From the Curator
Summertime, and the screenings are easy; retrospectives and films from all sides...
As the days lengthen and the light grows, so we explore an entire body of work in depth, and focus on a life in art with our cross-London season celebrating the remarkable essay films, writings, artworks and all-round singularity of Jonathan Meades, alongside special guests and, of course, Meades himself.
From Eugenio Poglovsky's Mexican documentary work to Mark Boulos and his insurgent image-making, from Patrick Keiller's London to Grant Gee's Patience (After Sebald), it is a summer of film-makers in person that we offer you.
Whitechapel Gallery's moving image programme thrives on work that cannot easily be classified. Discoveries await. We look forward to seeing you here soon.
Gareth Evans
Adjunct Film Curator, Whitechapel Gallery |
|
Jonathan Meades Retrospective
Writer, filmmaker, architectural critic and Britain’s greatest living television essayist Jonathan Meades (b. 1947) is the focus of our summer Retrospective.
Concrete and Victoria
Sun 4 Jun 2017, 11.30am-6pm | £15/£12.50 concs
Confronting the two great tropes of British architecture and featuring an introduction by the film-maker, here Meades reclaims the contested slabs of Brutalism and reminds us that the vestiges of Victoriana still define our present, featuring Christopher Biggins as Queen Victoria.
Dictators and Scotland
Sun 11 Jun, 11.30am–6pm | £15/£12.50 concs
In Joe Building (2006) and Jerry Building (1994) Meades probes the cultural imagination of totalitarianism, from strolling through the ruins of Nazi-built holiday resorts, to hectoring busts of Stalin in Soviet sculpture parks. This is followed by his compelling trilogy of Scottish films, Off-Kilter (2009). The event will feature an introduction by Jonathan Meads and a conversation between the film-maker, Chris Petit and Douglas Murphy.
West
Thu 15 Jun 2017, 7pm | £9.50/£7.50 concs
In his most autobiographical film, Meades revisits his childhood and accidental architectural education. This is coupled with a trip to Worcestershire, retracing the steps of Meades’ formal architectural education, Nikolaus Pevsner’s architectural guides. The film-maker will introduce this screening.
Find out more about the Jonathan Meades Retrospective |
|
|
Film
Open Screenings
Thu 8 Jun 2017, 5pm | Free, booking required
Meet emerging and established artist film-makers as they present their short film work and discuss it with peers and Adjunct Film Curator Gareth Evans.
To take part in future events contact us.
Mark Boulos: From Militancy to Ecstasy
Thu 8 Jun 2017, 5pm | £9.50/£7.50 concs
Known for his documentary practice, acclaimed artist and filmmaker Mark Boulos is joined by editor Matthew Schum to mark the publication of his first monograph and celebrate his contribution to visual arts.
Patrick Keiller's London: 25 Years On
Thu 22 Jun 2017, 7pm | £9.50/£7.50 concs
Acclaimed film essayist Patrick Keiller shot his hugely influential London in 1992. Today it appears more prescient than ever. Following the screening, Keiller is joined in conversation by the equally significant chronicler Iain Sinclair.
The Poetics of the Reel
Sun 25 Jun 2017, 2pm-6pm | £12.50/£10.50 concs
Award-winning Mexican documentarist Eugenio Poglovsky presents the London premieres of his lyrical, engaged essay films Tropic of Cancer and The Inheritors in conversation with special guests drawn from across disciplines.
Grant Gee: Patience (After Sebald)
Thu 29 Jun 2017, 7pm | £9.50/£7.50 concs
Accompanying our summer exhibition A Handful of Dust, the award-winning essay film-maker Grant Gee presents his path-breaking study of the late, great German writer W.G. Sebald, a multi-layered exploration of place, memory, longing and… dust.
Browse the full Whitechapel Gallery Film Programme on our website |
|
|
|
|
