Film Program – Thomas Arslan Retrospective
June 15 – August 4, 2024
Curated by Birgit Kohler (Head of Programming Arsenal – Institute for Film and Video Art in Berlin)
Venue: Kino Arsenal at Filmhaus am Potsdamer Platz, Potsdamer Str. 2, 10785 Berlin
Parallel to the exhibition Thomas Arslan at Neuer Berliner Kunstverein (n.b.k.), Arsenal is presenting a comprehensive retrospective of Thomas Arslan’s films: early short films from his student days at the DFFB (German Film and Television Academy Berlin), the Berlin trilogy about the Kottbusser Tor neighborhood in Berlin-Kreuzberg, a documentary journey through Turkey, and genre films such as his gangster movies and a western. The retrospective also explores the film aesthetics that have influenced Arslan and is accompanied by introductions and discussions.
The program in June
Saturday, June 15, 2024, 8 pm
Am Rand (Thomas Arslan, D 1991, 24 min, no dialogue); Am Rand Revisited (Thomas Arslan, D 2024, 20 min, no dialogue); Im Sommer (Die sichtbare Welt) (Thomas Arslan, D 1992, 41 min, original version with English subtitles)
Followed by a discussion with Thomas Arslan, moderated by Birgit Kohler
Sunday, June 16, 2024, 8 pm
Preview: Verbrannte Erde (Thomas Arslan, D 2024, 100 min, original version with English subtitles)
Followed by a discussion with Thomas Arslan, moderated by Birgit Kohler
Tuesday, June 18, 2024, 8 pm
Mach die Musik leiser (Thomas Arslan, D 1994, 87 min, original version with English subtitles)
Introduction: Diedrich Diederichsen
Thursday, June 20, 2024, 8 pm
Geschwister – Kardeşler (Thomas Arslan, D 1996, 84 min, original version with English subtitles)
Introduction: Till Kadritzke
Saturday, June 22, 2024, 7 pm
The Cool World (Shirley Clarke, USA 1963, 105 min, original English version without subtitles)
Introduction: Thomas Arslan
Wednesday, June 26, 2024, 8 pm
Dealer (Thomas Arslan, D 1998, 74 min, original version with English subtitles)
Introduction: Michael Baute
Friday, June 28, 2024, 8 pm
Der schöne Tag (Thomas Arslan, D 2001, 74 min, original version with English subtitles)
Followed by a conversation with Serpil Turhan, moderated by Birgit Kohler
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New in n.b.k.'s online program
Oral History: Les Levine in conversation with Anna Lena Seiser
From June 11, on the n.b.k. website
On the occasion of Les Levine's solo exhibition Diamond Mind at the n.b.k. Showroom, a new contribution in the Oral History series was created, in which the conceptual artist and video pioneer discusses his career and his oeuvre with Anna Lena Seiser, Head of the n.b.k. Video-Forum. Les Levine (*1935 in Dublin, lives and works in New York) has realized over 100 solo exhibitions worldwide and participated in Documenta (1977 and 1987) and the Venice Biennale (2001). He has taught as a professor at several universities in the USA and Canada, lectured internationally, and written for publications including The Village Voice, Art in America, and the Saturday Review. Levine was awarded a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in 1974 and 1980. In 1970, he founded the conceptual art project Museum of Mott Art Inc., an advisory organization for artists and related professions in New York, where he still serves as president. His work is represented in numerous museum collections internationally, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York; National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; Centre Pompidou, Paris; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.
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