Jpex

10/19/04 to 10/26/04

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Exploded States: War, Politics, and National Identity
- Tuesday, October 26 7:30pm
Introduced by Jonathan M. Hall. Tonight's films exhibit a delightful irony and playful insubordination to state, collective, and perspectival authority. In works like Shuji Terayama's Emperor Tomato Ketchup, Japanese avant-garde cinema intersects with experimental theater and avant-garde performance.
Expanded Visions
- Tuesday, October 19 7:30pm
Introduced by Jonathan M. Hall and Michelle Puetz. From pioneering artists like Takashi Ito to the powerful work of feminist filmmaker Mako Idemitsu and emerging contemporary artists, this evening of Japanese experimental film from the 1970s to the present is certain to broaden our (mostly Western) understanding of "expanded cinema."

Jpex

10/19/04 to 10/26/04

The playful insistence and explosive subversion of Japanese experimental film traditions remain neglected terrain for North American audiences. In an effort to globalize what has often been a primarily Western understanding of postwar experimentalism, JPEX: Japanese Experimental Film and Video, 1955–Now, touring North America this autumn, documents the radical medium of postwar Japanese experimental film, video, and animation at its fiftieth anniversary. PFA is screening two programs from the JPEX series.

Prior to each screening, the JPEX curators will discuss the films from a historical and formal perspective. Full program information will be available at the screenings. Also visit www.humanities.uci.edu/jpex.

Curated/Notes by Jonathan M. Hall and Michelle Puetz

Jonathan M. Hall is assistant professor of comparative literature at UCIrvine, where he...

Curated/Notes by Jonathan M. Hall and Michelle Puetz

Jonathan M. Hall is assistant professor of comparative literature at UCIrvine, where he researches and teaches critical theories of East Asia, Japanese film and modern literature, and queer theory.

Michelle Puetz is a Ph.D. candidate in the Committee on Cinema and Media Studies at the University of Chicago.

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These programs have been made possible with the generous support of Image Forum Archive; University of California, Irvine; and University of Chicago. With thanks to Center for Japanese Studies and Institute for East Asian Studies at UC Berkeley, and to Miryam Sas.

Jpex

10/19/04 to 10/26/04

Past Films

Exploded States: War, Politics, and National Identity

Expanded Visions