{"id":131,"date":"2010-11-18T16:34:32","date_gmt":"2010-11-18T16:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/portlandgreenfilm.wordpress.com\/"},"modified":"2014-11-25T10:11:17","modified_gmt":"2014-11-25T10:11:17","slug":"acid-redux","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.portlandgreen.com\/PGFilm\/acid-redux\/","title":{"rendered":"Acid\u00a0Redux"},"content":{"rendered":"

part of Futurist Life Redux<\/a> – a Performa Commission with SFMOMA and Portland Green Cultural Projects.<\/p>\n

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ACID REDUX
\n2009
\n George Kuchar
\n 4’13”
\n 4:3<\/p>\n

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In 1916 the Italian Futurist artist Arnaldo Ginna filmed, edited and generally oversaw the creation of 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, 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

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 Vita Futurista<\/em>, re-imagining this film in relation to our future. <\/p>\n

George Kuchar\u2019s Acid Redux <\/em>was inspired by \u201cDrama of Objects\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n

George Kuchar grew up with his twin brother, Mike, in the Bronx where he initially worked in commercial art to support his 8mm filmmaking hobby. In the 60s, the Kuchar brothers began earning enough money to be able to work in the 16mm format and became a central part of burgeoning underground film movement in New York in the early 70s. Kuchar was invited to teach filmmaking at the San Francisco Arts institute, and he has been there ever since, working in a variety of different formats and continuing to be as prolific as ever. Kuchar\u2019s films include Hold \u2018em While I\u2019m Naked, Corruption of the Damned,<\/em> and Color me Shameless,<\/em> and his video titles \u2013including diaries, dramas done with his film students, and portraits of places with living things- include Vile Cargo<\/em>, Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness,<\/em> and Kiss of the Veggie Vision<\/em>. He recently authored a book of memoir and filmmaking tips called Reflections from a Cinematic Cesspool<\/em>.<\/p>\n

RIGHTS CONTACT: not held<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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VIEWING OPTIONS<\/p>\n

Available for theatrical screening in the UK as part of Futurist Life Redux<\/a> Screening Programme \ufeff<\/p>\n

To book a viewing contact: programme@portlandgreen.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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