The Juan Downey International Contest has been held since 1993 by the Chilean Corporation of Video and Electronic Arts (CChV) as a tribute to the Chilean architect and artist Juan Downey (1940-1993), who was a pioneer in video art, video essay, expanded cinema and interactive installations. With a 29-year history, this event is an important instance for video art in the local and international scene, which shows the changes in formats, languages and technologies in the field.
Microscope is very pleased to present Anthony McCall’s groundbreaking piece “Light Describing a Cone” (1973) as part of its series of imageless film performances and other works in connection and collaboration with the current series “Imageless Films” at Anthology Film Archives.
Taking a cup in your hand, emptying it, holding it under water scrubbing, rinsing, putting it on the draining board, over and over again – all actions that usually happen unconsciously and automatically. Who has ever actually dedicated time to thinking about the task of washing up? Margaret Raspé is fascinated by day-to-day tasks, and devotes most of her films to them. The special aspect about her work is the camera perspective, which is provided by her “camera helmet”. Positioned on her head, the camera follows her movements and, in doing so, records the act of washing up.
The Chicago Film Society is proud to announce Celluloid Now: four days of screenings, workshops, and other events showcasing the work of analog filmmakers and artists alongside archival rediscoveries and restorations.
Dana Berman Duff has long been a vital force in Los Angeles’ media arts. Astonishing in her versatility, Duff moves fluidly between Super-8mm and 16mm film, video, multi-channel installation, photography, drawing and sculpture. Regardless of the medium, Duff’s work is infused with her subtle wit, tactile delight and deeply reflective conceptual structure. Tonight’s program includes selections from the Catalogue Series, in which fantasy tableaux and objects from the pages of a designer furniture knock-off catalogue are reworked into contemplations on the control and selling of desire. Duff’s art is in collections of The Museum of Modern Art and New Museum of Contemporary Art, and her films have shown in the Toronto, Rotterdam, Edinburgh and other international film festivals.
Designed Reminiscence Vol.3 is the third iteration of a larger screening series dedicated to sharing personal moving-image art (experimental non-fiction work) that explores concepts of home.This particular program seeks projects (no longer than 20 minutes) that respond to historical and contemporary geopolitical events and circumstances.We’re interested in works that utilize experimental methodologies as a means to explore this complex intersection of realities.
