FILM LOVE presents
YOKO ONO: reality dreams
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| Eva Majlata confronts the camera
in Film No. 5 (Rape) image: Yoko Ono, Filmstrip from Film No. 5 (Rape), 1969 Directed by Yoko Ono © Yoko Ono |
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Yoko Ono’s work displays a compelling dichotomy: on one hand, she is widely
known for her promotion of peace and nonviolence, often presented in the form of
whimsical art objects and actions; but other works display disturbing
and sometimes dangerous content which directly confronts realities of suffering,
risk, and loss of control. In Cut Piece, one of the key works of
performance art, Ono sits in complete vulnerability on the stage as audience
members cut away pieces of her clothing. Rape follows a script written by Ono, in which the
cameraman is to pick a woman on the street and film her “until she is in a
falling position.” The instruction is followed to the letter in one of cinema’s
most intense works about voyeurism and control.
Cut Piece (Albert and David Maysles, 1965) 8 minutes
Film No. 5 (Rape) (Yoko Ono, 1969) 77 minutes
White Hall room 206
201 Dowman Drive, Emory University,
Atlanta, GA 30322
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YOKO ONO: REALITY DREAMS is co-sponsored by the Atlanta
Contemporary Art Center, and the departments of Visual Arts, Women's Studies,
Film Studies, and American Studies at Emory University.
YOKO ONO: REALITY DREAMS is a Film Love event, programmed and hosted by
Andy Ditzler for Frequent Small Meals. Film Love promotes awareness of the rich
history of experimental and avant-garde film. Through public screenings and
events, Film Love preserves the communal viewing experience, provides space for
the discussion of film as art, and explores alternative forms of moving image
projection and viewing. Film Love was voted Best Film Series in Atlanta by the
critics of Creative Loafing in 2006, and was featured in Atlanta Magazine's Best
of Atlanta 2009.
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