Actions – political actions and performances
In countries where democracy does not exist and people are oppressed, political actions become a way to put forward opinions and to protest against the powers that be. In Sweden, the interest for this art form has increased lately, among both artists and curators. The actions are ways to express one self, examine situations and expose one self to meetings in unprotected areas. The public space such as the street, the marketplace or the department store is transformed into a natural stage. Even the private home might be more interesting for an artist than art centres or galleries. Art is displaced and barges its way, picks a fight and questions. Few performances and political actions are accessible after the actual event. This screening is an opportunity for you to watch some of them.
Filmform has collected a number of videos, film and documentations.

The programme is screened only once at the Cinemateket,
The cinema Sture, Birger Jarlsgatan 41, Sunday 22th of February at 2 pm.

Programme:
Bomben - Åke Hodell
1968, 5 min, 4:3, colour, DV
A performance filmed by Anders Wahlgren at Åke Hodell’s home 1968. Part of the book on Pistolteatern published by Rönnells Antikvariat 2003.

Killing time, a world-political sewage cleaning
Performance by Kjartan Slettemark
2004, 5:40 min, 4:3, colour, stereo, DV
Kjartan Slettemark and Gallery Candyland produced this performance as a reaction to the re-election of President Bush in 2004. The aim was to vent feelings of frustration in a collective and creative way, involving both the artist and the audience.

KREV: The Kingdoms of Elgaland-Vargaland
by Stockholm Filmschool (Paola Ciliberto, Teresa Hårlin, Britta
Norell, Hanna Ostrowski, HP Skoglund and Aida Stålnacke).
1998, 21 min, 4:3, colour, Beta SP
October 1998. Two Kings take us on an extraordinary trip through a
land without borders and with endless means of communication. Distance is nothing. Stockholm, New York, Tokyo, London and Kaliningrad. Time
and places merge together on the threshold to a world in this universe
where everything is possible. Where all thoughts and ideals are free
and anyone can be King or Queen. Meet the artists Leif Elggren and CM von Hausswolff in a documentary made by six students at Stockholm Filmschool about the initiation of a new country and a work of art. About taking water over one’s head. About overcoming limitations and borders, physical as well as mental. Welcome to KREV, the Kingdoms of Elgaland-Vargaland.

QM at NK (A Queen of Mud Action) - Ann-Sofi Sidén
1989, 4:27 min, 4:3, colour, stereo, DVD
QM visits the NK department store, hoping that a perfume might bring back lost or repressed memories. Scents have an uncanny ability to transport people through time and space. The visit takes time in the narrow time frame available before Professor Johnsson will send her into outer space in order to mediate the human experience...
"[QM was] seen in the perfume department at NK in Stockholm. Naked except for where the mud covered her body, QM went to the counter, asked for a Chanel perfume, and stuck out her muddy arm to test it. There is something very touching about the picture, of this monster who steps into a haven of cleanliness only to be quickly thrown out by ABAB security guards." Milou Allerholm

Modus Mobile - SU-EN & Amit Sen
2006-2009, 9:50 min, 4:3, colour, stereo, DV
The project Modus Mobile was designed in Hammenhög in February 2006 by the choreographer SU-EN and the artist /musician Amit Sen. The idea was to visit people's homes and workplaces. Some persons were contacted in advance, others not. During three days the artist duo knocked door to offer a short performance. The film contains features from a secondary school, a bathroom, a kitchen and a living room. The positive reception was beyond expectations. www.arsmodus.org, www.suenbutohcompany.net

Soundbombing 20081102 - Andreas Gavell-Mohlin
2009, 8:08 min, colour, stereo, 16:9, DVD
During the year 2008 a pen that writes with sound instead of colour was built. "Soundbombing 20081102" documents a nightly walk with the aim of painting parts of Stockholm city with sound. Camera and editing: Felix Rhenberg.

We can't eat attention - Fia-Stina Sandlund
2003, 2 min, 4:3, colour, stereo, DVD
A coup staged at the Norrköping art museum in connection with the opening of the show "Inspection". The artist Fia-Stina Sandlund protests against public institutions not paying an artist's fee by auctioning out the piece of salmon pie that is her only reimbursement for taking part in the show. The asking price is 17000 Swedish Kronor, equivalent of her production and travel costs.

The Artist's Song - Lilibeth Cuenca
2007, 4:20 min, 16:9, colour, stereo, 35 mm film transferred to DV
“In the film, "The Artist's Song", the artist sings about (in) famous works from the history of art which have influenced the concept of art, just like the performances quoted earlier. The film also deals with an artist's dream of fame and immortality as an incentive behind the works. The film shows the artist at the museum Glyptoteket in Copenhagen, dressed as a sculpture on a pedestal and surrounded by classicistic sculptures. Her descriptions of the competitive art scene, the various positions, the artist's dreams and ambitions become both general and personal statements. The film is part of Lilibeth Cuenca's work with identity, whether it is nationality, gender, religion or as in this exhibition – the identity as an artist.” Birgitte Kirkhoff

Der Mythos des Fortschritts - Klara Liden
2008, 3:30 min, 4:3, colour, stereo, DV
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way--" C. Dickens, 'Tale of Two Cities' The video is produced in New York. Music by Andreas Nelson och Paul Sigerhall.

Total length: around 60 min
Curator: Anna Linder
You may buy your membershio card at the Cinemateket cinemas, where you also can buy tickets. The membership is compulsory. Age: over 15.
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