Plenty: Dichtung und Wahrheit

PLENTY: DICHTUNG UND WAHRHEIT
London Event Gallery
Tuesday 1 November 2011, from 7pm

The free screening series PLENTY has proposed a new way of looking at artists’ films by showing only a single work, regardless of its duration. Each film was given the freedom to unfold on its own terms, and the viewer is given the time and space to consider it. This is the last event in the series.

Dichtung und Wahrheit (Peter Kubelka, 2003)

Tuesday 1 November 2011, from 7pm
DICHTUNG UND WAHRHEIT

DICHTUNG UND WAHRHEIT (Poetry and Truth
Peter Kubelka, Austria, 2003, 16mm, colour, silent, 13 minutes

In cinema, as in anthropological study, the ready-made reveal ssome of the fundamental poetry and truth of our lives. Peter Kubelka unearthed sequences of discarded takes from advertising films and presents them, almost untouched, as documents that unwittingly offer valuable and humorous insights into the human condition.

“Peter Kubelka is the world's greatest filmmaker – which is to say, simply: see his films! … by all means/above all else … et cetera.” (Stan Brakhage)

Peter Kubelka (born 1933) is an artist, anthropologist, cook and teacher. Active as a filmmaker over five decades, his total output amounts to some sixty-two minutes of screen time in which he explores the essential qualities of cinema.

PLENTY is a free monthly screening series selected by Mark Webber, and forms part of the Brief Habits programme curated by Shama Khanna. Supported by Arts Council England.


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E:vent Gallery
96 Teesdale Street, London, E2 6PU
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Nearest Tube: Bethnal Green
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Doors 7pm. Projection 7:30pm.

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Plenty: Bouvier and Prusakova

PLENTY: BOUVIER AND PRUSAKOVA
London X Marks The Bökship
Tuesday 26 July 2011, from 7pm

The free screening series PLENTY proposes a new way of looking at artists’ films by showing only a single work, regardless of its duration. Each film is given the freedom to unfold on its own terms, and the viewer is given the time and space to consider it.

Bouvier and Prusakova (Marya Alford, 2005)

Tuesday 26 July 2011, from 7pm
BOUVIER AND PRUSAKOVA

BOUVIER AND PRUSAKOVA
Marya Alford, USA, 2005, 16mm, colour, sound, 25 minutes

To accompany images of cherry blossom against a radiant blue sky, a voice reads an autobiographical account of a relationship. The text is excerpted from the Warren Commission testimony of the wife of Lee Harvey Oswald, assassin of President John F. Kennedy. Titled by the maiden names of their widows, the film parallels the lives of both women. Screening to coincide with the 70th birthday of Marina Oswald Porter.

Marya Alford (born 1979) studied at Otis College and USC, Los Angeles. She works primarily in photography and installation. Bouvier and Prusakova is her only film to date.

PLENTY is a free monthly screening series selected by Mark Webber, and forms part of the Brief Habits programme curated by Shama Khanna. Supported by Arts Council England.


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X Marks The Bökship
210/3 Cambridge Heath Road, Bethnal Green, London, E2 9NQ
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Nearest Train: Cambridge Heath
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Doors 7pm. Projection 7:30pm.

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Plenty: Joseph Cornell

PLENTY: JOSEPH CORNELL
London Event Gallery
Monday 20 June 2011, from 7pm

The free screening series PLENTY proposes a new way of looking at artists’ films by showing only a single work, regardless of its duration. Each film is given the freedom to unfold on its own terms, and the viewer is given the time and space to consider it.

A Fable for Fountains (Joseph Cornell & Rudy Burckhardt, 1957)

Monday 20 May 2011, from 7pm
JOSEPH CORNELL

THE AVIARY / NYMPHLIGHT / A FABLE FOR FOUNTAINS
Joseph Cornell & Rudy Burckhardt, USA, 1955-57, 16mm, b/w & colour, sound, 19 minutes

A trilogy of films, united on a single reel, which offer a magical glimpse at New York long since passed. In each, a young woman drifts through the city’s streets and parks, embodying the artists’ distinctive qualities of melancholia and childlike wonder.

“Joseph Cornell describes the marginal area where the conscious and the unconscious meet.” (P. Adams Sitney, Visionary Film)

The artist Joseph Cornell (1903-72) is best known for his enigmatic box constructions. His films likewise used found materials, but on occasion he employed filmmakers Rudy Burckhardt, Stan Brakhage or Larry Jordan to photograph original footage under his direction.

PLENTY is a free monthly screening series selected by Mark Webber, and forms part of the Brief Habits programme curated by Shama Khanna. Supported by Arts Council England.


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E:vent Gallery
96 Teesdale Street, London, E2 6PU
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Nearest Tube: Bethnal Green
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Doors 7pm. Projection 7:30pm.

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Plenty: Filmmakers' Holiday

PLENTY: FILMMAKERS HOLIDAY
London Event Gallery
Tuesday 31 May 2011, from 7pm

The free screening series PLENTY proposes a new way of looking at artists’ films by showing only a single work, regardless of its duration. Each film is given the freedom to unfold on its own terms, and the viewer is given the time and space to consider it.

