Sunday 1 July 2007, 18.00

Eyal Weizman, a London-based architect and theorist, presents and discusses films that explore the topic of 'urbicide': the city as a site of war and destruction. Weizman is the Director of the Centre for Research Architecture at Goldsmith’s College, London, and also works with a variety of human rights groups in Israel and Palestine. He co-curated the exhibition A Civilian Occupation, The Politics of Israeli Architecture, and co-edited the publication of the same title, which were based on his research into the politics of settlement. Weizman is the recipient of the James Stirling Memorial Lecture Prize for 2006-2007.

 

Excerpts from the following films will be screened:

 

Paris, roman d'une ville, Stan Neumann, France 1991, 52'

The Battle of Algiers,Gillo Pontecorvo, Algeria/Italy 1966, 121'

Jenin Jenin, Mohammed Bakri, Israel 2002, 54'

 

Programme duration 90 minutes.

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

    

This event is related to the Global Cities exhibition