FILM
Bruce Conner |
Written 30 January |
Wednesday 14 January, 19:00 - 00:00:19Centre Pompidou, 75004 [map]
Having settled on the west coast in the 60s,
Bruce Conner (1933-2008) became a central figure of the American avant-garde. He first concentrated his efforts on sculpture-recycling clothes, furniture and accessories in his often morbid installations- before turning to film which he approached through “found footage”. He uses images taken from B movies, company videos, public service announcements, popular music footage to create a virtuoso montage and often thought provoking and intelligent work of a modern America.
Breakaway
Film based on the singer and choreographer
Toni Basil (Antonia Christina Basilotta) with music from Ed Cobb.
Mongoloid
« Mongoloid he was a mongoloid, happier than you and me.
Mongoloid he was a mongoloid, and it determined what he could see.
Mongoloid he was a mongoloid, one chromosome too many.
And he wore a hat, and he had a job.
And he brought home the bacon so that no one knew. »
Conner’s short film produced for the music of
Devo.
America Is Waiting
Music by David Byrne and Brian Eno. Patriotism, paranoia and power.
Crossroads
Images from the first American nuclear tests, repeated twenty seven times, and shown from three different viewpoints, result in a surreal spectacle with a cosmic like dimension. Music by
Patrick Gleeson et
Terry Riley.
| What: | Bruce Conner |
| When: | Wednesday 14 January, 19:00 - 00:00:19 |
| Where: | Centre Pompidou, Place Georges Pompidou 75004 [map] |
| Transport: | Rambuteau, Hôtel de Ville, Châtelet-Les Halles |
| Cost: | 4-6EUR |
| Phone: | 01 44 78 12 33 |
| Web: | www.centrepompidou.fr |
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