A History of Experimental Film and Video: From the Canonial Avant-garde to Contemporary British Practice

A.L. Rees

ISBN 10: 1844574369 / ISBN 13: 9781844574360

Published by British Film Institute, 2011

A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration. Seller Inventory # GOR014547906

Synopsis:

Avant-garde film is almost indefinable. It is in a constant state of change and redefinition. In his highly-acclaimed history of experimental film, A.L. Rees tracks the movement of the film avant-garde between the cinema and modern art (with its postmodern coda). But he also reconstitutes the film avant-garde as an independent form of art practice with its own internal logic and aesthetic discourse. In this revised and updated edition, Rees introduces experimental film and video to new readers interested in the wider cinema, as well as offering a guide to enthusiasts of avant-garde film and new media arts. Ranging from Cézanne and Dada, via Cocteau, Brakhage and Le Grice, to the new wave of British film and video artists from the 1990s to the present day, this expansive study situates avant-garde film between the cinema and the gallery, with many links to sonic as well as visual arts. The new edition includes a review of current scholarship in avant-garde film history and includes updated reading and viewing lists. It also features a new introduction and concluding chapter, which assess the rise of video projection in the gallery since the millennium, and describe new work by the latest generation of experimental film-makers. The new edition is richly illustrated with images of the art works discussed.

About the Author: A.L. Rees was Research Tutor in Visual Communication at the Royal College of Art, UK.

Bibliographic Details

Title: A History of Experimental Film and Video: ...
Publisher: British Film Institute
Publication Date: 2011
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Fair
Edition: 2nd Edition