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Maria Lassnig (1919?2014) is internationally recognized as one of the most important painters of the 20th and 21st centuries. The leitmotif of her painting, the act of rendering her ?body awareness? visible found additional expression in film in the early 1970s. During her time in New York, Lassnig studied animation at the School of Visual Arts and began to film in 8mm and 16mm. While several of these New York films have long since been part of her canonical works (e.g. Selfportrait, Iris, Couples, Shapes), many remained unfinished. These films in progress can be regarded as autobiographical notes as well as an artistic experiment featuring many of Lassnig's recognizable sujets and methods. In 2018, this filmic legacy was restored and in many cases completed according to Lassnig's original concept and instructions by two close collaborators, artists Hans Werner Poschauko and Mara Mattuschka, and presented to great international acclaim. This English-language publication provides the first comprehensive index of Lassnig's film works, offering insight into the filmmaker's world of ideas through a wide selection of Lassnig's own previously unpublished notes. It also includes a selection of Lassnig's films in progress on DVD. Two essays by James Boaden and Stefanie Proksch-Weilguni place Lassnig's work in the context of the US-American film avant-garde of the 1970s, while conversations with Mara Mattuschka, Hans Werner Poschauko and the restoration team shed a light on the rediscovery of Lassnig's fascinating films.Product Identifiers
PublisherSynema Gesellschaft Fur Film U. Medien
ISBN-139783901644863
eBay Product ID (ePID)28046707632
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Number of Pages176 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameMaria Lassnig-Film Works
Publication Year2021
SubjectZoology
TypeTextbook
AuthorMichael Loebenstein, Hans Werner Poschauko, Eszter Kondor, Peter Pakesch
SeriesFilmmuseumsynemapublications
Dimensions
Item Height258 mm
Item Weight648 g
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Country/Region of ManufactureAustria
Title_AuthorPeter Pakesch, Michael Loebenstein, Eszter Kondor, Hans Werner Poschauko