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like to present his work should Stockholm 27, Sweden. consumer society from the 'age of the postponed until a later date.
contact him soon at :114 West Though all the audiences I jumping jive' including Coca-Cola Barbara Reise writes : there are
29th St., NYC 10001. Provided encountered understood the and Walt Disney products, travel some factual errors in my article on
information reaches Studio intention of the work I showed, it was 'antiques', Judy Garland dolls, Robert Ryman. The corrugated
International before 10 April, we will only in the provincial town of comics, ceramics, furnishings, cardboard paintings reproduced on
announce the time and place of any Karlstad that I met anybody who was autographs ... are all presented as page 77 were made and exhibited in
show which he does during trying to work in a similar area. There 'collectibles'. Mebane is the editor of 1969, not 1968. Adelphi (reproduced
May-June. I met three students who had begun to the Antiques Journal and has and discussed on page 78) was done
work with 8mm, and whose interest written several other books on in 1968, not 1967, and so was its
Experimental film in Sweden in film had been stimulated by a visit collecting. The lesson of this book is exhibition at Heiner Friedrich's.
In December I made a quick tour with from the West-Coast film-maker clear : throw nothing away. for Standard, when exhibited at the
some new English films in Sweden. Gunver Nelson to her home in the tomorrow avaricious collectors and Bianchini Gallery, consisted of
Excellently organized by Christina Wermlands province, close to museums will be grabbing it even thirteen panels, not twelve ; although
Glaeser of the Humanistiska Karlstad. before you have finished using it ! it was subsequently divided into a
Foreningen, I had a little time to 3ohn Walker twelve-panel painting and a one-
collect some information on the limura in London panel painting. But each panel is nine
Swedish experimental film situation. In November 'Vision', I reviewed square feet (not eight) smaller than
My general impression was that there some of Taka I imura's films, shown News & Notes those of the cardboard paintings
is no equivalent to the current avant- during the London Avant-garde Film (page 79).
Phillip King will be having a show The Floods in Egypt, the latest in a
garde film movement which has Festival. I did not discuss his
of recent work at the Kröller-Müller series of display exhibitions to be
developed from the Underground, installation, also presented at the
Museum, Otterlo during April. The shown at The Gallery, 65a Lisson St.,
though there is certainly a large festival, nor did I mention that he has
exhibition, which is sponsored by the London NW1, opens at the end of this
number of film-makers who consider also worked with video. He was in
British Council, will then go to month. The exhibition is based on
themselves 'experimental' and who London from 1 to 14 February.
Düsseldorf and Berne. information recently collected in
formed the basis of the Arbets The London Film Coop, 13a Prince
Patrick Heron's Vertical Light North Africa, and reveals an aspect of
Gruppen Far Film. This 'union' (aims of Wales Crescent, London NW1,
much in common with the Film regularly shows films on Wednesdays 1957/8, oil on canvas, 110 x 60 in., a country inundated by war.
is illustrated below at special request
Co-operative's) was begun in 1950 at 8.00pm. Time Out has details in The Richard Demarco Gallery
and existed until 1967 when it became the 'Film Clubs' column. On 27
a foundation known as Filmform. The February will be shown Structural
foundation supports experimental Precursors, the films of Kurt Kren and
film-makers, providing film-stock and Peter Kubelka.
equipment for 8mm 'pilot studies', Malcolm Le Grice
and, where the results are interesting,
assisting the film-maker in raising
finance for 16mm production. For Books
their twentieth anniversary in 1970,
together with the Swedish Film Four decades: the Canadian Group of
Institute, they produced a catalogue painters and their contemporaries
of about eighty films, the best known 1930-1970 by Paul Duval. 191pp,
work being by Peter Weiss, 197 illustrations 128 in colour.
Mihail Livada, Arne Lindgren and Toronto, Clarke Irwin Er Co, 1972.
