Art Cinema @ MIMA #5

Art Cinema @ mima returns to Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art for a one-off special on Sunday December 1st.

Showing artists' videos and films from Duchamp, George Landow, Jean Cocteau, Toni Basil and more.

Starting at 2pm and finishing at 3.30pm including the opportunity to discuss the films over a seasonal beverage.

Free and open to all, some scenes may unsuitable children or the very normal.

George Landow

Art Cinema @ mima #4

Rachel McLean's The Lion and the Unicorn, 2012

The fourth and final (for now) Art Cinema @ mima event occurred earlier this month. It was the best attended yet and a great finale for the programme. Thanks to all the film makers who showed their work; to mima - especially Martin for sorting out the a/v  and Claire and Marie for supporting the programme; Alyson Agar; Amos Vogel for his support from beyond the grave in choosing the films; and everyone that came down.

Playlist for Art Cinema # 4

A great afternoon, thanks to everyone that got involved!
Playlist for Art Cinema #4:
Losing my House to Alzheimer's by Ella Deacy 2012
Ballet Mécanique by Fernand Léger, 1924 with a new soundtrack by By Toutatis
Aos by Yoji Kuri 1924
Excerpts from 8x8: A Chess Sonata by Hans Richer and Jean Cocteau 1957 and The Chess Show USA by Clinton Wittstruck 1990-98
Artist's Statement by Charlotte Young, 2011
The Lion and the Unicorn, 2012 by Rachel Maclean

Art Cinema @ mima : March 3rd

B-17 by Artutro Cubacub and Sarah Weis

The third of the artists' film screenings I've been helping organise occurs on Sunday March 5th at 2pm. There will be usual diverse mixture of old and new films, this time including B-17: A Mini Epic by Arturo Cubacub and the artist Sarah Weis of i^3.

B-17 is one of my personal favourites. The first of several collaborations between Cubacub and Weis, it combines a innovative hyper-real film making style, an amazing guady lo-fi setting, intense political satire, and a larger than life performance by Weis, who is also a great Theremin player.

Sunday March 3rd 2pm-3.30pm

Free Entry / Recommended 18+ / contains scenes some may find disturbing

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (mima)
Centre Square
Middlesbrough
TS1 2AZ

See you there!

Art Cinema @ Mima

Art Cinema at mima is a series of four screenings curated by yours truly and taking place at Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (mima). The first one took place earlier this month. The films featured were:
Entr'acte - France, 1924, director René Clair
Un Chien Andalou - France, 1929, director Luis Buñeul with Salvador Dali
Meshes of the Afternoon - USA 1943, director Maya Deren with Alexander Hammid (new score by Year of Birds)
Gertie the Dinosaur - USA 1914, director Winsor McCay
Gimmie The Mermaid - USA 2002, director Tim Maloney
Violent Combat Robots - USA c2007, director Tim Maloney

The next screenings are:
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 3RD from 2PM to 3.30PM
SUNDAY MARCH 3RD from 2PM to 3.30PM
SUNDAY APRIL 7TH from 2PM to 3.30PM

all screenings are free, and many not be suitable for the young or the very very normal

Although full running orders are always shrouded in a bit of mystery future attractions will include:
The Lion and the Unicorn by Rachel Maclean
B-17  Arturo Cubacub and Sara Weis
Simon of the Desert by Luis Buñeul
and excepts from The Chess Show by Botielus and Cybele

Art Cinema at mima

I will be curating a series of four video art screenings at Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art - also known as mima - beginning on Sunday the 6th of January and on the first Sunday of February, March and April 2013. Each event will be run from 2pm to 3.30pm, be totally free, and feature a wide range of short films and video artworks designed to be seen in a cinematic environment. There will also be the chance to talk about the films, which will range from the early days to of Surrealist cinema to the very recent.

Click here for the first Art Cinema at mima event on Facebook.

Click here for mima's website.

Un Chien Andalou