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Art on Silver Screen
Director in Focus: Murray Grigor
Ateneum Hall, April 26-29, 2006

Art on the Silver Screen is Ateneum Halls own cinema event, which presents art documentaries focused in different themes. In the recent years the themes have included architecture, as well as French and British art documentaries. Last time, in 2004, the main theme of the event was Nordic Art.

This year the Art on the Silver Screen event presents art documentaries for the 10th time. In Focus: Murray Grigor is overall third individual documentarist whose filmography is widely reviewed in the Art on Silver Screen event. The previous visiting directors were Michael Blackwood and Heinz Peter Schwerfer.

Murray Grigor, a Scottish director of documentaries, is one of the worlds leading characters in the scene of art related documentaries. He is known as a colourful personality whose distinctive mark in his works is great and intuitive understanding of the shapes of light, shadows and buildings. He started his film making career in 1968 by making a film about architect Charles Rennie Macintosh. Since then he has directed many award winning films most of them concerning architecture.

The screenings in Ateneum Hall present Murray Grigors most significant films ranging from his earliest works to the newest one which is a documentary about architect Sir John Soane. The event also features two top lectures from architectural experts. Scottish professor Andrew MacMillan talks about Charles Rennie Macintoshs architecture. The other topical issue is Sir John Soanes architecture which is presented by German historian Michaela Giebelhausen.

 

Program


Wed 26.4.

5 pm Lecture by Andrew MacMillan
Charles Rennie Macintoshs architecture
6 pm Film: Mackintosh 1968 (32 min.)

Thu 27.4.

5 pm Lecture: Murray Grigor
Director Murray Grigor talks about his films
6 pm Film: The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright 1983 (74 min.)

Fri 28.4.

5 pm Films: Hand of Adam 1975 (35 min.)
Carlo Scarpa 1996 (57 min.)
Nineveh on the Clyde. The Architecture of Alexander Greek Thomson 1999 (55 min.)

Sat 29.4.

1 pm Films: Space and Light 1972 (20 min.)
Richard Murphy Architects 2001 (41 min.)
2.30 pm Lecture: Michaela Giebelhausen
Sir John Soanes architecture
4 pm Film: Sir John Soane 2005

 

Tickets

5 €/ screening or 15€ all screenings
Ateneum information desk
Tel. +358-(0)9-1733 6401
ainfo (at) ateneum.fi

For further information:
Ateneum Hall
Kaivokatu 2, 00100 Helsinki
Finland

www.ateneum-sali.fi

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