Upcoming Event
Stan Brakhage and Harry Smith Film ScreeningThursday, October 30, 7:00-8:00 p.m.
As part of the Drawing on Film exhibition, the Rose presents a rare screening of abstract film works by Stan Brackage (1933-2003) and Harry Smith (1923-1991) in 16mm format.
Boston-based avant garde filmmaker Saul Levine will introduce the silent, hand-painted films of Stan Brackage with whom he studied in the 1970s. The films include Glaze of Cathexis (1990) 3 min.; Night Music (1986) 30 sec.; Rage Net (1988) 1 min.; and Microgarden (2001) 3 min. Painter, musicologist, shaman and filmmaker, Harry Smith, employed stickers, vaseline, paint and other materials to painstakingly create his colorful Early Abstractions #1-5, 7, 10 (created 1946-1957, total running time 23 minutes). This version includes a soundtrack taken from the LP Meet the Beatles (Capitol) which was added subsequently. $5 suggested donation. Space is limited. R.S.V.P. emello@brandeis.edu, 781-736-3429
Current Exhibitions
Drawing on Film
“Drawing on Film,” surveys the practice of “direct film” - the process of drawing, scratching, or otherwise manipulating film stock to create images without a camera.
The exhibition was organized by the Drawing Center in New York and curated by João Ribas. 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 films are seminal examples within the history of the genre, while more contemporary works are being screened for the first time. By showcasing films from eight decades, the exhibition will present an overview of the rich legacy of direct film.
Featuring works by 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. The exhibition will transform the Lee Gallery into a screening room with a 74-minute program of films by 11 artists that will screen several times daily.
A separate evening screening of work by Stan Brakage will be shown in 16 mm format on Oct. 30. On Oct. 2 Amy Granat will screen her scratch films as part of a live performance and collaboration with composer Stefan Tcherepnin.
Drawing on Film was organized by The Drawing Center in New York. The center acknowledges The Liman Foundation/Doug Liman for its generous support of this exhibition.