Artists' film /

By:

Curtis, David, 1942- [author.]

Contributor(s):

McQueen, Steve, 1969- [writer of foreword.]

9780500204733
050020473X

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

N6494.A78 C87 2021

Contents:

Foreword / Steve McQueen -- The attraction of film -- The music of light -- 'To discover and to reveal': artists' documentary -- The pleasures of editing -- The conceptual film and other phenomena -- The anti-film and the formal film -- The everyday -- The individual voice -- Sustenance.

Summary: Chronicling artists' fascination with filmmaking from the early twentieth century to now, Artists' Film presents an alternative history of the moving image. From early pioneers such as Fernand Léger, Dziga Vertov and Stefan and Franciszka Themerson, to key contemporary artists including Steve McQueen, Tacita Dean and Francis Alÿs, leading authority and film expert David Curtis offers a vivid account of the numerous individuals who have been inspired by the cinematic medium. Featuring over 400 international moving-image makers and drawing on examples from across the arts, including experimental film, video, installation and multimedia, this generously illustrated account offers an incomparable introduction to the increasingly popular, continually evolving genre of the artist's film. -- Back cover.

List(s) this item appears in: 2023 New: Fine Arts | 2023 New: Photo Media

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 3 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Whitecliffe Library General Shelves	General	TR 850 CUR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		0014620

Includes bibliographical references (page 320) and index.

Chronicling artists' fascination with filmmaking from the early twentieth century to now, Artists' Film presents an alternative history of the moving image. From early pioneers such as Fernand Léger, Dziga Vertov and Stefan and Franciszka Themerson, to key contemporary artists including Steve McQueen, Tacita Dean and Francis Alÿs, leading authority and film expert David Curtis offers a vivid account of the numerous individuals who have been inspired by the cinematic medium. Featuring over 400 international moving-image makers and drawing on examples from across the arts, including experimental film, video, installation and multimedia, this generously illustrated account offers an incomparable introduction to the increasingly popular, continually evolving genre of the artist's film. -- Back cover.