Douglas Gordon and Philippe Parreno
ZIDANE, UN PORTRAIT DU 21e SIÈCLE
2006, 90 min, music by Mogwai
Thurs, Mar 29 at 7 PM and 9:30 PM
DHC/ART Foundation for Contemporary Art, a newly established, privately-endowed, non-profit organization based in Montreal is pleased to present two film screenings at the historic Cinéma Impérial, 1430 de Bleury, Montréal, Québec.
The all-action portrait of soccer superstar Zinédine Zidane plunges us into an actual match between Real Madrid and Villarreal on April 23, 2005. On television the cameras follow the ball, in this film they follow Zidane. The lone, elegant and intensely focused figure is set against the roar of 80,000 spectators in attendance. We study Zidanes face, movements, and extraordinary poise, from the first kick of the ball to when he leaves the field at the end of the match. Made by the acclaimed visual artists Douglas Gordon and Philippe Parreno, the film is both a new form of portraiture and a sports spectacle for a broad viewing public. Seventeen synchronized cameras were used, each focusing solely on Zinedine Zidane in real time, during a real – and often unremarkable – game. A mesmerizing portrait of a man at work, we see the legend running and in repose, muttering and thinking, waiting and watching and throughout we watch Zidanes watchfulness. Enhanced by Mogwais haunting music, the majestic sound design recreates the sensorial environment of the large crowd as well as the isolated sounds of cleats on the pitch.
Thursday, April 26 at 8 PM DRAWING RESTRAINT 9
by Matthew Barney
2005, 135 min.
music by Björk
Described as a slow-motion cyclone by Jerry Saltz in the Village Voice, Drawing Restraint 9 is a solemn but never static film that takes the viewer on a fascinating journey aboard a Japanese whaling vessel. Barney and his co-star Björk, who also provides the evocative soundtrack, are nameless Occidentals who arrive on separate boats to be united in marriage aboard the whaler Nisshin Maru. Traditional ceremonial formalities are refracted through Barneys very hermetic vision, resulting in a work of often spellbinding visual poetry. Steeped in seafaring lore, Shinto rituals and the artists personal symbology, this stately, almost wordless film builds to a stunning operatic climax of flensing, transfiguration and rebirth.
Free admission to all screenings – reservations are recommended: www.dhc-art.org
DHC/ART is a contemporary art foundation devoted to the support and exhibition of the most compelling art from around the world. The exhibitions program will begin in September 2007, when renovation of DHC/ARTs gallery spaces in the heart of Old Montreal will be completed. The Foundations first public gesture is the exclusive sponsorship of Montreal artist David Altmejds exhibition The Index at the Canadian pavilion of the 2007 Venice Biennale. The exhibition is curated by Louise Déry and produced by the galerie de lUQAM in Montreal.
DHC/ART also initiates and supports the production of new work through annual commissions, in a variety of media, to Canadian artists. We are delighted to announce that New York-based photo-conceptualist Nancy Davenport has been awarded a DHC/ART grant to complete a multi-screen DVD project for the 2007 Istanbul Biennial.
DHC/Art
356, rue Le Moyne
Montréal (Québec) H2Y 1Y3
Tél. : (514) 866-6767
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