Thursday 3 May, 2012 - 9pm

Showcasing abstract film which inspired The Bloomberg Commission: Josiah McElheny: The Past Was A Mirage I’d Left Far Behind.

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Programme:

Welcome: Gareth Evans, Film Curator
Introduction: Daniel F. Herrmann, Eisler Curator & Head of Curatorial Studies

Viking Eggeling
Symphonie Diagonale, 1921
16 mm, b&w, sil , 6' 40mins
Courtesy of Light Cone

Oskar Fischinger
Allegretto, 1936-1943
16 mm, coul, sound, 3mins
Courtesy of Light Cone

John Whitney
Catalog, 1961
16 mm, coul, sound, 7mins
Courtesy of Light Cone

Len Lye
Colour Box, 1935
DVD, coul, sound, 4mins
Courtesy of BFI

Norman McLaren, Evelyn Lambart
Begone Dull Care, 1949
DVD, coul, sound, 7mins
Courtesy of NFB Canada

Norman McLaren
Boogie Doodle, 1941
DVD, Coul, sound, 3’28mins
Courtesy of NFB Canada

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