THE WIRE 25 FILM presents three evenings of artists' film and video curated by Mark Webber at Roxy. The series begins with a programme of avant-garde classics, followed by UK premieres of four recent works by younger artists on 13th and 20th November. 

All screenings are free admission, arrive early to avoid disappointment.

Tuesday 30th October 2007, 8pm

CINEMA FOR THE EYES AND EARS

The potential for combining image and sound has been explored since the invention of cinema. This primer of classic works of the international avant-garde demonstrates some of the possibilities specific to the film medium, from the flickering frames of Tony Conrad, Paul Sharits and John Latham to the intricate optics of Daina Krumins, Malcolm Le Grice, and others. Featuring soundtracks by Brian Eno, Rhys Chatham, John Cale and Terry Riley. All films will be shown on 16mm.

ARNULF RAINER, Peter Kubelka, Austria, 1958, 8 minutes

YYAA, Wojciech Bruszewski, Poland, 1973, 5 minutes

SPEAK, John Latham, UK, 1968-69, 11 minutes

BERLIN HORSE, Malcolm Le Grice, UK, 1970, 8 minutes

THE DIVINE MIRACLE, Daina Krumins, USA, 1973, 5 minutes

AXIOMATIC GRANULARITY, Paul Sharits, USA, 1972-73, 20 minutes

DRESDEN DYNAMO, Lis Rhodes, UK, 1974, 5 minutes

STRAIGHT AND NARROW, Tony & Beverly Conrad, USA, 1971, 11 minutes