"Art is rigorously co-extensive with the truths that it generates." The first theory session of the new semester links back to the close reading of Alain Badiou's "Fifteen theses". After a brief introduction into the concept of immanence we are going to work further on the theoretical and practical challenges of art as an immanent practice as well as its ethical and esthetical challenges.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4
3 PM to 8 PM
Studiovisits and tutorials
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5
10 AM to 1 PM
Studiovisits and tutorials
2 PM to 5 PM
Immance: An introduction
We are meeting in art and common space for a first introductory session into the semesters overall topic of immanence.
7:30 PM
Screening: Im not there, 135 min, USA 2007
"Im not there" is certainly the most exciting film of this season. Directed by Todd Haynes it depicts seven distinct stages of the life of singer and song writer Bob Dylan whose character is played by Marcus Carl Franklin, Ben Whishaw, Heath Ledger, Christian Bale, Richard Gere, and Cate Blanchett. Dylan's music is played by various artists just as his persona is presented by a whole cast of actors. The ambiguity between fact and fiction is pushed further and further...
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6
10 AM to 1 PM
The constitution of the void. Lecture and debate (part 1)
3 PM to 5 PM
The constitution of the void. Lecture and debate (part 2)
7:30 PM
Screening: Orphee, 95 min., France 1950
The magic of cinema is fully realised in Jean Cocteau's Orphee - one of the finest films from one of the most significant artists of the twentieth century. A contemporary account of the Greek myth, set in post-war Paris, Orphee is a work of haunting beauty that follows the poetic logic of a dream. It tells of a famous poet's love affair with Death, a mysterious princess, as he follows her through a mirror into the underworld in search of inspiration. Poet, novelist, painter, playwright and film-maker, Jean Cocteau (1889-1963) worked in many different artistic media. The breadth of his talent and the depth of his vision finds full expression in Orphee: Hades looks like occupied Paris; messages from the after-life are broadcast from car radios; and Death drives round in a vintage Rolls Royce accompanied by leather-clad bikers.
Jean Cocteau's master piece is screened with the feature commentary by Roland-Francois Lack.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7
10 AM to 1 PM
Studiovisits and tutorials