Curated by James Harding
Essentials: Play honours the irreverent, impudent, subversive and fun in artists’ film. Ranging from Dada to Postmodernism this programme is a playground for unconventional ideas and approaches, with work that mocks and parodies a cinema that takes itself seriously for all the wrong reasons. These playful works cast aside pretensions and freely celebrate life and art in all its forms. Featuring work by Hans Richter, John Smith and George Kuchar.
Filmstudie
Hans Richter
Germany, 1926
Ent’racte
René Clair
France, 1924
Associations
John Smith
UK, 1975
Hold Me While I’m Naked
George Kuchar
USA, 1966
Alone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy
Martin Arnold
Austria, 1998
Little Stabs At Happiness
Ken Jacobs
USA, 1963
Sacrificial Mutilation And Death In Modern Art
Dinos Chapman, Jake Chapman
UK, 1999