Century City: Art and Culture in the Modern Metropolis

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Century City Events

There is a range of talks, films, conferences and a special course to accompany the exhibition. Highlights include the London premiere of MF Husain's film Gaja Gamini, starring screen icon Madhuri Dixit, and architect Rem Koolhaas talking about Lagos. Some of these events will be broadcast live on the web, for more information go to our new online events section.

These events are part of the Tate Modern programme of free guided tours, talks, videos and films, available every day of the week.

Call Tate Ticketing on 020 7887 8888 to book.

Tickets £6 (£3 concessions) unless otherwise stated

Sun 4 February
14.30-17.30
Starr Auditorium
Bombay/Mumbai: City Politics and Visual Culture
A panel discussion on the ways in which conditions for cultural representation changed in Bombay/Mumbai in the 1990s. Speakers include the film historian and theorist Ashish Rajadhyaksha (associate curator of Bombay/Mumbai 1992-2001); urbanist Anirudh Paul, activist filmmaker Anand Patwardhan, and artists Nalini Malani, and Navjot Altaf. Chair: Dominic Willsdon
Supported by London Arts

Fri 16 February
18.30
Starr Auditorium
Homi K. Bhabha
Distinguished cultural theorist Homi Bhabha considers questions of cosmopolitanism and identity. Professor Bhabha is the author of The Location of Culture and Nation and Narration. This event is part of the series 'Beyond Imagined Community', a collaboration between the Centre for Cultural Studies at Goldsmiths College and Tate Modern.
Supported by London Arts

Thurs 22 February
18.30
Starr Auditorium
Mike Davis
Globalisation continues to shape economic and cultural relations between the Third World and the West. Mike Davis, author of City of Quartz and Magical Urbanism, and Late Victorian Holocausts looks at the origins of this process, the ways in which it has contributed to under-development in the Third World, and how it impacts on contemporary cities. This event is part of the series 'Beyond Imagined Community', co-ordinated by the Centre for Cultural Studies at Goldsmiths College.
Supported by Verso

Sat 24 February
18.30
Starr Auditorium
Roland Penrose Artists' Talks:
Artist as Gallerist
One of the distinguishing characteristics of London's art world is the rise of the artist as curator and gallerist. Among the fellow artists and curators joining Matthew Higgs to consider this development are Jeremy Ackerman, Sally Barker, and Matt Hale of City Racing.
Tickets: £3
Supported by the Elephant Trust

Sat 10 March
18.30
Starr Auditorium
Rem Koolhaas
'What I thought would be depressing was powerful, inspiring and brutal.' In advance of his new book on Lagos, architect and theorist Rem Koolhaas explores the dynamics of that city.
In collaboration with Goldsmiths College, with support from London Arts

Fri 23 March
18.30
Starr Auditorium
The Black City
Several contributors to the recently published anthology White Papers, Black Marks: Architecture, Race, Culture hold an open discussion looking at the ways in which issues of race, difference and identity affect and shape the organisation and form of the city, focusing, in particular, on third world cities. The speakers are Ana Betancour, Peter Hasdell, Edward Ihejirika and Michael Stanton. Chair: Lesley Lokko.
Tickets £6 (£3 concs.)
This event is supported by the School of Architecture, Kingston University.

Tues 3 April
17.30
Starr Auditorium
Rio de Janeiro: Ideals of Modernity
This seminar looks at the culture of Rio de Janeiro in the 1950s, a decade which saw the beginnings of the Neoconcrete movement, Bossa Nova and Cinema Novo. Speakers include Michael Asbury (Associate Research Curator 'Rio de Janeiro 1950-64'), Paulo Sérgio Duarte (Centro Hélio Oiticica), John Gledson (University of Liverpool), Martin Grossmann (Museum of Contemporary Art, São Paulo), Maria Esther Maciel (Federal University of Minas Gerais).
In collaboration with Camberwell College of Arts, with support from London Arts.

Tickets: £3.50 (£2 concessions) unless otherwise stated

Tues 6 February
18.30 Starr Auditorium
Father, Son and Holy War
(Anand Patwardhan, 1995) 120'
Activist filmmaker Anand Patwardhan presents this screening of his award winning film about male insecurity, religious conflict, and the patriarchal roots of violence in India.
Tickets: £5 (£2.50 concessions)
Supported by London Arts

Tues 13 February
18.30 Starr Auditorium
Gaja Gamini
(MF Husain, 2000) 120'
Artist MF Husain presents the London premiere of Gaja Gamini and discusses the relations between painting and cinema.
Tickets: £5 (£2.50 concessions)
Supported by London Arts

Sat 17 February
18.30 Starr Auditorium
The Dilapidated Dwelling
(Patrick Keiller, 2000) 78'
The director of London, Patrick Keiller introduces his latest film, The Dilapidated Dwelling, produced by Illuminations Television for Channel 4.
Tickets: £5 (£2.50 concessions)

Sun 18 February
15.00 Starr Auditorium
London
(Patrick Keiller, 1994) 85'

Tues 20 February
18.30 Starr Auditorium
What Am I to You?
(Sooraj Barjatya, 1994) c180'

Sun 25 February
15.00 Starr Auditorium
Naked
(Mike Leigh, 1993) 131'

Tues 27 February
18.30 Starr Auditorium
Bombay Our City
(Anand Parwardhan, 1985) 82'

Sun 4 March
15.00 Starr Auditorium
Artists' Film - Ian Bourn
Two films located in London - Monologue (UK, 1998) 46' and Alfred Hitchcock (UK, 2000) 25'. Filmmaker Ian Bourn will be present at the screening to discuss his work.

