M+ Screenings: This is Now
08.07.2016 FRI | 19:50
Performing the Self
76 min, English, DCP, United Kingdom
New ways of thinking about identity, the self, and the body were all part of punk’s powerful legacy. This unlikely cocktail of visionary experimental films and bright, brash pop videos shows how visual culture changed radically at the start of the 1980s. Genre boundaries became blurred and the use of masks and make-up challenged the conventions of identity construction and representation—often to the sound of a catchy electronic melody.
Still Life with Phrenology Head, UK, 1979, dir. Cerith Wyn Evans, 14 min.
Human League: Don’t You Want Me, UK, 1981, dir. Steve Barron, 4 min.
Chat Rap, UK, 1983, dir. John Scarlett-Davis, 15 min.
Adam Ant: Stand and Deliver, UK, 1981, dir. Mike Mansfield and Adam Ant, 3 min.
Adam Ant: Prince Charming, UK, 1981, dir. Mike Mansfield and Adam Ant, 3 min.
The Modern Image, UK, 1978, dir. John Maybury, 13 min.
Solitude, UK, 1981, dir. John Maybury, 13 min.
Bungalow Depression, UK, 1981, dir. Grayson Perry and Jennifer Binnie, 4 min.
The Private View, UK, 1981, dir. The Neo-Naturists, 7 min.
Date: 08.07.2016
Time: 19:50
Venue: Broadway Cinematheque
Tickets: Standard $85 / Concessions $65 / bc VIP Member $68
Details: http://www.westkowloon.hk/mplusscreenings
How to Book
Online:
http://www.cinema.com.hk/en/movie/details/8958
Telephone: 2388-3188
In Person: Tickets are available at the cinema’s box office and self-service ticketing machines
Still from John Scarlett-Davis, Chat Rap, 1983
Courtesy the artist and LUX
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