Filmmakers' Holiday (Johan van der Keuken, 1974)

Tuesday 31 May 2011, from 7pm
FILMMAKERS' HOLIDAY

VAKANTIE VAN DE FILMER (FILMMAKERS' HOLIDAY)
Johan van der Keuken, Netherlands, 1974, 16mm, b/w & colour, sound, 39 minutes

During a family holiday in the South of France, the filmmaker reflects on his life and career, interweaving excerpts from previous works, fragments of poetry, and the wartime memories of elderly neighbours. As he discovers the world through his son’s eyes, the film veers from the intimate to explore the universal motif of the passage from life to death.

“One of those small masterpieces one encounters by surprise.” (Jean-Paul Fargier, Cahiers du Cinéma)

The prolific documentary maker Johan van der Keuken (1938-2001) is also celebrated photographer. His 55 films, which have been shown in major retrospectives around the world, often explore themes of anthropology, ethnography and economics from a personal viewpoint.

PLENTY is a free monthly screening series selected by Mark Webber, and forms part of the Brief Habits programme curated by Shama Khanna. Supported by Arts Council England.


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E:vent Gallery
96 Teesdale Street, London, E2 6PU
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Nearest Tube: Bethnal Green
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Plenty: Plastic Haircut

PLENTY: PLASTIC HAIRCUT
London Event Gallery
Tuesday 12 April 2011, from 7pm

The free screening series PLENTY proposes a new way of looking at artists’ films by showing only a single work, regardless of its duration. Each film is given the freedom to unfold on its own terms, and the viewer is given the time and space to consider it.

Plastic Haircut (Robert Nelson, 1963)

Tuesday 12 April 2011, from 7pm
PLASTIC HAIRCUT

PLASTIC HAIRCUT
Robert Nelson, USA, 1963, 16mm, b/w, sound, 15 minutes

Two actors perform absurd actions in sets composed of geometric shapes. Two experts try to explain what it all means. Goofing off in positive/negative space, Robert Nelson and collaborators William T. Wiley, Ron Hudson, R.G. Davis and Steve Reich construct a spirited work that invokes Alfred Jarry, Dada and improvised theatre.

“None of us knew anything about making movies, but we all knew about art (namely that it had something to do with having a good time).” (Robert Nelson)

Robert Nelson (born 1930) was a key figure of the post-war independent film scene and one of the founders of Canyon Cinema. His belief that filmmaking should be primarily a fun activity created some of the most entertaining and infectious works of the American underground.

PLENTY is a free monthly screening series selected by Mark Webber, and forms part of the Brief Habits programme curated by Shama Khanna. Supported by Arts Council England.


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E:vent Gallery
96 Teesdale Street, London, E2 6PU
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Nearest Tube: Bethnal Green
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Doors 7pm. Projection 7:30pm.

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Plenty: O'er the Land

PLENTY: O'ER THE LAND
London Event Gallery
Tuesday 8 March 2011, from 7pm

The free screening series PLENTY proposes a new way of looking at artists’ films by showing only a single work, regardless of its duration. Each film is given the freedom to unfold on its own terms, and the viewer is given the time and space to consider it.

O'er the Land (Deborah Stratman, 2009)

Tuesday 8 March 2011, from 7pm
O'ER THE LAND

O'ER THE LAND
Deborah Stratman, USA, 2009, 16mm, colour, sound, 52 minutes

Marine Corps pilot William Rankin ejected from his jet into a severe thunderstorm, surviving lightening strikes in a 40-minute descent. 50 years later, his account is the starting point for O'ER THE LAND's contemplation of American national identity that takes in Revolutionary War re-enactments, high school football games, gun shows, firefighters and border patrols.

"Rarely since Werner Herzog’s STROSZEK has there been such a keen-eyed portrayal of all-American madness." (Jason Anderson, Eye Weekly)

Deborah Stratman (born 1967) is a Chicago-based artist working in photography, sound, drawing and installation. Her films use experimental and documentary techniques to explore an interest in landscapes, mythologies and systems.

PLENTY is a free monthly screening series selected by Mark Webber, and forms part of the Brief Habits programme curated by Shama Khanna. Supported by Arts Council England.


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E:vent Gallery
96 Teesdale Street, London, E2 6PU
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Nearest Tube: Bethnal Green
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Plenty: Barbara's Blindness

PLENTY: BARBARA'S BLINDNESS
London Event Gallery
Tuesday 8 February 2011, from 7pm

The free screening series PLENTY proposes a new way of looking at artists’ films by showing only a single work, regardless of its duration. Each film is given the freedom to unfold on its own terms, and the viewer is given the time and space to consider it.

