MARKOPOULOS: PORTRAITS OF ARTISTS
14 February 2008 15:53 Filed in: Exhibitions
| Screenings
Friday 7 March 2008, at 7pm, Tate Modern, London
MARKOPOULOS: PORTRAITS OF ARTISTS
Markopoulos made many extraordinary film portraits, which often incorporate
an activity or object that has personal significance to the subject. This
programme presents a selection of sensuous and poetic portraits of cultural
and art world luminaries such as Gilbert & George, Alberto Moravia, Giorgio
di Chirico and Rudolph Nureyev.
MARKOPOULOS: PORTRAITS OF ARTISTS
Markopoulos made many extraordinary film portraits, which often incorporate
an activity or object that has personal significance to the subject. This
programme presents a selection of sensuous and poetic portraits of cultural
and art world luminaries such as Gilbert & George, Alberto Moravia, Giorgio
di Chirico and Rudolph Nureyev.
THROUGH A LENS BRIGHTLY: MARK TURBYFILL
Gregory J. Markopoulos, 1967, 15 min (Portrait of Mark Turbyfill)
POLITICAL PORTRAITS (excerpt)
Gregory J. Markopoulos, 1969, 15 min (Portraits of Ulrich Herzog, Marcia
Haydee, Rudolph Nureyev, Giorgio di Chirico, Hulda Zumsteg and Bruno
Bischofberger)
THE OLYMPIAN
Gregory J. Markopoulos, 1969, 23 min (Portrait of Alberto Moravia)
ENIAIOS (Order II, Reel 4)
Gregory J. Markopoulos, undated, 23 min (Portraits of Hans-Jakob Siber,
Franco Quadri, Giorgio Frapoli, Klaus Schönherr and family)
ENIAIOS (Order III, Reel 1)
Gregory J. Markopoulos, undated, 15 min (Portrait of Gilbert & George)
...
Saturday 8 March 2008, at 7pm
MARKOPOULOS: THE ILLIAC PASSION
Throughout his life, Markopoulos remained closely connected to his heritage
and ultimately saw the Greek landscape as the ideal setting for viewing his
films. THE ILLIAC PASSION, one of his most highly acclaimed films, is a
visionary interpretation of ‘Prometheus Bound’ starring mythical beings from
the 1960s underground, including Andy Warhol (as Poseidon), Jack Smith (as
Orpheus) and Taylor Mead.
The soundtrack of this contemporary re-imagining of the classical realm
features a reading of Thoreau’s translation of the Aeschylus text and
excerpts from Bartok. The preceding film, SORROWS, is a lyrical portrait of
the Swiss house built for Wagner by King Ludwig II.
SORROWS
Gregory J. Markopoulos, 1969, 6 min
THE ILLIAC PASSION
Gregory J. Markopoulos, 1967, 92 min
...
at
Starr Auditorium
Tate Modern, Bankside, London, SE1 9TG
Nearest Tube: Southwark / London Bridge / Blackfriars
Tickets: £5 / £4 concessions, booking recommended
Box Office: 020 7887 8888
www.tate.org.uk/modern
www.secretcinema.co.uk
Gregory J. Markopoulos, 1967, 15 min (Portrait of Mark Turbyfill)
POLITICAL PORTRAITS (excerpt)
Gregory J. Markopoulos, 1969, 15 min (Portraits of Ulrich Herzog, Marcia
Haydee, Rudolph Nureyev, Giorgio di Chirico, Hulda Zumsteg and Bruno
Bischofberger)
THE OLYMPIAN
Gregory J. Markopoulos, 1969, 23 min (Portrait of Alberto Moravia)
ENIAIOS (Order II, Reel 4)
Gregory J. Markopoulos, undated, 23 min (Portraits of Hans-Jakob Siber,
Franco Quadri, Giorgio Frapoli, Klaus Schönherr and family)
ENIAIOS (Order III, Reel 1)
Gregory J. Markopoulos, undated, 15 min (Portrait of Gilbert & George)
...
Saturday 8 March 2008, at 7pm
MARKOPOULOS: THE ILLIAC PASSION
Throughout his life, Markopoulos remained closely connected to his heritage
and ultimately saw the Greek landscape as the ideal setting for viewing his
films. THE ILLIAC PASSION, one of his most highly acclaimed films, is a
visionary interpretation of ‘Prometheus Bound’ starring mythical beings from
the 1960s underground, including Andy Warhol (as Poseidon), Jack Smith (as
Orpheus) and Taylor Mead.
The soundtrack of this contemporary re-imagining of the classical realm
features a reading of Thoreau’s translation of the Aeschylus text and
excerpts from Bartok. The preceding film, SORROWS, is a lyrical portrait of
the Swiss house built for Wagner by King Ludwig II.
SORROWS
Gregory J. Markopoulos, 1969, 6 min
THE ILLIAC PASSION
Gregory J. Markopoulos, 1967, 92 min
...
at
Starr Auditorium
Tate Modern, Bankside, London, SE1 9TG
Nearest Tube: Southwark / London Bridge / Blackfriars
Tickets: £5 / £4 concessions, booking recommended
Box Office: 020 7887 8888
www.tate.org.uk/modern
www.secretcinema.co.uk
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