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Experimental Tuesdays at the Union Cinema: Images of the World and the Inscription of War by Harun Farocki

November 1, 2022 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm CDT

Experimental Tuesdays at the Union Cinema: Images of the World and the Inscription of War by Harun Farocki
Images of the World and the Inscription of War (1989)
Harun Farocki
The vanishing point of Images of The World is the conceptual image of the ‘blind spot’ of the evaluators of aerial footage of the IG Farben industrial plant taken by the Americans in 1944. Commentaries and notes on the photographs show that it was only decades later that the CIA noticed what the Allies hadn’t wanted to see: that the Auschwitz concentration camp is depicted next to the industrial bombing target. (Farocki thereby puts his finger on the essence of media violence, a “terrorist aesthetic” (Paul Virilio) of optic stimulation, which today appears on control panels as well as on television, with its admitted goal of making the observer into either an accomplice or a potential victim, as in times of war. Presented by MFA candidate Magdalena Bermudez.

Experimental Tuesdays is a weekly screening of artist-made film/video work from around the world, programmed by the Department of Film, Video, Animation and New Genres, which celebrates the creative possibilities of cinema as an art form. Variously referred to as “experimental,” “underground,” or “avant-garde,” the filmmakers presented in this series work in a truly independent fashion and their work pushes beyond the boundaries of mainstream convention. XT regularly features visiting artists, curated programs of contemporary short films, and 16mm prints from the UWM Cinema Arts Archive. Please check the Union Cinema website for specific details. 

Cosponsored by the Dept. of Film/Video/Animation/New Genres 

Mitchell Hall B91 Date/Time:
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
7:30 p.m. CT

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November 1, 2022
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm CDT
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Mitchell Hall, Fine Arts Cinema (Room B91)
3203 N. Downer Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53211 United States + Google Map

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