Film as Film Symposium in Basel
FILM AS FILM: THEORY AND PRACTICE IN THE WORK OF GREGORY J. MARKOPOULOS
Symposium & Screenings in Basel, Switzerland
23 & 24 April 2015
Basel University, eikones Forum and Stadkino Basel will host Film as Film: Theory and Practice in the Work of Gregory J. Markopoulos on 23 & 24 April 2015. This symposium and screening series is the first of its kind to be focused on Markopoulos, and will bring together many of the most knowledgeable individuals interested in his work. The event is open to the public.
The three film programmes at Stadktino Basel are each augmented by presentations by P. Adams Sitney, Luke Fowler and Robert Beavers. Tickets for screenings and lectures are available from the cinema and booking is recommended. Call the Box Office on +41 61 272 66 88.
The colloquium at eikones Forum will also feature talks and discussions with Erika Balsom, Rebekah Rutkoff, Mark Webber, François Bovier, Markus Klammer and Maja Naef. To register your interest in attending the colloquium please contact maja.naef@unibas.ch.
Reasonably priced accommodation can be found at the Basel-St Alban Youth Hostel or at easyHotel Basel http://www.easyhotel.com/hotels/switzerland/basel/.
Film as Film: Theory and Practice in the Work of Gregory J. Markopoulos
Thursday 23 April 2015, at 6pm – Basel Stadtkino
Opening
Introductions: Maja Naef, Markus Klammer
Jonas Mekas, Gregory J. Markopoulos Shoots Backgrounds for Galaxie (excerpt of Walden), c.1966, c.2 min
Mark Webber presents the book “Film as Film: The Collected Writings of Gregory J. Markopoulos” (The Visible Press, 2014)
Thursday 23 April 2015, at 6:30pm – Basel Stadtkino
New York / Early Films
Gregory J. Markopoulos, Ming Green, 1966, 7 min
Lecture: P. Adams Sitney: The Consistency of Gregory Markopoulos, Filmmaker-Physician
Gregory J. Markopoulos, Twice a Man, 1963, 46 min
Friday 24 April 2015, at 9am – Basel Eikones Forum
Colloquium and Discussions
Erika Balsom, Rebekah Rutkoff, Mark Webber, François Bovier, P. Adams Sitney, Luke Fowler, Markus Klammer, Maja Naef
Friday 24 April 2015, at 3:30pm – Basel Stadtkino
Seconds in Eternity
Gregory J. Markopoulos, Sorrows, 1969, 6 min
Gregory J. Markopoulos, Gammelion, 1968, 54 min
Artist’s Talk: Luke Fowler: Markopoulos Measures: A personal take on his work in light of our current digital/film economy
Friday 24 April 2015, at 6:30pm – Basel Stadtkino
Towards the Temenos
Gregory J. Markopoulos, Through a Lens Brightly: Mark Turbyfill, 1967, 14 min
Gregory J. Markopoulos, Political Portraits, 1969, 12 min (excerpt)
Gregory J. Markopoulos, Eniaios II, Reel 4: ὁ τῆς ὄψεως κόσμος (The Cosmos of Sight), 1947-91, 25 min
Discussion: Robert Beavers with Lucy Parker, Ian Wooldridge, James Edmonds: Temenos Archive and the Restoration of Eniaios
Film as Film: The Collected Writings of Gregory J. Markopoulos will be on sale at these events priced €25 or 30 CHF.