Lennart Johanson, the last three of $24. 95. of the artist. See pp. 65-75, this issue. have sold their premises at Melville
these comprising the present board of The Canadian Group was a Garage Arts, 52 Earlham St., Crescent in Edinburgh and are
Filmform. In 1956 Peter Weiss society of artists founded in the early London WC2, are planning a series of planning to move to a building at the
produced a book 'Avant-garde film' ; I 1930s and its shows have featured evening performances, beginning in University of Edinburgh in Forest Hill.
have never seen a copy of it here, but it almost every major artist in Canada. early spring. Future shows planned Over the years the gallery has
is certainly more informative about the The art critic Paul Duval provides an include Stephanie Bergman, Fred accumulated a financial deficit, the
early film movement than any book informal, factual history but this Pollock, Stephen Buckley and sale has paid off this and leaves
available in England until the mid- large size book is primarily valuable Margaret Priest. money to spare for special events.
sixties. I have seen very little Swedish for its many coloured illustrations; The Inner London Education Art Net is a non-profit-making
experimental film, but my assumption they show that most Canadian Authority, contrary to what was organization devoted to the
that they have no equivalent to painters are of only local interest but reported in the December issue, will development of selected projects.
structuralism, formalism and those of international stature include not be implementing the Pooling It has been founded to promote
conceptualism is supported by my Colville, Rippelle, Borduas, Bush Committee's recommendations on architectural, visual and literary works
discussions with the film-makers and Molinari. staff/student ratios in its art schools. that are of merit beyond the
there. The work which I have seen has A subcommittee of the ILEA commercial context. Each project will
either been experimental animation Poiret by Palmer White. 192pp, expressed misgivings about the lack be separately funded and organized.
(not abstract, no one seems to have fully illustrated, many in colour, of depth and figures in the report. It is anticipated that artists will be
taken up from Viking Eggelling) or the bibliography. Studio Vista, 1973. They wrote to the Pooling Committee working with Art Net acting as both
kind of surrealist psycho-drama form, £6.95. to say that without this backing a production agency and as creative
which seems always to be the earliest It is a welcome development that information they could not implement partners. Artists will be included by
development in avant-garde an increasing number of publications the recommendations but they would invitation only. As a production
movements. However, I am applying are being devoted to the work of see what economies could be made in agency, Art Net will have access to
'progressive-international-aesthetic- individual designers. This book is a staffing. Most Local Education exhibition space, publishing
criteria' and it is probable that the tribute to Paul Poiret 'Le Magnifique' Authorities are reported to have facilities, and video equipment.
parochial qualities of the work are (1879-1944), French couturier, rejected the committee's Although based in London, Art Net
those which are ultimately most fashion designer, fabric designer, recommendations. will operate in other places as well.
interesting. Of the films I have seen, art collector ... who was extremely The 1974 Power Lecture, sixth in Art Net is currently working with
the one which appealed most was the influential during the heyday of Art the series, will be given by Dr John Lucy Milton in organizing the
most primitive, Anima Mundi; it is Deco. The author received first-hand Golding. The first five lectures will be 'Basically White' show at the ICA,
fifteen minutes long, and was information on Poiret's career from published later this year by the Oxford London, which opens on 12 March.
completed in 1967 after five years his friends and Madame Poiret. University Press. and also with a programme of several
work by Erling Johansson. Entirely Joe Tilson's retrospective will be at projects on Suburb Art — a series of
imagist, it explores some crude split- Collecting nostalgia: the first guide the Royal Museum of Fine Art, publications and video material which
screen techniques, but it is always to the antiques of the 30s and 40s Antwerp, from 9 February until will culminate in an exhibition. It is
difficult to grasp or dismiss. All-in-all by John Mebane. 367pp, illustrated, 5 March. hoped that in a year or two Art Net
it would be interesting if the N FT bibliography. New Rochelle (NY), The Sol LeWitt Wall Drawing material will be put together for a
or the Arts Council could run a couple Arlington House, 1972. £5.40. scheduled as part of the first phase of roadshow to Europe. Peter Cook, Art
of shows of work from Filmform. The The trivia, souvenirs, gadgets of the Tate Gallery's display of recently Net's director, describes their aims as
address is Box 27034, 102 51 American mass production/ acquired 'conceptual art' has been being both a studio situation and an