{"id":129,"date":"2010-11-18T16:33:42","date_gmt":"2010-11-18T16:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/portlandgreenfilm.wordpress.com\/"},"modified":"2011-11-23T13:31:57","modified_gmt":"2011-11-23T13:31:57","slug":"matinee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.portlandgreen.com\/PGFilm\/matinee\/","title":{"rendered":"<span style=\"color:#e20036\">Matinee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>part of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.portlandgreen.com\/PGFilmProgramme\/?page_id=7\">Futurist Life Redux<\/a> &#8211; a Performa Commission with SFMOMA and Portland Green Cultural Projects.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-536\" title=\"matinee\" src=\"http:\/\/www.portlandgreen.com\/pg_images\/Matinee600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>MATINEE<br \/>\n2009<br \/>\n Shannon Plumb<br \/>\n 5&#8217;58&#8221;<br \/>\n 4:3<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-right: 35%; line-height:2em\">\n<p>In 1916 the Italian Futurist artist Arnaldo Ginna filmed, edited and generally oversaw the creation of <em>Vita Futurista<\/em> (Futurist Life), the only officially \u201cFuturist\u201d film ever made.  Created by a committee of futurists, including sculptor, painter and writer Giacomo Balla, playwright and poet Remo Chiti, writer Bruno Corra (also the brother of Ginna, and the co-creator of Ginna\u2019s hand painted completely abstract films of 1909), founder of Futurism, poet, and declaimer F.T. Marinetti, poet and Author Emilio Settimelli, painter and Ginna\u2019s film assistant Lucia Venna and Paolo Ungari, <em>Vita Futurista<\/em> directly took up several of the ideas proposed by \u201cThe Futurist Cinema\u201d manefesto, which delacred that film was the \u201cexpressive medium most adapted to the complete sensibility of the Futurist artist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the occasion of Performa 09\u2019s celebration of Futurism, Performa, SFMOMA and Portland Green Cultural Projects had invited an incredible group of contemporary film and video artists to create their own versions of the original segments in <em>Vita Futurista<\/em>, re-imagining this film in relation to our future. <\/p>\n<p>Shannon Plumb\u2019s <em>Matinee <\/em>was inspired by<em> \u201cRhymed Poetry of Remo Chiti\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Shannon Plumb\u2019s cinematic studies of life\u2019s various roles and characers explore the complexities embedded in the ordinary and extraordinary.  Inspired by the curious spirit of slapstick comedy and the physical humour of silent film legends such as Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin.  Plumb\u2019s work has been exhibited in solo and group shows at the museum of Modern Art, The Brooklyn Museum of Art, the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence and PS1 Contemporary Art Centre, Long Island City, among other venues.<\/p>\n<p>Commissioned by Performa , SFMOMA and Portland Green Cultural Projects<\/p>\n<p> RIGHTS CONTACT:<span style=\"color:#e20036\"> not held<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><spacer><\/spacer><\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/hr>\n<p>VIEWING OPTIONS<\/p>\n<p>Available for theatrical screening in the UK as part of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.portlandgreen.com\/PGFilmProgramme\/?page_id=7\">Futurist Life Redux<\/a> Screening Programme \ufeff<\/p>\n<p>To book a viewing contact:  <a href=\"mailto:programm@portlandgreen.com?subject=Viewing Options FLR\"><span style=\"color:#e20036\">programme@portlandgreen.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><spacer><\/spacer><\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/hr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>part of Futurist Life Redux &#8211; a Performa Commission with SFMOMA and Portland Green Cultural Projects. MATINEE 2009 Shannon Plumb 5&#8217;58&#8221; 4:3 In 1916 the Italian Futurist artist Arnaldo Ginna filmed, edited and generally oversaw the creation of Vita Futurista (Futurist Life), the only officially \u201cFuturist\u201d film ever made. 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