Resident 23: NINA POWER (WITH ALBERTO TOSCANO)
Friday 6th August 7pm -11pm
Saturday 7th August 7pm - 11pm
Friday
The Coming of the Body: Playful Bodies, Sexual Bodies
8pm: Brief introduction to the themes of the residency by Nina Power:
- Transformations in the way we see bodies between the early 20th century and the early 21st
- The death of cinematic happiness
- The relation between sexuality and work
8.15pm: Screening of Film ist a Girl & a Gun (Gustav Deutsch, 2009), 93 mins
9.45pm: Discussion of themes from the film by Nina Power; reading by Alberto Toscano of extracts from Hervé Juvin's The Coming of the Body (2010).
Screenings in other rooms:
- Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer (1974, Thom Andersen), 60 mins
- Vintage pornography shorts with original soundtrack by Douglas Murphy
Saturday
The Coming of the Body: Working Bodies
8pm: Screening of brief clips from vintage pornography (1910-1950s) with interspersed commentary from Nina Power and readings from Hervé Juvin by Alberto Toscano.
Screenings in other rooms:
- Melanie Gilligan's Popular Unrest (2010)
- Jean-Luc Godard's British Sounds (1970)
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