Her Silent SeamingPerhaps more than most other forms of cinema, experimental film and video is an auteur’s medium through and through. Since the production model for avant-garde work is almost exclusively artisanal, with a single individual (or possibly a duo or an artists’ collective) making the work from a studio context similar to that or a sculptor or photographer, it only makes sense to consider these works are expressions of an artist’s point of view. As such, those of us who regularly engage with experimental work will inevitably use the artist as the primary mode of categorization—who to keep track of, who seems promising, etc.But there’s a bit more to it. One of the greatest joys of avant-garde filmgoing, as any fan will tell you, is seeing an expertly curated program of films, be they new short works, recontextualized classics, or some combination thereof. A...
- 1/22/2016
- by Michael Sicinski
- MUBI
Carolee Schneemann on 'Fuses' from Film Studies Center on Vimeo.
"Discerning moviegoers will barely have time to catch their breath this week amid the eclectic and heady mix of film festivals, retrospectives, classic movies and other cinematic treats screening around town." The town is Los Angeles and at the top of Susan King's roundup for the Times is the Counter Culture, Counter Cinema: An Avant-Garde Film Festival: "The opening program will feature Jack Smith's Flaming Creatures, José Rodriguez-Soltero's Lupe and Carolee Schneemann's Fuses. Schneemann and Jonas Mekas, pioneers in the avant-garde, will participate in a panel discussion after the screening. Ken Jacobs, another veteran filmmaker, is also a guest at the festival." Today through Saturday.
"Discerning moviegoers will barely have time to catch their breath this week amid the eclectic and heady mix of film festivals, retrospectives, classic movies and other cinematic treats screening around town." The town is Los Angeles and at the top of Susan King's roundup for the Times is the Counter Culture, Counter Cinema: An Avant-Garde Film Festival: "The opening program will feature Jack Smith's Flaming Creatures, José Rodriguez-Soltero's Lupe and Carolee Schneemann's Fuses. Schneemann and Jonas Mekas, pioneers in the avant-garde, will participate in a panel discussion after the screening. Ken Jacobs, another veteran filmmaker, is also a guest at the festival." Today through Saturday.
- 10/14/2010
- MUBI
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