contemporary art and media
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Meet us at the C.A.R. contemporary art ruhr Photo/Media Art Fair at Zeche Zollverein, 21 – 23 March 2025 Directors Lounge presents selected positions of contemporary photo and media art. Contemporary Art Ruhr, The Photo/Media Art Fair World Cultural Heritage Site Zollverein Gelsenkirchener Strasse 181, 45309 Essen Official Opening Friday, March 21, 7 pm – …
Directors Lounge Screening Gabriele Stellbaum – The Folly of Others Thursday, 27. February 2025, 9 p.m. Z-Bar Bergstraße 2 10115 Berlin-Mitte Berlin artist Gabriele Stellbaum presents a program of experimental narratives at Z-Bar, starring with the premiere of her newest film “The Up-ending”. With her films, Gabriele Stellbaum creates short stories in which she often …
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Directors Lounge Berlinale Special Gabraz Sanna – Diários de uma paisagem Z-Bar on Friday, 21 February 2025 at 5 p.m. Gabraz Sanna is coming back to Berlin to present the film he recorded here seven years ago with Tantão, the performer and iconic painter from Rio. The film portrays a passage of night and day …
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/English version on page 2/ Directors Lounge goes Zeche Zollverein Contemporary Art Ruhr, The Innovative Art Fair, 25. – 27. 10.2024 Welterbe Zollverein, Gelsenkirchener Strasse 181, Essen Öffnungszeiten Preview (Einlass mit V.I.P.-Ticket) Freitag, 25.10. ab 18 Uhr Freitag, 25. Oktober, 19 – 22 Uhr Samstag, 26. Oktober, 11 – 20 Uhr Sonntag, 27. Oktober, 11 …
Directors Lounge Screening, Z-Bar Thursday, 30. May, 9pm Berlin based artist Renata Daguerre presents films and videos from Córdoba, Argentina, Rotterdam and Berlin at a Directors Lounge Screening at Z-Bar. Many of Renata Daguerre’s films are essentially portraits. They don’t elaborate on psychological dramatization, rather, we could call them short vignettes of individuals who live …
Directors Lounge Matinee at Z-Bar Sunday, 19 May 2024, 17:00 trailer 1:1 Telemach Wiesinger, a long-term contributor to various Directors Lounge events, is coming from South Germany (Riegel, close to Freiburg) for a special film matinée at Z-Bar. Wiesinger works exclusively with analogue film, which he shoots, treats by means of an animation stand and …
Meet us at the C.A.R. contemporary art ruhr Photo/Media Art Fair at Zeche Zollverein, 15 – 17 March 2024 Directors Lounge presents selected positions of contemporary photo and media art. Contemporary Art Ruhr, The Photo/Media Art Fair World Cultural Heritage Site Zollverein Gelsenkirchener Strasse 181, 45309 Essen Official Opening Friday, March 15, 8 pm – …
Special Directors Lounge Screening: Bruno Gularte Barreto – 5 Casas (Five Houses) Sunday, 25 February 2024, 5:30 p.m. Z-Bar, Bergstraße 2, 10115 Berlin-Mitte This Sunday, Brazilian artist Bruno Gularte Barreto will present his film “5 Casas”. The documentary was first presented at IDFA in Amsterdam; this will be the German premiere. The visually breathtaking …
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The dark forces, occult magic or secret ceremonies exert a strong attraction and awaken the unconscious in us. Aleister Crowley, Nikola Tesla and Kenneth Anger have been a source of inspiration for many filmmakers. … read more
/ German version below / Directors Lounge presents: Preview: Sammy-Gate (engl. OV) Thursday, 2 November, 7:30 pm in presence of director Noel Lawrence Sammy-Gate, USA, 2020, 89 minutes Directed by Noel Lawrence Written by Darius James & Noel Lawrence Lichtblick-Kino Kastanienallee 77 10435 Berlin www.lichtblick-kino.org Directors Lounge is proud to present Noel Lawrence’s newest film, “Sammy-Gate”. …
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