Archived: 4. Artery

4. Arteria – Art Film Week

The fourth edition of Arterija, organized by the Cultural Information Center (KIC), brings Croatian premieres of current documentaries about some of the greatest artistic names of today.

As part of the program, we will watch award-winning film dedications to Japanese visual artist Yayoi Kusama, film giant Orson Welles, Warhol factory star and experimental filmmaker Paul Morrissey, legendary Soviet ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev, Romanian-Swiss artist and photographer and founder Danayer Eat reporter Lee Miller, and the recently deceased land-art pioneer Christ, known for grandiose installations and building envelopes.

The films will be accompanied by conversations that will use charismatic art figures as a paradigm and an overture to reflect on some of the key issues of contemporary art.

The author of the concept is Emil Matešić and the program selector is Dina Pokrajac.

Admission to all screenings is free with a limited number of seats and adherence to epidemiological measures.

We invite all those interested to book their place at the e-mail address of the Cultural Information Center (arteria@kic.hr) or come an hour before the start of the program.

SCREENING SCHEDULE Tuesday, Sept. 29, 7 p.m.

NUREYEV / NUREYEV

David Morris, Jacqui Morris, UK, 2018, 109 ′ language: English, subtitles: HRV A documentary by the BAFTA-nominated directorial duo depicts the fascinating life of Rudolf Nureyev. From being born on the Trans-Siberian Railway train through a dramatic escape to the West at the height of the Cold War to becoming the most famous dancer in the world. talk: Vladimir Stojsavljević and Normela Krešić Vrkljan

Wednesday, Sept. 30, 7:30 p.m.

THIS FILM IS A GIFT / DIESER FILM IST EIN GESCHENK

Anja Salomonowitz, Austria, 2019, 72 ′ language: English, German, subtitles: HRV Intimate dialogue between two artists – director Anja Salomonowitz and Romanian-Swiss artist Daniel Spoerri known for his snare-pictures – whose work intertwines around the question of Jewish identity and the cycle of renewal. Nothing is ever lost, but is reassembled in surprising ways. As an overture, we will watch the short film ‘A Brief History of John Baldessari’ about the recently deceased conceptual artist John Baldessari narrated by the legendary Tom Waits. introduction: Leila Topic

Wednesday, Sept. 30, 9 p.m.

LETTERS TO PAUL MORRISSEY

Armand Rovira, Spain, 2018, 80 ′ language: English, Spanish, Japanese, German, subtitles: HRV Five celluloid letters from different parts of the globe are intended for Paul Morrissey, director of the cult experimental films 'Trash', 'Flesh' and 'Heat' , associate of Andy Warhol and manager of Velvet Underground. introduction: Igor Bezinović

Thursday, Oct. 1, 7 p.m.

CATCH LEE MILLER / CAPTURING LEE MILLER

Teresa Griffiths, UK, 2020, 60 ′ language: English, subtitles: Croatian Vouge model, Man Ray's muse, fearless war photographer – Lee Miller has led many lives. The BBC documentary explores the fascinating life and photographs of a pioneering artist who broke taboos and defied other people’s expectations. interview: Marija Ott Franolić and Dunja Nekić

Friday, Oct. 2, 7 p.m.

OČI ORSONA WELLESA / THE EYES OF ORSON WELLES

Mark Cousins, UK, 2018, 115 ′ language: English, subtitles: HRV Director Mark Cousins (author of the cult anthology ‘The Story of a Movie: An Odyssey’) had exclusive access to hundreds of private drawings and paintings by Orson Welles. Together they form an impressive art album of his life, but also illustrate his inexhaustible creativity and visual way of thinking. introduction: Daniel Rafaelić

Friday, Oct. 2, 9:30 p.m.

CHRISTO – WALKING ON WATER

Andrey M. Paounov, Bulgaria / Italy / USA, 2018, 100 ′ language: English, subtitles: Croatian We follow the recently deceased artist Christ in his painstaking endeavor to finally realize the project 'The Floating Piers' which he conceived in 1970 with his wife and associate Jeanne-Claude. An ambitious work of art on the Italian lake Iseo at the foot of the Alps 2018 …