Barbara's Blindness (Joyce Wieland & Betty Ferguson, 1964)

Tuesday 8 February 2011, from 7pm
BARBARA'S BLINDNESS

BARBARA'S BLINDNESS
Joyce Wieland & Betty Ferguson, Canada, 1964, 17 minutes

Constructed from found and stock footage, Barbara's Blindness is a meditation on vision and adversity, drawing humour and pathos from a moralising educational film. “We started out with a dull film about a little blind girl named Mary and ended up with something that made us get crazy.”

Joyce Wieland (1931-88) was a pioneer of patriotic and feminist Canadian art. Though primarily known as a filmmaker, she was also a distinguished painter and mixed media artist. Wieland’s lifelong friend Betty Ferguson (born 1933) went on to make three found footage films of her own in the 1970s.

PLENTY is a free monthly screening series selected by Mark Webber, and forms part of the Brief Habits programme curated by Shama Khanna. Supported by Arts Council England.


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96 Teesdale Street, London, E2 6PU
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Nearest Tube: Bethnal Green
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Plenty: Cocullo

PLENTY: COCULLO
London Event Gallery
Tuesday 11 January 2011, from 7pm

The screening series PLENTY proposes a new way of looking at artists’ films by showing only a single work, regardless of its duration. Each film is given the freedom to unfold on its own terms, and the viewer is given the time and space to consider it.

Cocullo (Nino Pezzella, 2000-06)

Tuesday 11 January 2011, from 7pm
COCULLO

COCULLO
Nino Pezzella, Italy, 2000-06, 30 minutes

Snakes alive! For the annual Festa dei Serpari in Cocullo, a statue of San Domenico is adorned with snakes and paraded through the village streets, escorted by bagpipes and a marching band. Traditional foods are prepared using time-honoured methods. Pezzella’s dynamic film collides sounds and images as it follows this extraordinary ritual and its participants.

Painter and filmmaker Nino Pezzella (born 1961, Wiesbaden) studied at the Städelschule, Frankfurt, where he now teaches life drawing. His current work documents the lives of the Femminielli in Naples.

PLENTY is a free monthly screening series selected by Mark Webber, and forms part of the Brief Habits programme curated by Shama Khanna.


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96 Teesdale Street, London, E2 6PU
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Nearest Tube: Bethnal Green
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Doors 7pm. Projection 7:30pm.

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Plenty: Ägypten

PLENTY: ÄGYPTEN (EGYPT)
London Event Gallery
Tuesday 30 November 2010, from 7pm

PLENTY proposes a new way of looking at artists’ films by showing only a single work, regardless of its duration. Each film is given the freedom to unfold on its own terms, and the viewer is given the time and space to consider it.

Ägypten (Kathrin Resetarits, 1997)

Tuesday 2 November 2010, from 7pm
ÄGYPTEN

ÄGYPTEN (EGYPT)
Kathrin Resetarits, Austria, 1997, 10 minutes

Ägypten takes viewers on a journey into the silent world of sign language, exploring visual communication between people of all ages. Children recount movie scenes and an expedition to the pyramids, a woman signs a traditional Viennese ballad and a group of pensioners socialise. The film uses the power of cinema to explore this theme with humour and compassion.

Kathrin Resetarits (born 1973) is a Viennese writer, actress and filmmaker. Her other films include Fremde (1999) and Ich Bin Ich (2006). She played a leading role in Barbara Albert’s Fallen (1997) and has worked as an assistant to Michael Haneke.

PLENTY is a free monthly screening series selected by Mark Webber, and forms part of the Brief Habits programme curated by Shama Khanna.


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96 Teesdale Street, London, E2 6PU
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Plenty: The End

PLENTY: THE END
London Event Gallery
Tuesday 2 November 2010, from 7pm

PLENTY proposes a new way of looking at artists’ films by showing only a single work, regardless of its duration. Each film is given the freedom to unfold on its own terms, and the viewer is given the time and space to consider it.

The End (Christopher Maclaine, 1953)

Tuesday 2 November 2010, from 7pm
THE END

“Ladies and gentlemen. We asked you before to insert yourself into the cast, now we ask you to write this story. Here is a character. Here is the most beautiful music on earth. Here are some pictures. What is happening?”

THE END
Christopher Maclaine, USA, 1953, 35 minutes

The End follows the last day on earth for six of ‘our friends’ living in the shadow of the atomic bomb. Cryptic camerawork and disjointed cutting conspire to salvage narrative from unrelated images, accompanied by a barely coherent rant of existential despair. An anti-film infused with dark, ironic humour; deliciously inept and inadvertently glorious.

Christopher Maclaine (1923-75) was a marginal figure in the early beatnik scene of North Beach, San Francisco. He wrote poetry and prose, and made four films. Maclaine’s heavy use of amphetamines ultimately rendered him debilitated, resulting in hospital internments and early death.

PLENTY is a free monthly screening series selected by Mark Webber, and forms part of the Brief Habits programme curated by Shama Khanna.


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E:vent Gallery
96 Teesdale Street, London, E2 6PU
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Nearest Tube: Bethnal Green
FREE ADMISSION
Small space. Arrive early.

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