Ism, Ism, Ism: David Lamelas: Screening of Three Films

Sunday October 8, 2017, 5:00pm

The University Art Museum and Los Angeles Filmforum present

David Lamelas: Screening of Three Films

At the University Art Museum, Cal State University Long Beach, 1250 N Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90840

https://www.csulb.edu/university-art-museum/programs

(562) 985-5761

In Person: David Lamelas

David Lamelas began working in film in the late 1960s while living in London. Subsequently he created films in continental Europe, the United States, and Argentina. Place plays an integral role in his film work, as do the phenomenological experiences of time, space, and narrative. The University Art Museum presents three films by David Lamelas, including a rare 16 mm screening of Film 18 Paris IV 70 (People and Time-Paris), made with artist Daniel Buren, journalist Raúl Escari, and filmmaker Pierre Grinberg for the conceptual exhibition 18 Paris IV.70, curated by Michel Claura and Seth Siegelaub.

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the artist.

Part of 

David Lamelas: A Life of Their Own

September 17 – December 10, 2017

https://www.csulb.edu/university-art-museum/exhibitions

The University Art Museum (UAM) will organize the first monographic exhibition in the U.S. on the Argentine-born artist David Lamelas as part of the Getty Pacific Standard Time Initiative LA/LA. Best known as a pioneer of conceptual art, Lamelas gained international acclaim for his work in the 1968 Venice Biennale, Office of Information about the Vietnam War at Three Levels. After moving to Los Angeles in 1976, Lamelas participated in the Long Beach Museum's influential video arts program, and his ongoing conceptual practice influenced an emerging circle of L.A. artists. Since 1988, Lamelas has divided his time among various cities, including Los Angeles, New York, Brussels, Berlin, and Paris, and the nomadic nature of his practice has been an important influence on his creative production. The UAM exhibition will showcase the extraordinary breadth of his practice—encompassing post-minimalist sculpture, photography, and video installations and films—presenting many of his key works in the U.S. for the first time.  Co-curated by Kristina Newhouse and Maria Jose Herrera

Screening:

Light at the Edge of a Nightmare

2002 – 2005, 85 minutes, black and white, color, sound, Argentina

 

The Invention of Dr. Morel 

2000, 25 minutes, color, sound, Germany

 

Film 18 Paris IV 70 (People and Time-Paris)

1970, 10 minutes, 16mm black and white, silent, France

This screening is part of Los Angeles Filmforum’s screening series Ism, Ism, Ism: Experimental Cinema in Latin America (Ismo, Ismo, Ismo: Cine Experimental en América Latina). Ism, Ism is an unprecedented, five-month film series —the first in the U.S.—that surveys Latin America’s vibrant experimental production from the 1930s through today. Revisiting classic titles and introducing recent works by key figures and emerging artists, Ism, Ism, Ism takes viewers on a journey through a wealth of materials culled from unexpected corners of Latin American film archives. Key historical and contemporary works from Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, México, Paraguay, Perú, Uruguay, Venezuela, Puerto Rico and the United States will be featured. Many of the works in the series are largely unknown in the United States and most screenings will include national and area premieres, with many including Q&A discussions with filmmakers and scholars following the screening. The film series will continue through January 2018 at multiple venues, organized by Filmforum. www.ismismism.org

Ism, Ism, Ism is accompanied by a bilingual publication, Ism, Ism, Ism / Ismo, Ismo, Ismo: Experimental Cinema in Latin America (Jesse Lerner and Luciano Piazza, editors, University of California Press, 2017) placing Latino and Latin American experimental cinema within a broader dialogue that explores different periods, cultural contexts, image-making models, and considerations of these filmmakers within international cinema.  Available worldwide, https://www.ucpress.edu/book.php?isbn=9780520296084 .

Ism, Ism, Ism is part of Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, a far-reaching and ambitious exploration of Latin American and Latino art in dialogue with Los Angeles. Explore more at www.ismismism.org, lafilmforum.org, and www.pacificstandardtime.org.

Lead support for Ism, Ism, Ism is provided through grants from the Getty Foundation.

Significant additional support comes from the Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts.Pacific Standard Time is an initiative of the Getty. The presenting sponsor is Bank of America.

University Art Museum Directions:

Enter from Bellflower Blvd. Turn onto Beach Drive. Continue on Beach Drive. Turn left on Merriam Way. Continue on Merriam Way. After the bridge turn right into Lot 15. The UAM is only a short walk from Lot 15.

PARKING

The daily permit rate is $8 and you will need your license plate number for the new permit kiosks.

University Art Museum and disabled parking spaces are available in Lot 15. 
UAM Permits are available at the parking permit kiosk for $8.

Additional and short term parking is available in Lot 17.