PAST EXHIBITION

Drawing on Film

May 29, 2008—June 24, 2008

Drawing Room
Drawing on Film will survey the practice of “direct film”—the process of drawing, scratching, or otherwise manipulating film stock to create images without a camera. The series will present works spanning from the late 1930s to the present and will highlight an overlooked facet of experimental film. Many of the works to be exhibited are seminal films in the history of the genre—including Len Lye's A Colour Box and Norman McLaren's Blinkity Blank—while other, more contemporary works are being screened for the first time. By showcasing films from over seven decades, Drawing on Film will present an overview of the rich legacy of direct film. Artists include: Stan Brakhage, Robert Breer, Amy Granat, Pierre Hébert, Len Lye, Norman McLaren, Bärbel Neubauer, Jenny Perlin, Jennifer Reeves, Richard Reeves, Dieter Roth, Harry Smith, and Jennifer West.

Friday, June 27 at 8:30pm
Four films by Stan Brakhage
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Saturday, June 28 at 6:30 pm
Films by Dieter Roth, Amy Granat, and Sam Parker
 
In the Drawing Room at 40 Wooster
 

Admission is free
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Friday, June 27, 8:30 – 9:30 pm

Join us for a rare screening of hand-painted 16mm films by Stan Brakhage: Glaze of Cathexis (1990) 3 min.; Night Music (1986) 30 sec.; Rage Net (1988) 1 min.; and Microgarden (2001) 3 min. Films will be screened throughout the hour.


Saturday, June 28, 6:30 – 8:00 PM


The Drawing Center will present Dieter Roth's rarely seen 16mm film Dot, 1956–62, 2:39 min. and new films by Amy Granat including 2+1+1+2 (for Niki), 2008, 10 min. and Sam Parker's An Outdoor Overture, 2008, 3 min.

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