Subversive Practices
SPECIAL SCREENING OF FILM AND VIDEOS FROM THE EXHIBITION
In the context of the exhibition „Subversive Practices“ the Württembergischer Kunstverein presents from July 5 on each Sunday at 4:30 pm a special screening of films and videos from the exhibition.
SCHEDULE
Sunday, July 5, 2009, 4:30 pm
ESQUIZO (SCHIZO), 1970
Ricardo Bofill/Taller de Arquitectura
Film on DVD, 80 min., English
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A study of the relationship between art and madness. An experimental documentary on the structure of a brain, the disquiet of an artist and his distorted vision of the world. The film describes the horror of the human condition, a mere instant between nothingness and nothingness.
Sunday, July 12, 2009, 4:30 pm
MIRÓ, L’ALTRE (MIRO, THE OTHER), 1969
Pere Portabella
16mm on DVD, 15 min., English
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One of the most significant projects at COAC was the film Miro, the other (1969) by Pere Portabella, who recorded the action paintings of Joan Miró at the front glass of the building – and the removal of the same, carried out by the artist himself.
see also: Diego Trerotola, in: www.pereportabella.com/eng/laltre_esp.html
DÓRA MAURER: CREATIVITY EXERCISES, 1976
Film on DVD, 25 min., English
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A film about the exercises of creative practices in the workshops of Hungarian conceptual artist Miklos Erdely.
ION GRIGORESCU
Mimicry, 1976, 1 min.
Boxing, 1977, 2:44 min.
Masculine – Feminine, 1976, 11:21 min.
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A selection of experimental films by Romanian multi media artist Ion Grigorescu, in which the artist circulates around his own body, appearance and disappearance.
Sunday, July 19, 2005, 4:30 pm
ARTE AL PASO (ART ON THE WAY), 1980
Francesco Mariotti and Lorenzo Bianda
Video documentation, 30:46 min., Original with English subtitles
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In 1979 a group of young artists began to carry out a series of projects combining experimentation with ‘poor’ materials with a reworking of the imaginary of urban and popular icons, from the political left. This was the start of the E.P.S Huayco workshop. One of its most important projects was “Art on the Way”, presented at Galería Forum in Lima. The artists reproduced images of ‘salchipapas’, a kind of fast-food, by creating a carpet of painted tins that covered the floor. The video documents the activities of the group and reflects its social cultural and economical contexts.
MATER DOLOROSA, 1979
Roberto Evangelista
Film on DVD, 11:48 min., Courtesy: MAC_USP, São Paulo
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In this poetic essay, filmed at Lake Arara on the Rio Negro (Amazon), the artist reflects on the "creation and survival of forms". The critic content of the video refers to the destruction of the environment and the economic exploitation of the local population. The concepts of "the country drowning" and "the shipwreck of culture", derived from Hélio Oiticica, are poetically materialized by the calabashes, a species of fruit typical of the region, which float in the river and are moulded by the water current.
MOVING
Juan Downey
Video, 27 min., Courtesy: Juan Downey Foundation
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From 1973 to 1977 Juan Downey carried out a project entitled Video Trans America (VTA), consisting of journeys over the American continent from New York to Tierra del Fuego with a portapak video camera with which he recorded a series of encounters and dérives across the continent. These images were to become the basis for a series of videos, installations and exhibitions in various cities around the world. Moving is a highly subjective piece, something like a lived diary of the artist’s recognition of the territory he travels over, recording the different collective experiences he had there.
Sunday, July 26, 2009, 4:30 pm
ESQUIZO (SCHIZO), 1970
Ricardo Bofill/Taller de Arquitectura
Film on DVD, 80 min., English
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A study of the relationship between art and madness. An experimental documentary on the structure of a brain, the disquiet of an artist and his distorted vision of the world. The film describes the horror of the human condition, a mere instant between nothingness and nothingness.
