Italian Experimental Films from the 1960s and 70s
Arte Povera and Film

Luca Patella, Terra Animata, 1967. Courtesy GAM, Turin
Luca Patella
Terra Animata 1967
Courtesy GAM, Turin
Saturday 23 May 2009, 15.00

Watch rare films by the central artists affiliated with Arte Povera, including Giovanni Anselmo, Alighiero Boetti, Pier Paolo Calzolari, Giulio Paolini, Mario Merz, Michelangelo Pistoletto and Gilberto Zorio, many of which are the only example of them engaging with film. Films by Ugo Nespolo, which document the works of Boetti and Pistoletto, and by Luca Patella, which record performances and actions by Jannis Kounellis and Pino Pascali, will also be screened.

Produced in collaboration with GAM

Tate Modern  Starr Auditorium
Free, no bookings taken
Seated on a first-come, first-served basis

Access for wheelchairs and pushchairs  Hearing loop available