Abstract
Four screenings curated by Claire M. Holdsworth (Kingston School of Art) with writer and director Professor Sue Clayton (Goldsmiths University London) and theorist Professor Laura Mulvey (Birkbeck, University of London) in partnership with LUX, London and the Whitechapel Gallery.
Each installment examined experimental film- and video- making in 1970s Britain, bringing together thematic collections of diverse works to explore how younger generations re-activate this recent past, engaging with essays in a new collection of writings. 4037
The opening event (Saturday 16 September) screened works by Clayton and Mulvey at Close-Up cinema, with a Q&A chaired by Helen de Witt (Curator, BFI). This was followed by a day-long series (Sunday 17 September) at the Whitechapel Gallery cinema: 'Activated Spaces' (chair, Clayton) with guest speaker Dr Steve Presence (Research Fellow, University of the West of England, Bristol); 'Listening In' (chair, Holdsworth) with Dr Lucy Reynolds (Senior Lecturer and researcher, Westminster University, London); and 'Time and Place' (chair Mulvey) with Kodwo Eshun (Lecturer in Contemporary Art Theory at Goldsmiths, Visiting Professor, Haut Ecole d'Art et Design, Genève and co-founder of the Turner Prize nominated Otolith Group).
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 17 Sept 2017 |
Bibliographical note
Impact: Both Close-Up and the Whitechapel Gallery included dedicated event pages and downloadable programmes on their public websites, circulated information in newsletters to mailing lists and published posts via social media channels including Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. As a project partner, the film distributor LUX, London also included a dedicated events page on their website, and circulated information via newswire mail-outs and social media platforms.Screenings were attended by members of the public, students, academics, filmmakers, artists, programmers, curators and gallerists amongst others from public institutions, production companies, cinema chains and higher educational institutions from all over Europe, with audience figures of around 40 attendees at Close up (sold out) and approximately 80 at the Whitechapel (including guests and ticket sales).
Keywords
- Art and design