Alejandro Cesarco. "Everness", 2008. 16mm film transfered to DVD. B/W and sound. 12’

Now in its fourth edition, Artists’ Film International presents an overview of film, video and animation production by international artists. An initiative of Whitechapel Gallery, London, the works are selected by eleven institutions from around the world. Formerly called Art in the Auditorium, the series has changed its name to reflect the vague boundaries between audiovisual productions and the ways those productions are exhibited.
Artists’ Film International opens on February 2, 2013. The event, which is sponsored by Tenaris – Organización Techint, will continue throughout the month of February at Proa’s Auditorium.
As in previous years, for this edition of Artists’ Film International each participating institution engages in an independent process to select the work of an artist. Together, the works provide a diverse overview of the narrative possibilities of independent audiovisual work and reveal conceptual and formal experimentation in contemporary video, film and animation.

Sefer Memişoğlu. "Breeze", 2011. 8'18". Color and sound. Courtesy of the artist and Gallery NON, Istambul

Complete list of artists, works and institutions:

Dan Finsel. “I Would Love Farrah, Farrah, Farrah (I)” / Ballroom Marfa, USA
Aleksandar Jestrovi Jamesdin. “Gypsy Style”, “Last Tango” / Belgrade Cultural Center, Serbia
Sriwhana Spong. “Costume for a Mourner” / City Gallery, New Zeland
Alejandro Cesarco. “Everness”, “Zeide Isaac” / Fundación Proa, Argentina
Gianluca y Massimiliano De Serio. “Stanze” / GAMeC, Italy
Sefer Memişoğlu. “Breeze” / Istanbul Modern, Turquey
Anetta Mona Chişa y Lucia Tkáĉova. “Manifesto of Futurist Woman” / Neuer Berliner Kunstverein Video Forum, Germany
Ben Hagari. “Invert” / New Media Center, Israel
Liu Chuang. “Untitled (Dancing Partner)”, “Untitled (Festival)” / Para/Site, China
Nguyên Trinh Thi. “Song to the Front” / San Art, Vietnam
Corin Sworn. “Lens Prism” / Whitechapel Gallery, United Kingdom

This exhibition is sponsored by Tenaris – Organización Techint.

Fundación Proa  will screen the film India Song (1975, 120 min.), written and directed by Marguerite Duras, in its original 16 mm format.

Marguerite Duras, India Song

Reviewed by the critics as her ‘most personal work’, India Song recreates the tragic love stories of Anne-Marie Stretter, the French ambassador’s wife, in 1930′s Colonial India. Four voices narrate the relations between Anne-Marie and her lovers, followed by her dramatic suicide in the Indian Ocean.
Published for the first time in 1973, India Song also became one of Duras’ most celebrated play.

The show will coincide with Alejandro Cesarco’s video-installation Marguerite Duras’ India Song. The conceptual artist’s remake presents a contemporary perspective on the film (more information on Alejandro Cesarco’s exhibition).

Information: auditorio@proa.org
General Admission: $6

With the support of the Embassy of France in Argentina