Column - Liverpool Biennial

Overnight (2010) and the UK premiere of
On Our Own (2012). Joined by Sarah Perks,
Programme Director, Cornerhouse.
Tuesday 9 October, 7pm
Time Topographies: Liverpool, 2012
(UK Premiere)
120 mins / Cert: PG / + Q&A / Booking essential
Mexican artist Amanda Gutierrez portrays
the story of three immigrants of different
nationality, age and gender living and
working in Liverpool juxtaposed against
images compiled mainly from the
landscapes of the city. Supported by the
European Media Art Residency Exchange
Wednesday 10 October
The Three Disappearances
of Soad Hosni, 2011
Directed by Rania Stephan / 75 mins / Cert: PG /
£4/3 (Members & concs.)
This haunting and beautifully formed
documentary is a meditation on the life
of Egyptian screen legend Soad Hosni,
who starred in eighty-two feature films
between 1959 and 1991.
Wednesday 10 October, 8.15pm
The Nine Muses, 2010
Directed by John Akomfrah / 90 mins / Cert: PG /
£4/3 (Members & concs.)
Director John Akomfrah, perhaps best
known for his work with the Black Audio
Film Collective and groundbreaking
Handsworth Songs, delivers a beguiling
personal exploration of the UK’s
immigrant experience from 1949 – 70.
Wednesday 17 October
Marina Abramovic:
The Artist is Present, 2012
Directed by Matthew Ackers / £5/4 (Members & concs.)
‘But why is this art?’, is a question that
performance artist Marina Abramovic has
been hearing over and over for the past
40 years as she uses her body to push
boundaries of performance. Director
Matthew Akers (LOCKDOWN, USA) profiles
Abramovic as she prepares for her show
The Artist is Present.
Wednesday 24 October
Preview: The Wildness, 2012
Directed by Wu Tsang / 75 mins / Cert: 15 / + Q&A
with artist and filmmaker Wu Tsang and Omar Kholeif /
£5/4 (Members & concs.)
The Wildness is a portrait of the Silver
Platter, a historic, LGBT-friendly bar on the
eastside of Los Angeles that has catered to
the Latin immigrant community since 1963.
The UK Premiere of The Wildness will be
launched with a major screening and event
in the Tanks at Tate Modern, London on
Saturday 2 February 2013.
Wednesday 31 October, 7pm
Deep State, 2012
Directed by Karen Mirza and Brad Butler /
45 mins / Cert: 12A / + Q&A with the filmmakers
will be chaired by Omar Kholeif / £4/3 (Members & concs.)
Directed by Karen Mirza and Brad Butler
Deep State is a new science fiction film
that has been scripted in collaboration with
author China Miéville. Deep State is commissioned
by Film and Video Umbrella. Funded by Arts Council
England and London Councils
Wednesday 7 November
The Creator, 2012
Directed by Al & Al / 45 mins / + Q&A with AI & AI and
producer/curator Bren O’Callaghan / Cert: 12A / The Box
£4/3 (Members & concs.)
The Creator explores the legendary myth
of the father and maker of AI (Artificial
Intelligence) machines, Alan Turing.
Combining Lynchian nightmare with
the prophetic themes of J.G. Ballard,
The Creator takes you into the surreal
dream world of the visionary scientist.
Contains scenes of a sexual nature
and optical effects. Commissioned and produced
by Cornerhouse and Creative England (previously
as Vision + Media). This screening forms part of
Homotopia and Abandon Normal Devices.
Wednesday 14 November
Preview: I Remember and Teenage, 2012
Directed By Matt Wolf / 140mins / + Q&A with
artist and filmmaker Matt Wolf and Omar Kholeif /
£4/3 (Members & concs.)
The director of the Arthur Russell
documentary Wild Combination, Matt
Wolf returns to FACT to present previews
of two new films never previously seen
in the UK. I Remember (2012) is a 24-minute
film inspired by Joe Brainard’s legendary
memoir poem of the same name, followed
by a preview of the much-anticipated
film Teenage. This film also forms part of the
programme for Homotopia Queer Arts Festival.
Wednesday 21 November
Two Years at Sea, 2011
Directed by Ben Rivers / 88 mins /
£4/3 (Members & concs.)
A man called Jake lives alone in a
ramshackle house in the middle of the
forest. He goes for walks and takes naps
in the misty fields and woods. Winner of
a FIPRESCI Prize at the 2011 Venice Film
Festival, Ben Rivers’ debut feature-length
work, shot on 16mm film, extends his
relationship with Jake, first encountered
in his short This is My Land.
Thursday 22 November, 6.30pm
Open Eye Gallery
Mark Morrisroe Super-8 Film Screening
£5 / £4 concs.
This special screening presents Mark
Morrisroe’s rarely seen Super-8 films.
The Laziest Girl in Town (1981), Hello from
Bertha (1983) and Nymph-O-Maniac (1984)
are underground home movies filled with
thrift-store costumes, cheapo gore, trashy
dialogue and gratuitous nudity, starring
Morrisroe and his friends as performers.
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Talks
Friday 14 September, 10am – 4pm
Tate Liverpool
Art, Criticism and the Forces of
Globalisation: The Artist as Critic /
The Critic as Artist
Organised jointly by Winchester School
of Art, Tate Liverpool and the Archives
of Art Criticism at the University of
Rennes, this conference investigates the
historical and contemporary relations of
art production and critical writing in the
era of globalisation.
Saturday 15 September, 12 – 1pm
World Museum
James Corner, Director of Field Operations
walks through their exhibition on
Everton Park with Laurie Peake,
Programme Director, Liverpool Biennial.
Saturday 15 September, 12pm
Open Eye Gallery
Sinta Tantra in Conversation
Artist Sinta Tantra discusses her new
commission Together Yet Forever Apart
with Open Eye Curator Karen Newman.
Saturday 15 September, 1 – 5pm
the Bluecoat
Artists in Conversation
Participating artists in Liverpool Biennial
take part in a series of conversations
talking to curators, writers and critics
about their projects. Moderated by
Kate Fowle, Director, Independent
Curators International.
Monday 17 September, 11am – 1.30pm
FACT
All Are Guests – Hong Kong
Pamela Kember and Ying Kwok in
conversation with City States artists
Leung Mee-ping, Chow Chun-fai and
CoLAB × SLOW.