Film screening. Art in the Twenty-first Century. Compassion

Date

Place

Moscow

Description

Film screening. Art in the Twenty-first Century. Compassion. 56 min.
Saturday, 11 October, 17:00


The artists in this episode convey the suffering of others, or attempt to read meaning into hidden historical facts, thus redefining our attitudes towards the oppressor and the oppressed. For several decades, South African artist William Kentridge has been using charcoal drawings to create animations reflecting on the theme of apartheid and racial and national prejudice in his country. African American artist Carry Mae Weems reinterprets old photographs, or makes videos based on American history. In her intimate, near-abstract installations, Columbian artist Doris Salcedo explores themes of crime and abduction. Making thousands of small holes on flat surfaces, she points towards the victims of Mafia shootings, for example, while in other works she commemorates those who have disappeared without trace by collecting their personal items.  

 

In the framework of the Art in the Twenty-first Century Film Program


Films will be shown on English with Russian subtitles.
 
Venue: Garage Education Center 
Free entry

Kindly supported by Dornbracht 


This event is part of ART21 Access 100 Artist, a worldwide initiative providing unprecedented access to contemporary artists through screenings of ART21 Art in the Twenty-First Century Seasons 1-6. ART21 is a nonprofit organization dedicated to making the world a more creative place through the work and words of living artists.

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