A filmed performance by Robert Rauschenberg. The work does not offer a narrative in the strict sense. Each performer is assigned a certain activity that he or she upholds for the duration of the performance. Some Floats (sculptures) by Robert Breer are also seen passing by.
Also in this combined programme
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77
In 77 we see a number of simple mechanic objects spiral out of a spray-paint nebula then implode into pure pattern and line. -
70
Made by Breer with spray paint and hand-cut stencils, this film was an attempt at maximum plastic intensity. -
69
Animated geometric volumes are following the codes of perspective and thus create the illusion of screen depth. -
ATOZ
What is the impact of an order such as the alphabet on the awakening mind of a child? A short film dedicated to Breer’s first… -
Portrait of Robert Breer
An interview (with inclusion of the complete film Recreation) in the series that Chodorov made for the TV-Channel ARTE. -
Breathing
The movement of the line, and its place on the screen, and its density, the rhythms… make up the entire film. -
66
Colours, speed, illusion, images that remind us of the ‘cut out papers’ by Henri Matisse, or the paintings of Frank Stella.
Film details
- Country of production
- USA
- Year
- 1966
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2008
- Length
- 20'
- Medium/Format
- Betacam SP PAL
