ISBN: Ostalo
Godina izdanja: 1976
Jezik: Engleski
Oblast: Film
Autor: Strani

56674) A History of the American Avant-Garde Cinema ,
Published by The American Federation of Arts , New York 1976
Preface

The traveling film exhibition A HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN AVANT GARDE CINEMA has been developed by The American Federation of Arts out of a desire to increase understanding of the art of the film, and particularly that branch of filmmaking that is concerned with the use of the medium as a vehicle for personal expression.

Since 1909, AFA has circulated exhibitions of paintings, sculpture, graphics, drawing and photography. In recent years it has developed pro grams of films on art and films as art. Two programs now in active circula tion are FILMS ON ART/THE ARTS COUNCIL OF GREAT BRITAIN, a selection of documentaries on art and artists, and NEW AMERICA CAN FILMMAKERS, a group of selected independent films that have been presented in the Whitney Museum of American Art`s New American Film prese makers Series. Both of these programs have been prepared with the active film programmer and educator in mind. The exhibition described herein. however, has been selected and presented primarily for the institution without an ongoing program of film as art, or without a curator sufficiently well versed in the avant-garde film.

There are three aspects of this presentation that are particularly pertinent. First, the seven programs represent a critical selection by John G. Hanhardt, Associate Curator Film at the Whitney Museum of American Art. The Whitney Museum is the first in the U.S.A. to devote its film program entirely to the independent American cinema.

Secondly, this exhibition catalogue has been designed not only to accompany the exhibition, but to be of permanent use to students and teachers of the avant-garde film, including as it does, bibliographies. filmographies and chronology, Mr. Hanhardt`s essay, and analytical essays for each program.

Finally, the film exhibition is touring the United States accompanied by selected faculty and graduate students from the Department of Cinema Studies at New York University. The avant-garde film is sometimes difficult to appreciate, and it is our belief that a scholar experienced both in under standing and teaching this art form will be useful for orientation of general audiences as well as to assist with study sessions of students and interested members of the community.

It is our hope that this exhibition will be the first in a series of circulat ing programs to be exhibited by universities, libraries and other organiza tions and that it will foster an increased awareness of film as an art form.

Willard Van Dyke
Chairman of Film Committee The American Federation of Arts.

This book surveys avant-garde cinema from 1943 to 1972 and includes the work of Alexander Hammid, Willard Maas, Kenneth Anger, Maya Deren, Sidney Peterson, Ian Hugo, Stan Brakhage, Shirley Clarke, Bruce Conner, Robert Breer, Stan Vanderbeek, Maria Menken, Ken Jacobs, Bruce Baillie, Tony Conrad, Jordan Belson, George Landow, James Whitney, Michael Snow, Paul Sharits, Standish D. Lawder, Larry Jordan, Robert Nelson, Ernie Gehr, Barry Gerson, Hollis Frampton.
paperback, size 19 x 24,5 cm, illustrated , 176 pages