07 Oct 2014

Artecinema – International Festival of Films on Contemporary Art

Artecinema is an international film festival of documentaries regarding contemporary art, established in Naples in 1996, with the objective of making various facets of contemporary art known to the public at large.

Each year, Artecinema presents a selection of some thirty documentaries from the world over about international artists, architects and photographers who have worked during the last fifty years.



SCHEDULE


THURSDAY, 16 October, 8.30 p.m. – inauguration at the San Carlo Theatre


9.00 p.m. art and environs
DRIPPED
France, 2011, 8', animation
DIRECTOR Léo Verrier

New York, 1950. Jack, an art enthusiast, visits museums all day long. Consumed by the desire to absorb the inspiration of his favourite artists, he steals the paintings and eats them...


9.10 p.m. art and environs
BREATHING EARTH: SUSUMU SHINGU'S DREAM
Germany, 2012, 93', English, Japanese, Italian
DIRECTOR Thomas Riedelsheimer

Japanese artist, Susumu Shingu, creates sculptures powered by the forces of nature: wind, water, sun and the force of gravity. His dream is to elicit a more intimate dialogue with mother Earth, thus awakening a new awareness of our planet.


11.00 p.m. art and environs
PIERO MANZONI, ARTISTA
Italy 2013, 54', Italian
DIRECTOR Andrea Bettinetti

Through precious, previously unpublished films, the direct testimony of the artist, friends and family members who knew and spent time with him, we enter into the life of Piero Manzoni and we explore his works and his incredible relevance.



FRIDAY, 17 October - Augusteo Theatre

4.30 p.m. art and environs
GEORG BASELITZ
Germany, 2013, 90', German
DIRECTOR Evelyn Schels

An intimate portrait of German artist Georg Baselitz who, for the first time, opens the doors of his studios in Germany and Italy to a film crew.


6.15 p.m. photography
UNE PHOTOGRAPHIE DE LA MAISON
France, 2013, 72', French
DIRECTOR Alain Fleischer

A panorama of the history of photography is presented through the collection of the Maison Européenne de la Photographie, considered one of the most complete in Europe.


7.45 p.m. art and environs
FREEZING PAINTING – LAWRENCE CARROLL
Italy, 2014, 17', English, Italian
DIRECTOR Luigi Scaglione

The film focuses on the realization of Lawrence Carroll's Freezing Painting, a painting frozen with 800 litres of water and exhibited at the 55th Venice Biennal.


8.10 p.m. architecture
TADAO ANDO, L'ARCHITECTE DU VIDE ET DE L'INFINI
Germany, 2012, 26', German
DIRECTOR Mathias Frick

Architect Tadao Ando creates minimalist environments in a synthesis of traditional Japanese design and modernism. The film accompanies him as he discusses and explains various projects he has designed in Italy and Japan.


8.45 p.m. art and environs
EDMUND DE WAAL (WHAT DO ARTISTS DO ALL DAY?)
Great Britain, 30', 2013, English
DIRECTOR Camilla Robinson

Edmund de Waal trained as a ceramicist in Japan. Filmed in his London studio, the artist shows us the manner in which he works.


9.20 p.m. art and environs
OUT IN THE WORLD: FOUR ISRAELI ARTISTS
The United States, Israel, 58', 2011, English
DIRECTORS Kirk Simon, Karen Goodman

Four Israeli artists are filmed at work during the preparations for international exhibitions: Sigalit
Four Israeli artists are filmed at work during preparations for exhibits in various parts of the world: Sigalit Landau, Micha Ullman, Barry Frydlender and Michal Rovner.


10.30 p.m. art and environs
PICASSO CERAMIQUES
France, 2013, 20', French
DIRECTOR Thierry Spitzer

In 1947, Picasso began realizing ceramics and revolutionized this traditional art form.


11.00 p.m. art and environs
BARTHÉLÉMY TOGUO – DEUX MAINS … LE MONDE
France, 2013, 52', French
DIRECTOR Thierry Spitzer

African artist Barthélémy Toguo talks about his work and the Bandjoun Station project in Cameroon, a poly-functional gathering site in which the international world of art and the local art heritage come together.



SATURDAY, 18 October – Augusteo Theatre

4.30 p.m. art and environs
ART 21: LEONARDO DREW, TANIA BRUGUERA
The United States, 2014, 40, English
DIRECTOR Susan Sollins

The works of Leonardo Drew, realized with materials such as wood, steel, canvas and paper, express the tension between order and chaos.
Cuban artist Tania Bruguera sets up participatory events which delve into the themes of social control and migration. The director accompanied her to Queens during the realization of her Immigrant Movement International Project.


5.20 p.m. art and environs
ILYA AND EMILIA KABAKOV: ENTER HERE
The United States, 2013, 103', English, Russian
DIRECTOR Amei Wallach

Twenty years after their escape from the Soviet Union, artists Ilya and Emilia Kabakov returned to Moscow to exhibit their work. The film provides a glimpse of life during the Soviet era and demonstrates how art and irony can transcend oppression.


