la lune des lapins, paris 1950 & eaux d'artifice, villa d'este tivoli 1953

2 great films featured on the films of kenneth anger, vol. 1included is commentary for each film by kenneth anger.1. kenneth anger's 3rd film rabbit's moon (la lune des lapins), 1950, or "a lunar dream utilizing the classic pantomime figure of pierrot in an encounter with a prankish, enchanted magic lantern" (anger quoted in p. adams sitneys' visionary film)this film was shot in the films du

chris welsby, victor erice and other new items

1. the films/videos of chris welsby.included in the amazing new bfi release of 8 films by chris welsby.a great new dvd of the work of the british film-maker chris welsby. welsby in many ways comes out of the tradition of "structuralist" (p. adams sitney) film-makers and his work is related to artists like leighton pierce, jj murphy, marc lapore, andrew noren, peter hutton, rose lowder, michael

abstractions, monochromes and minimalism, part 2

a small list of considerations for a chronicle of abstraction, with examples from music, photography, painting, film, video, and literature, part 2. (see part 1)including minimalism and the monochrome.mainly documenting books in my collection.1. john virtueblack and white paintings of a barely perceivable london skyline.books:-john virtue: london paintings, national gallery2. hans danuserswiss