Art on the MOve: Fusing Perspectives – Films by Carolee Schneemann and VALIE EXPORT
Carolee Schneemann and VALIE EXPORT, two pioneers of experimental film, come together.
Their films make lavish use of the body; this female response to the male-dominated experimental film of the 1960s and 70s is analytical and humorous. Works by both artists have been included in the MO_Sammlung in recent years and thus contribute to making art history in Dortmund more female.
Films:
Fuses | Carolee Schneemann | 1965 29:51 min.
Syntagma | VALIE EXPORT | 1983 18 min.
Curated by Sarah Niesius (independent film curator).
Followed by a film discussion with Sarah Niesius and Maxa Zoller (artistic director IFFF Dortmund+Köln).
Admission free.
An event by Art on the MOve, a cooperation of Museum Ostwall and Internationales Frauen Film Fest Dortmund+Köln as part of Kleiner Freitag.
Fuses
Carolee Schneemann
The film Fuses arose from the question of how desire could be portrayed on film. Therefor, Schneemann assembles erotic scenes […]
Syntagma
Valie Export
Syntagma (1983) explores the relationship between the female body, identity and social perception. Experimental image techniques such as mirroring and […]