7.20 p.m. art and environs
SOPHIE CALLE. UNTITLED
France, 2012, 52', French
DIRECTOR Victoria Clay Mendoza

Sophie Calle uses her everyday life as the subject of her works: a combination of texts, videos and photographs.


8.30 p.m. art and environs
THE NEXT BIG THING
Holand, Frank Van Den Engel, 2013, 58', English, Dutch
DIRECTOR Frank van den Engel

The film examines the transformations in the market of contemporary art which is conditioned by gallerists, auctions houses and wealthy collectors.


9.50 p.m. art and environs
ERWIN WURM –THE ARTIST WHO SWALLOWED THE WORLD
Austria, Switzerland, Germany, 2012, 52', German with subtitles in English
DIRECTOR Laurin Merz

Erwin Wurm is known for his ironic One Minute Sculptures, in which he himself or volunteers become sculptures for one minute, posing in bizarre manners with everyday objects.


10.50 p.m. art and environs
COOL TOUR ARTE:
WILLIAM KENTRIDGE, STUDIO AZZURRO, GOOGLE ART PROJECT
Italy, 2014, 28', Italian
DIRECTOR: Ranuccio Sodi

William Kentridge presents the Tevereterno project. The retaining walls of the Roman river become the frame work of a narration of the history of Rome in images.
The multimedia, interactive installations of Studio Azzurro are a unique example of inter-disciplinary creativity.
The advanced technology of the Google Art Project has made it possible to virtually visit the MoMa in New York, the Tate Gallery in London and the Uffizi in Florence.


11.40 a.m. architecture
LE ROLEX LEARNING CENTER
France, 2012, 26', French, Japanese
DIRECTOR Juliette Garcias

The Learning Center is a wave of cement and glass built on the shores of Lake Léman in Lausanne based on the designs of Japanese architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa of the studio SANAA, winner of the Pritzker Prize in 2010. One of the most striking features of this innovative architectural structure is the lack of physical divisions between areas which is a key element of this multifunctional site dedicated to knowledge.



SUNDAY, 19 October – Augusteo Theatre

4.30 p.m. art and environs
LUCIAN FREUD: PAINTED LIFE
United Kingdom, 2012 , 90', English
DIRECTOR Randall Wright

This film explores the life and works of Lucian Freud in his own words and those of his friends and family.


6.15 p.m. architecture
CASTELLO DI POSTIGNANO
Italy, 2014, 30', Italian
DIRECTOR Paolo Barone

We follow the meticulous restoration project for the medieval hamlet of Castello di Postignano in the heart of Umbria.


7.10 p.m. art and environs
ART 21: THOMAS HIRSCHHORN, WOLFGANG LAIB, JOAN JONAS
The United States, 2014, 66', English
DIRECTOR Susan Sollins

Thomas Hirschhorn realizes a participatory work of art with the residents of the Forest Houses Complex in the Bronx: the ambitious Gramsci Monument.
Wolfgang Laib works with ephemeral material such as wax and pollen, creating archetypical forms.
Joan Jonas, a pioneer of performance and videoart, juxtaposes performance, sculpture and drawing.


8.15 p.m. art and environs
JOANA VASCONCELOS: TIME MACHINE
Portugal, Great Britain, 2014, 52' Portuguese, English
DIRECTORS Gonçalo Roquette & Miguel Braga

The film features the realization of Joana Vasconcelos' exhibit at the Manchester Art Gallery. The artist transforms everyday objects into sculptures and installations.


9.30 p.m. architecture
L'UTOPIE DU DÉSASTRE – TOYO ITO
France, 2013, 26', French
DIRECTOR Richard Copans

Following the tsunami of March, 2011 in Japan, a group of architects headed by Toyo Ito realize a Home-for-All: a place where people can feel at home, meet, rest and speak of the future.


10.10 p.m. art and environs
BUREN DANS LA VILLE
France, 2014, 39', French
DIRECTOR Émérance Dubas

From 2009 to 2013, Daniel Buren designed the street furniture for the Tours Tramway. The film focuses on the preparatory phases of the project.


11.10 p.m. art and environs
CORNELIA PARKER (WHAT DO ARTISTS DO ALL DAY?)
Great Britain, 2014, 30', English
DIRECTOR Sarah Howitt

Cornelia Parker is known for her large-scale installations in which fragments of objects are suspended almost as if stopping time.


11.40 p.m art and environs
POLLY MORGAN (WHAT DO ARTISTS DO ALL DAY?)
Great Britain, 2014, 30', English
DIRECTOR Morag Tinto

Polly Morgan utilises taxidermy to create sculptures with small animals such as birds, mice and squirrels, thus providing them with a new form of life.