Friday 21 March 2008, 19.00

A programme of films devoted to legendary philosopher Gilles Deleuze’s concept of the ‘pure optical and sound image’. Including Alberto Cavalcanti’s Nothing but the Hours, a monumental film taking the pulse of metropolitan Paris in the 1920s – one of the very first ‘City Symphonies’ – and Augustin Gimel’s luminous celebrations of abstract form.

Nothing but the Hours (Rien que les heures) Alberto Cavalcanti, 1926, 40’, 35 mm

Rotation, Wiliness,Paddle Wheel Unit (Roulement, rouerie, aubage) Rose Lowder, 1978, 15’, 16 mm

The Beach (La Plage) Patrick Bokanowski, 1991, 14’, 35 mm

Tribology (Tribologie) Yves Berthier et Jean-François Dalle,1996, 5’, 16 mm

1305, Augustin Gimel, 2001, 2’, video

Radar, Augustin Gimel, 2001, 2’, video

Betelgeuse (Bételgeuse), Hugo Verlinde, 2004, 4’28, video

Programme duration 83  minutes

Tate Modern  Starr Auditorium
£5 (£4 concessions), booking recommended
Treat yourself to a season ticket £50 (£40 concessions). For tickets book online or call 020 7887 8888.

    

This event is related to the Duchamp, Man Ray, Picabia exhibition