Zoe Beloff is an artist, filmmaker, writer, and cosmopolitan without a fixed home, residing in New York. Her creative goal is to produce art that engages and stimulates discussions. Focusing on social justice, she establishes connections between historical contexts and the present to envision a more equal future. Her diverse projects encompass a variety of mediums, such as films, drawings, and archival materials, all unified by thematic threads. She proposes novel communal structures in works like “The Coney Island Amateur Psychoanalytic Society and its Circle 1926 – 1972” and “The Days of the Commune.” Her projects like “The Infernal Dream of Mutt and Jeff” and “Emotions go to Work” delve into the connections between labor, technology, and mental states.
Recently, Zoe completed a trilogy of films based on unrealized concepts proposed by radical artists such as Eisenstein’s scenario “Glass House,” Brecht’s “A Model Family
in a Model Home,” and James Agee’s “The Tramp’s New World.”
Several of her projects transition into book form, including her latest publication showcasing the panoramic painting “Parade of the Old New,” an allegorical depiction of America during tumultuous times. Presently, she’s collaborating with her longstanding cinematographer and partner in adventure, Eric Muzzy, on a documentary public art project called “@ WORK.”
Zoe’s work has been exhibited on the global stage, from the Whitney Museum Biennale and Site Santa Fe to the M HKA Museum in Antwerp and the Pompidou Center in Paris. She’s also been featured at international film festivals like Rotterdam and FID Marseille. However, Zoe finds particular joy in engaging with alternative venues that offer free access to the community for events and conversations. Some of these venues in New York City include The Coney Island Museum, Participant, Momenta, and The James Gallery at the CUNY Graduate Center. Alongside her creative pursuits, she serves as a professor at Queens College CUNY.
