DIM
A monthly evening of contemporary short-form moving images and cinematic collaborations. Focused on expanding the visibility of Canadian and international experimental artists and their practices in the cinema, DIM seeks to illuminate underground moving image culture in Vancouver.
DIM is Programmed by Amy Lynn Kazymerchyk through the Pacific Cinematheque Pacifique. For more information contact programming[at]dimcinema[dot]ca
DIM evenings take place on the 3rd Monday of every month and commence at 7:30pm, unless otherwise stated.
Screenings are held at the Pacific Cinematheque Pacifique at 1131 Howe St. Vancouver BC Canada | Screenings are 18yrs+ | Tix $9.50/$8students + $3membership | www.cinematheque.bc.ca
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Mar
22
Decadent Resistance: The Aesthetics of Politics (and Politics of Aesthetics) in Vancouver Video Practice, 1967-2008
March 22, 2009 - 7:30pm
Programmed by Amy Lynn Kazymerchyk and Michael Lithgow
Decadent Resistance takes its name from an essay written by Michael Lithgow for Alex Mackenzie and Oliver Hockenhull’s publication DAMP: Contemporary Vancouver Media Arts. In his essay Michael explores a dynamic between aesthetics and activism evidenced in West Coast video practice, a tension that defines to some extent one of the compelling qualities of West Coast video art over the past four decades and why it has attracted national and international attention. Decadent Resistance is community-curated media art program that invites programmers and directors of historical and contemporary media arts centres, organizations, and projects to submit video works that exemplify a perspective- an approach- an aesthetic- a position that touches on the tension between aesthetics and politics. Video artwork will be introduced and contextualized by their curator. A panel discussion between all representative will follow the screening. A PDF copy of Michael Lithgow’s Decadent Resistance essay is attached to the bottom of this posting.
PROGRAM 80mins
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| dampbook_galley.pdf | 99.77 KB |
| Decadent Resistance Program.pdf | 147.46 KB |