Works by George Maciunas, Jonas Mekas and more In Person Only
Microscope is excited to present “By Way of Fluxus…” celebrating the spirit of Fluxus, artist friendships, and cross-cultural/generational exchange as the closing event of our current exhibition “Shigeru Izumi: Entrusted, New York Paintings 1959-1962.”
Lynn Loo (UK) is an international experimental filmmaker who explores the relationship between sound and image in film and video. She will be an artist in residence at Center (Tochigi/Japan) in March this year. She will be performing expended cinema and screening her latest work (Japan premiere). This will be a very rare opportunity to digest and trace Lynn's history.
Japanese film wizard Takashi Ito is rightfully considered one of the most unique and thrilling practitioners of experimental cinema over the last few decades, and his 16mm films routinely leave audiences awestruck. Utilizing a combination of extraordinary in-camera animation techniques and inspired photographic alchemy, Ito harnesses the fundamental processes of cinema with his visionary and technically astonishing analog methods to create films that re-fashion reality and conjure the impossible.
Duncan Reekie will present and perform a selection of work including early Super 8 films, recent digital video and the world premiere of a new performance. Reekie has been a malign influence on British Underground Cinema for over twenty years. He has produced a diverse body of work that explores a variety of styles, techniques and purpose, including narrative drama, scratching and colouring celluloid, multiple superimpositions, video collage and lyrical visions.
In association with purge.xxx, Close-Up presents a rare programme of Matthias Müller’s earliest film works, in the presence of sound designer and composer, Dirk Schaefer.
Aus der Ferne - The Memo Book, 1989, 28 minSleepy Haven, 1993, 15 minAlpsee, 1994, 15 minPensão Globo, 1997, 15 minVacancy, 1998, 14 min
Xenia Open Air Film Festival is an international event that celebrates the concept and practice of Hospitality, which has been an integral part of many cultures since ancient times. Stories about Hospitality often revolve around a mutual exchange between hosts and guests, and globally, this tradition has connected culture and united humans, irrespective of social status, race, or religion. Today, Hospitality seems even more relevant, a beautiful and mutually beneficial exchange that fosters a ripple effect of sharing, support, and inclusion.
