Tonight: Watch some good 16mm film by Vincent Grenier!

Dimensions de la lumière : l’oeuvre de Vincent Grenier

jeudi le 27 septembre
21h15
Cinéma Parallèle (Ex-Centris)
Tarif spécial : 7.50$

First time in 16 years, Quebecois artist Vincent Grenier makes his long-awaited return with a solo programme that includes his early 16mm films and recent digital video works not previously shown in Montreal. At this rare occasion, witness the passage the rigorous formalist has taken, moving through the phenomenological exploration of light and reaching unique cinematic expressions of cultural dimension. Grenier lives and works in the U.S. where he teaches cinema at Binghamton University, NY. Artist in attendance.

PROGRAMME :

Puits de lumière / Light Shaft (16mm, 8min., n/b, muet, 1975)
Closer Outside (16mm, 10min., couleur, muet, 1981)
Intérieur Interiors (To A.K.) (16mm, 15min., n/b, muet, 1978)
World in Focus (16mm, 20min., couleur, muet, 1976)
This, and This (DV, 10:30min., couleur, stéréo, 2006)
Surface Tension II (16mm, 4min., couleur, mono, 1995)
North Sourthernly (DV, 6min., couleur, stéréo, 2005)
Time’s Wake (Once Removed) (16mm, 14min., n/b & couleur, muet, 1987)

Durée totale : 87min.30sec .

Biography of the Artist :
Born in Québec City, Vincent Grenier has lived largely in the U.S., mostly in New York City. He was, however, a frequent contributor to the Montreal art scenes of the 70’s and 80’s. He has made over two dozen films since the 70’s and more recently videos. His work has been shown widely in the U.S., Canada and Europe and showcased at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Museum of Modern Art in NYC, among many others.

Info:
Le Collectif double négatif / Double Negative Collective
Tél.: 514 270 1699
Courriel: doublenegatif@gmail.com
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