Chantal Akerman: Artist Project Season
Dialogues is Zena's series of performative conversations on the ideas and influences within Chantal Akerman's work, bringing together theory, scholarship and artists' practices with LOOKING, REALLY LOOKING! The Films of Chantal Akerman.
Saturday, October 28, 2016, 3-5pm
ERRANT SOUL: FROM EAST TO WEST AND IN-BETWEEN
Luis Croquer and Marat Grinberg
Luis Croquer is the Deputy Director of Exhibitions, Collections and Programs at the Henry Gallery of Art in Seattle and Marat Grinberg is associate professor of Russian and Humanities at Reed College.
This event followed the Friday, October 28, 7pm, film screening of "D'est (From the East)" which Luis Croquer will introduce.
November 20, 2016, 2-4pm
CHANTAL AKERMAN: LA PASSION DE L’INTIME/ AN INTIMATE PASSION
A Lecture by Berenice Reynaud
Berenice Reynaud is a film critic/historian/theoretician and curator and she holds a joint appointment in the School of Film/Video and School of Critical Studies at California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA.
This event followed the November 19, 7pm film screening of "Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles" which Berenice Reynaud will introduce.
April 30, 2017, 8-10pm
STUDIO VISIT 90.3 FM PORTLAND
MUSIC IN THE FILMS OF CHANTAL AKERMAN
Sandra Percival in conversation with show host and DJ Abigail Susik
Sandra Percival is the Founding Director and Curator of Zena Zezza and Dr Abigail Susik is Professor of Art History at Willamette University.
May 14, 2017: 11-1pm
THE WIND CROSSES THE BROWN LAND, UNHEARD.
Laura Fried and Kyss Jean-Mary
Laura Fried is a writer and curator living in Los Angeles and was Artistic Director of the Seattle Art Fair 2016 and 2017. Kyss Jean-Mary is a researcher and writer in Portland, Oregon.
This event followed the film screenings of SUD (The South) on April 29, 7pm and DE L'AUTRE COTE (From the Other Side) on May 6, 7pm.
May 18, 7:30pm
MA MERE RIT (My Mother Laughs)
Grace Carter
MA MERE RIT was first performed as a staged reading by Chantal Akerman at The Kitchen in 2013 as part of "Chantal Akerman: Maniac Shadows."
Acted and Directed by Grace Carter with co-director Paige McKinney and sound by Ron Mason Gassaway.
This event followed the Saturday, May 13, 4:30pm film screening of "NO HOME MOVIE"
All events were held at PNCA's Mediatheque unless otherwise noted.
PNCA
511 NW Broadway (entrance on NW Glisan)
Portland, OR 97209
Saturday, October 28, 2016, 3-5pm
ERRANT SOUL: FROM EAST TO WEST AND IN-BETWEEN
Luis Croquer and Marat Grinberg
Luis Croquer is the Deputy Director of Exhibitions, Collections and Programs at the Henry Gallery of Art in Seattle and Marat Grinberg is associate professor of Russian and Humanities at Reed College.
This event followed the Friday, October 28, 7pm, film screening of "D'est (From the East)" which Luis Croquer will introduce.
November 20, 2016, 2-4pm
CHANTAL AKERMAN: LA PASSION DE L’INTIME/ AN INTIMATE PASSION
A Lecture by Berenice Reynaud
Berenice Reynaud is a film critic/historian/theoretician and curator and she holds a joint appointment in the School of Film/Video and School of Critical Studies at California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA.
This event followed the November 19, 7pm film screening of "Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles" which Berenice Reynaud will introduce.
April 30, 2017, 8-10pm
STUDIO VISIT 90.3 FM PORTLAND
MUSIC IN THE FILMS OF CHANTAL AKERMAN
Sandra Percival in conversation with show host and DJ Abigail Susik
Sandra Percival is the Founding Director and Curator of Zena Zezza and Dr Abigail Susik is Professor of Art History at Willamette University.
May 14, 2017: 11-1pm
THE WIND CROSSES THE BROWN LAND, UNHEARD.
Laura Fried and Kyss Jean-Mary
Laura Fried is a writer and curator living in Los Angeles and was Artistic Director of the Seattle Art Fair 2016 and 2017. Kyss Jean-Mary is a researcher and writer in Portland, Oregon.
This event followed the film screenings of SUD (The South) on April 29, 7pm and DE L'AUTRE COTE (From the Other Side) on May 6, 7pm.
May 18, 7:30pm
MA MERE RIT (My Mother Laughs)
Grace Carter
MA MERE RIT was first performed as a staged reading by Chantal Akerman at The Kitchen in 2013 as part of "Chantal Akerman: Maniac Shadows."
Acted and Directed by Grace Carter with co-director Paige McKinney and sound by Ron Mason Gassaway.
This event followed the Saturday, May 13, 4:30pm film screening of "NO HOME MOVIE"
All events were held at PNCA's Mediatheque unless otherwise noted.
PNCA
511 NW Broadway (entrance on NW Glisan)
Portland, OR 97209
Still from video documentation of Chantal Akerman reading “My Mother Laughs “ at The Kitchen, 2013 as part of the exhibition "Chantal Akerman: Maniac Shadows"