitlittlerabbit @tinaroeslerkerwin @tonygardner @_p.a.ra.l.l.a.x_ @alihelnwein @unbridledsound Paul Rogers Feeling uncomfortable things is okay because that’s a sign that we’re alive, but most people these days want to numb themselves or go to sleep so they don’t have to experience something uncomfortable. I wanted to look into that: What are the consequences of deciding you’re not going to confront feeling uncomfortable? Thank you for backing me every step of the way on this one @paramountpics  @patriotpictures @hanway_films  brownstone @bigvalleypictures @artsandsciences

when dior asked me to shoot Marion Cotillard in 2015 i was thinking a lot about her role as Joan of Arc. Marion had performed with the New York Philharmonic that year (2015) portraying Joan of Arc in the oratorio Jeanne d’Arc au Bûcher and i really wanted to incorporate that iconic imagery into the shoot. i had the idea to put her in the flames metaphorically and literally but in the safest way possible. she was inches away from the flames the entire shoot. Marion is such a force who also happens to be a warm and wonderful person. 1) behind the scenes with @marioncotillard for @dior 2) final image 3) clip from The Passion of Joan of Arc 1928, Carl Theodore Dreyer

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ALEX PRAGER ECHOES OF DISSONANCE
2026.03.07—05.02 艾莉克斯．普拉格

TAO ART is delighted to present 𝘌𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, an exhibition bringing together a selection of works by Los Angeles-based artist and filmmaker Alex Prager. This marks Prager’s first solo exhibition in Taiwan, presented in collaboration with Lehmann Maupin (@lehmannmaupin ), opening on March 7, 2026. This exhibition includes her recent short film 𝘙𝘶𝘯, featuring Katherine Waterston. Part catastrophe, part tragicomedy, the film transforms the urban landscape into a large-scale pinball machine, precisely choreographed and meticulously staged. Referencing the aesthetics of old Hollywood, a physical, almost slapstick narrative takes shape; the vulnerabilities of the human body and the eccentricities of costume become comedic and charming. Alex Prager’s work is often as visually stunning as it is unsettling, known for its masterfully staged moments of suspense and fabricated, stylised imagery. 𝘌𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 illuminates Prager’s hypersensitivity to the tension between artifice and reality, exploring the possibilities inherent in subtle shifts of perception. TAO ART 欣然呈現「Echoes of Dissonance」，展出洛杉磯藝術家暨電影導演艾莉克絲．普拉格 (@alexprager ) 的一系列精選作品。本展為普拉格於台灣的首次個展，與立木畫廊 (@lehmannmaupin ) 合作呈現，將於 2026 年 3 月 7 日開幕。 本次展覽亦展出她近期的短片作品《Run》，由凱薩琳．華特斯頓 (Katherine Waterston) 擔綱演出。在這部帶有災難元素、亦頗具黑色喜劇氣質的影片中，普拉格以經過精準編排與細緻調度的場面，將小鎮景觀轉化為一座巨型彈珠台。《Run》不僅挪用古典好萊塢電影的視覺美學，也透過近乎鬧劇式的肢體語言，使人類身體的脆弱性與誇張怪誕的服裝造型顯得既滑稽又迷人。 艾莉克絲．普拉格的作品同時具有令人驚豔的視覺魅力與不安的心理張力。她擅長以巧妙的場面調度製造出扣人心弦的瞬間，建構出風格強烈而精巧打造的視覺語言。「Echoes of Dissonance」揭示了她對虛構與現實之間張力的高度敏銳，以及她對感知游移所蘊含之多重可能性的持續探索。 
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Exhibition in collaboration with Lehmann Maupin

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ALEX PRAGER 艾莉克斯．普拉格 𝘚𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱, 2022, archival pigment print, 101.6 x 196.6 cm (print), detail. ©ALEX PRAGER Courtesy Alex Prager Studio and Lehmann Maupin, New York, Seoul, and London.

On the miniature set of DreamQuil built by the warren brothers @blindbeaglevfx who are 3rd generation miniature makers and special effects craftsmen. Their work is always at the highest level and epitomizes movie magic. Miniatures and in camera practical effects are synonymous with my process and are the heart of much of my world building. For me, it was vital to work practically for DreamQuil given the current fascination with automated technologies what you see isn’t always what it appears to be. @dreamquilmovie World premiere at @SXSW this March

ahhhhh!! this has been such a long time coming… I’m so happy I can finally share with you all in the world!!! my first feature film DreamQuil is having its world premiere at @SXSW . I had the best cast, I’m so grateful to each for giving me their heart forever immortalized in DreamQuil @elizabethbanks @therealjohncreilly @sofisia7 @juliettelewis @kathrynnewton @lamorne @tobytobes4 @annamariedobbins I wrote this film with my sister, @vanessaprager and it was my great fortune to have the most incredible craftsmen helping me bring it to life. @lolcrawleyascbsc @anniebeauchampdesign @blindbeaglevfx @mattchesse @bradbesser @callanstokes @nigel_godrich @chadpeter @noisestudio.xyz @michaelgregory._ @tim_stipan @littlerabbitlittlerabbit @tinaroeslerkerwin @tonygardner I got to use classic movies techniques and shoot in the greatest movie city on earth, the city I was born - Los Angeles, California. Making a movie was the most simultaneously exhilarating and excruciating experience I’ve ever had and I absolutely cannot wait to make my next… Thank you for believing in DreamQuil and all the endless support you've given me!! @paramountpics @patriotpictures @hanway_films @bigvalleypictures @artsandsciences_ brownstone @dreamquilmovie

i was thinking about Hopper and Lynch and the women who built this city; a city created out of dreams, myth, the mystical and unorthodox social thought. there was something that brought to mind a sort of ritual taking place. i wanted to interpret a classic LA party that stirred up that same feeling. Installation view of HIDDEN HILLS (AFTER DARK), 2025 // 48 x 67.13 inches // @FOGfair this past weekend with @lehmannmaupin