Athi-Patra Ruga The Purge 2013
Zanele Muholi Enraged by a Picture Film still © Zanele Muholi, courtesy the artist
The very act of filmmaking as a vital outlet for self-expression caused Kentridge to recognise that ‘you yourself will be the film and the film will always be you.’ This three-day programme of screenings launches with Free Filmmakers’ experimental 1986 documentary and is followed by a selection of contemporary artists’ shorts rarely or never before seen in UK. The Saturday and Sunday screenings will each culminate with artists in conversation, reflecting on the changing role of the moving image in art and how the medium expresses new subjectivities. The series, developed in partnership with Modern Art Projects South Africa, demonstrates the substantial legacy of South African artists on screen.
Curated by Zoe Whitley, Adjunct Research Curator, Tate, supported by Guaranty Trust Bank plc, and Abrie Fourie, Artist/Independent Curator (Modern Art Projects South Africa).