Aesthetics of togetherness
Thu 15. June 17h,Hardenbergstraße 33, R 115
When paradigms shift and collapse in Europe and around the world, many urgent self-reflexive questions arise for contemporary art praxis and theory. Our present is mostly an echo-chamber in fragments and yet the future needs to be invented by people. The hyper-masculine hegemony names decades of struggles by workers, women,
LGBTI, environmentalists, migrants as weaknesses. Therefore, it is our very responsibility – as artists, writers, curators, cultural and intellectual workers- to develop new languages of resilience and stand for all the gains. Can we define an aesthetics of togetherness in the fractured present? What is the affect and effect of art in the new narratives?
Next film up:
“Shoah” by Claude Lanzmann (F 1985, 544 min)
Because it’s a very long film, so we’ll split the screening over saturday and sunday 14h-19h both days.
It’s a film that is not easy to watch, but for those who are interested in finding out more about the holocaust this film approaches it in a very strong and unique way.
the last film before christmas, thursday dec 15th, 18h:
“Searching for Sugar Man” (Malik Bendjelloul, S/UK 2012, 86min)
A film about a search of what has become of Sixto Rodriguez, an American musician that was very popular and influential in South Africa in the mid 1970s, but vanished from the music world in the US.
after christmas, we’ll continue with Shoah, which personally I find the most important film about the holocaust I’ve ever seen. Since that is a very long film the screening will two days on the weekend 14./15. January, I propose 14-19h but we can discuss this on the next screening.
hello everybody, this week’s film is a documentary about a military outpost in Afghanistan during the War.:
“Restrepo” (USA 2010, 93min) Directed by Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger
Thursday, 18h, room 115
hello everybody, this week we’ll watch:
“10e Chambre — Instants d’audience” (10th District Court)
a film about court rulings in paris by Raymond Depardon.
as usual thursday 18h in room 115
christoph
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This weeks film is:
“Man of Aran” – (Robert J. Flaherty, 76min, 1934)
starting again at 18h in room 115.
Bests Christoph
some info on the screenings – tomorrows film is:
“The Fog of War” – (USA 2003, 107min, Errol Morris)
In which Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense under Kennedy and Johnson, reflects on his life and his insights on the problems of war.
like last week we’ll screen the film in room 115, starting 18h directly with the film and the discussion afterwards.