An exhibition between cinema and contemporary art in Brisbane

CONSOLATO D’ITALIA

BRISBANE

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An exhibition between cinema and contemporary art in Brisbane
Pier Paolo Pasolini

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From 3 November till 1 December at the Australian Cinématèque of Brisbane, a complete collection of Pasolini will be shown for the first time in Australia. The Cineteca Nazionale – National Film Library (with the collaboration of Laura Argento) and the Centro Studi – Archivio Pier Paolo Pasolini – Studies Centre - Archives of Pier Paolo Pasolini from the Film Library of the City of Bologna, worked effortlessly on research whilst the composition of material was furnished to the interested “Cinemazero” and the historical documents of Gideon Bachmann.

The Australian tribute to Pasolini, which was made possible due to the strong collaboration between this Consulate of Italy in Brisbane with the Gallery of Modern Arts (GoMA) and the Australian Cinématèque, is comprised of his cinematographic masterpieces, and for the first time are complimented and accompanied by his collection of contemporary artworks, video artworks aspirated as a reflection of his image and, works that is Pasolini (http://qag.qld.gov.au/cinemateque/coming_soon/pasolini/ ) murdered on the night between 1 and 2 of November 1975.

Being part of the Queensland Art Gallery, the Australian Cinématèque, a museum of contemporary art, which is one of the most active in the Asian region managed such initiative from the support of the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, which enables programs to take a completely contemporary approach. For example, in 2007 the memorable exhibit of over 160 films on the legacy of “Nouvelle Vague” in occasion of the 50th anniversary since its birth. As the case of the forthcoming review, the director, Kathryn Weir has achieved to create an exhibition which meets and exceeds every expectation of contemporary art surrounding the image and the works of Pasolini.

The Australian public will be able to capture the images of Ostia for example, the location of which a short film, produced by Julian Cole, was filmed in 1991 based on the murder of Pasolini and interpreted by Derek Jarman.

Extracted from this collection is a Pasolini which defines more than a great director in a unforgettable history of Italian cinema but determines a contemporary state of being as an addition to his image as a poet and intellect.