Film at the Whitechapel Gallery: A season dedicated to the films of Laura Mulvey & Peter Wollen

Film at the Whitechapel Gallery  April and May The Bad Sister, 1983. Laura Mulvey & Peter Wollen season runs 12 May – 22 May 2016 From the Curator Next month we're pleased to present the first ever full retrospective of British film theorists Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen. Among the most significant writers on film, they were 70s British avant-garde cinema's most exploratory makers, crossing the borders between fiction, documentary and essay film-making. We'll also mark the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear accident with the remarkable documentary The Russian Woodpecker (2015) and in celebration of the final weeks of the exhibition Electronic Superhighway (2016-1966) the work of activist duoThe Yes Men. Do join us. Gareth Evans Adjunct Film Curator, Whitechapel Gallery

Film Season Laura Mulvey & Peter WollenBeyond the Scorched Earth of Counter-Cinema 12 May – 22 May 2016 A two-week season of film and discussion explores the individual and collaborative works of film theorists Laura Mulvey (b. 1941) and Peter Wollen (b. 1938). Mulvey will be in attendance throughout the season, joined by special guest speakers including Esther Leslie, Mark Lewis, Volker Pantenberg, Diane Tammes and more.   Book Now Screening Mulvey, Wollen and Art Thu 12 May, 7pm–9pm £9.50 / £7.50 concs An evening showcasing Mulvey and Wollen’s films on artists. Including: Frida Kahlo and Tina Modotti which documents the Whitechapel Gallery exhibition of 1982 and Full Cycle: the Art of Komar and Melamid, which focuses on the two Russian artists. More Screening + Lecture Beyond the Scorched Earth of Counter-Cinema. With lecture by Volker Pantenberg Sat 14 May, 11.30am–6pm £15.00 / £12.50 concs An exploration of Mulvey and Wollen’s two most influential films,Penthesilea: Queen of the Amazons and Riddles of the Sphinx. With a Q&A with Mulvey and lecture by German academicVolker Pantenburg. More Screening AMY! and Crystal Gazing. Introduced by Esther Leslie Sun 15 May, 3–5.30pm £9.50 / £7.50 concs AMY! explores the image of the heroine, whereas Crystal Gazing, set during Margaret Thatcher’s first administration, is concerned with the lives of four ‘cultural workers’. Introduced by academic Esther Leslie. More Screening + In Conversation The Bad Sister. With Laura Mulvey and Diane Tammes Thu 19 May, 7–9pm £9.50 / £7.50 concs A screening of the duo's final collaborative feature. The Bad Sister is an adaptation of Emma Tennant’s novel of the same name and is shown alongside an 'in conversation' with Mulvey and award-winning director Diane Tammes. More Screening + In Conversation Mulvey’s Recent Collaborations / Peter Wollen: Part 1 Sat 21 May, 11.30am–6pm £15.00 / £12.50 concs A two-part event featuring a talk with Mulvey and artist Mark Lewis with a screening of their collaborative works, plus Wollen’sFriendship’s Death, featuring Tilda Swinton. With special guests. More Screening Peter Wollen: Part 2 Sun 22 May, 2–4pm £9.50 / £7.50 concs A screening of Wollen's rarely seen works for British and American TV. With a special introduction. More Offsite Screening Peter Wollen: Part 3 - The Passenger Sun 22 May, 8–10.30pm Close Up Film Centre, E1 A rare 35mm screening of Michelangelo Antonioni’s 1975 masterpiece The Passenger, starring Jack Nicholson. More

Also showing Chernobyl Now: The Russian Woodpecker Thu 28 Apr, 7pm | £9.50 / £7.50 concs Marking the 30th anniversary of the nuclear meltdown, a screening of Chad Gracia’s striking documentary essay on artist Fedor Alexandrovich, who was exposed to radiation. Also featuring readings from 2015 Nobel laureateSvetlana Alexievich’s Voices from Chernobyl. More   The Yes Men: Fix the World Thu 5 May, 7pm | £9.50 / £7.50 concs Marking the final weeks of the exhibitionElectronic Superhighway (2016-1966), this screening of the activist duo The Yes Men’s second film Fix the World (2009, 1hr 27min) reveals their satirical approach, working to expose corporations and government organisations through spoof websites and guerrilla public appearances. More Coming Soon Symposium: Indefinite Visions Fri 24 and Sat 25 Jun, 11.30am–6pm £25 / £20 concs for both days | £15 / £12.50 concs per day This two-day event explores the indefinite and the illegible in experimental film, artists’ film and video and commercial cinema. Each day includes a variety of screenings on 35mm, 16mm and digital, complemented by an evening programme at Close-Up Film Centre. Full programme available now. More Love the Whitechapel Gallery? Become a Whitechapel Gallery memberand get 50% off all screenings and events, unlimited access to paid exhibitions (including Electronic Superhighway (2016-1966) and other great discounts. Find out more