Saturday 22 November 2008, 19.00

This programme presents films and videos that explore different relationships between the substance of the recorded image and the flat coloured surface of the screen, which is often accentuated by filters or mattes. In some of the films, such as Ming Green and Color Aid, the subject matter itself refers to flat surfaces of colour. In many of the other pieces the prominence of the grain or pixels, and the use of printing processes or compositing, sets up an interplay between the layers of the image and screen.

Jennifer Nightingale, Knitting Pattern, UK 2006, 3'    

Chick Strand, Anselmo, USA 1967, 4'

Gregory Markopoulos, Ming Green, USA 1966, 7'

Stan Brakhage, III, IV and V (from the Roman Numerals series), USA 1979/80, 14'

Richard Serra, ColorAid, USA 1970/71, 36'

George Barber, Tilt, UK 1983, 4'

Nicky Hamlyn, Telly, UK 1995, 4'

Vincent Grenier, Color Study, Canada 2000, 4'

Programme duration approx 76 min

Tate Modern  Starr Auditorium
£5 (£4 concessions), booking recommended

    

This event is related to the Rothko exhibition