Movies:

  • 1983
    Ghost Dance

    Ghost Dance (1983)

    Ghost Dance

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    Through the experiences of two women in Paris and London, Ghost Dance offers an analysis of the complexity of our conceptions of ghosts, memory and the past. The film focuses on the French philosopher Jacques Derrida, who observes, 'I think cinema, w...

    Ghost Dance
  • 1976
    Resistance

    Resistance (1976)

    Resistance

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    This bold film invites sustained, deep engagement as it works through a steady stream of ideas around the theme of resistance, both in its political and psychological manifestations. Artists Stuart Brisley and Marc Camille Chaimovicz assume the roles...

    Resistance
  • 2010
    The Last Breath

    The Last Breath (2010)

    The Last Breath

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    The video The Last Breath is the culmination of four performances under the title The Last Breath. The subject is derived from memories of two experiences of approaching death. The first was at Speakers Corner in 1967, when a speaker spoke of his imm...

    The Last Breath
  • 1973
    Arbeit Macht Frei

    Arbeit Macht Frei (1973)

    Arbeit Macht Frei

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    The film Arbeit Macht Frei (Work Makes Free) was conceived after the performance 'And For Today Nothing' which took place at Gallery House Goethe Institute in London in 1972. The words Arbeit Macht Frei were wrought in iron and placed on or above the...

    Arbeit Macht Frei
  • 1984
    Being and Doing

    Being and Doing (1984)

    Being and Doing

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    About Performance Art and its historical origins including its links with folk customs. The film includes extracts from the work of many different performance artists from England and abroad collected from 1979 to 1983, amongst them: Tibor Hajas (Hun...

    Being and Doing
  • 2009
    Cut

    Cut (2009)

    Cut

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    Cut is the last of a series of works which were made in response to the notion of 'The Last Breath'. In this the last work the subject has become an expression of the relationship between acts of destruction and its inevitable interrelationship with ...

    Cut
  • 1980
    Chance, History, Art...

    Chance, History, Art... (1980)

    Chance, History, Art...

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    Anne Bean, John McKeon, Stuart Brisley, Rita Donagh, Jamie Reid and Jimmy Boyle are interviewed about their artistic practice and the legacy of Surrealism on their work....

    Chance, History, Art...
  • 2009
    Sweating the Hole

    Sweating the Hole (2009)

    Sweating the Hole

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    The performance attempts to draw a black hole through the analogy of the myth of mouse as a baleful entity. Sweating comes from physical exertion and is demonstrated in the performance. And it is a characteristic of fear......

    Sweating the Hole