Tues 6 March
18.30 Starr Auditorium
Tarang (Wages and Profit) (Kumar Shahani, India, 1984) 171'

Sun 11 March
15.00 Starr Auditorium
Man with a Movie Camera (Dziga Vertov, USSR, 1929) 67'
The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty (Esfir Shub, USSR, 1927) 66'

Tues 13 March
18.30 Starr Auditorium
Bombay (Mani Rathnam, India, 1995) 180'

Sun 18 March
15.00 Starr Auditorium
Strike (Sergei Eisenstein, USSR, 1924) 94'

Tues 20 March
18.30 Starr Auditorium
Bariwali (Mistress of the House) (Rituparno Ghosh, India, 1999) 150'

Sunday 25 March
15.00 Starr Auditorium
Judex (episodes 1-6) (Louis Feuillade, France 1916) c.120'

Tues 27 March
18.30 Starr Auditorium
Judex (episodes 7-12) (Louis Feuillade, France 1916) c.120'

Sun 1 April
15.00 Starr Auditorium
Voyages à travers l'impossible (George Melies, France, 1904-05) 16'
La Conquête du Pole (George Melies, France, 1912) 20'

Tues 3 April
18.30 Starr Auditorium
1919 (Hugh Brody, UK, 1984) 98'

Sun 8 April
15.00 Starr Auditorium
Black Orpheus (Marcel Camus, France/Italy/Brazil, 1958) 107'

Tues 10 April
18.30 Starr Auditorium
Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese, USA, 1976) 114'

Sun 15 April
15.00 Starr Auditorium
Artists' Film New York 1970s - Programme 1
A programme of films selected by Mark Webber representing the work of artist filmmakers from the 1970s:
New York Portrait: Chapter 1 (Peter Hutton, USA, 1976 -77) 16'
Still (Ernie Gehr, USA, 1969- 71) 52'
Real Italian Pizza (David Rimmer, USA, 1971) 10'

Tues 17 April
18.30 Starr Auditorium
Shaft (Gordon Parks, USA, 1971) 100'

Sun 22 April
15.00 Starr Auditorium
Artists's Film New York 1970s - Programme 2
A programme of films selected by Mark Webber representing work made by artist filmmakers from the 1970s:
Necrology (Standish Lawder, USA, 1970) 12'
Zorns Lemma (Hollis Frampton, USA, 1970) 60'

Tues 24 April
18.30 Starr Auditorium
Sansho Dayu (Kenji Mizoguchi, Japan, 1954) 125'

Sun 29 April
15.00 Starr Auditorium
Ugetsu Monogatari (Kenji Mizoguchi, Japan, 1953) 96'

Fri 2 February 10.30-18.00 & Sat 3 February 11.00-18.00
Starr Auditorium
Global and Local: The Condition of Art Practice Now
A two-day conference exploring some of the ways in which contemporary art is shaped by globalisation. It will focus in particular on 'the global city' as a site for art practice; the global/local nature of art institutions; and how global perspectives affect perceptions of modern art and modernity. Speakers include Oladél#233 Ajiboy#233 Bamgboy#233, Ute Meta Bauer, Ian Findlay Brown, Dan Cameron, Annie Coombes, Donna De Salvo, Hou Hanru, David Harvey, Paul Hirst, Geeta Kapur, Lucy Lippard, Cuauht#233moc Medina, Steve Ouditt and Gilane Tawadros.
Tickets: £40 (£25 concessions)
In collaboration with Wimbledon School of Arts, with support from London Arts.

Fri 16 March 17.30 -19.30 & Sat 17 March 11.00 -18.30
Starr Auditorium
Artists Discover Cinema: Paris, Vienna and Moscow 1913-1930
This conference brings together major international scholars to reconstruct the hidden history of film in the modernist cultures of Paris, Vienna and Moscow. Speakers include Paul Hammond, painter and historian; Oksana Bulgakowa, critic, scholar and curator; Yuri Tsivian, film historian; and Simon Shaw-Miller, historian of music and art.
Tickets: £30 (£20 Concessions) includes reception.
With support from London Arts

Thurs 19 April 10.30 to 18.30
Starr Auditorium
Thinking the City: Multidisciplinary Views on Urban Life and Culture
Internationally celebrated cultural theorists lead discussion around the interaction between everyday life in the city and culture, exploring the role art plays in forming our experience of modern cities. Speakers: Lawrence Grossberg, Department of Communication Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Dolores Hayden, Department of Architecture and Planning, Yale University; Danny Miller, Department of Anthropology, University College, London; Anthony Vidler, Department of Art History, University of California, Los Angeles.
Chair: Doreen Massey, Open University.
Tickets £25 (£15 concessions)
In collaboration with the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Cities Initiative.

Saturdays 10, 17, 24 Feb 3, 10, 17 Mar
11.00-13.00
Indian Cinema: from National to Global
This course, tutored by Behroze Gandhy, explores the relationship between cinema and Indian national identity, and looks at cross-fertilisation between cinema and other visual arts, from the invention of the medium to the present day.
Fee: £75 (£60 concessions)