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Lillian Schwartz: A Beautiful Virus Inside the Machine
Curated by Gregory Kurcewicz and Lumen
A touring film programme screening nationally and Internatonally throughout 2003-5

Lumen present a touring film and video programme highlighting the pioneering work of Lillian Schwartz, resident artist and consultant at Bell Laboratories (New Jersey), 1969—2002.

During the 70s and 80s Schwartz developed a catalogue of visionary techniques for the use of the computer system by artists. Her formal explorations in abstract animation involved the marriage of film, computers and music in collaboration with such luminaries as computer programmer Kenneth Knowlton and computer musicians Jean-Claude Risset, Max Mathews and Richard Moore.

Schwartz’s films have been shown and won awards at the Venice Biennale, Zagreb, Cannes, The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and nominated and received Emmy nominations and awards. Her work has been exhibited at, and is owned by, The Museum of Modern Art (New York), The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), The Whitney Museum of American Art (New York), The Moderna Museet (Stockholm), Centre Beauborg (Paris), Stedlijk Museum of Art (Amsterdam), and the Grand Palais Museum (Paris).

Over the last year Lumen have collaborated with Lillian Schwartz and curator Gregory Kurcewicz to compile a touring package of these important works. The 55 minute programme features 11 animations restored to video.

Enigma, Lillian Schwartz, film still

Gregory Kurcewicz
Gregory Kurcewicz is an artist and independent curator. He has programmed artist’s film in the UK and Europe, and most recently was the co-curator of Shoot! Shoot! Shoot!, a major, internationally touring, exhibition of film highlighting the work of the London Filmmakers Co-operative, 1966-76.

Lillian Schwartz: http://www.lillian.com

Films
Pixillation, 1970, 4 mins, music Gershon Kingsley
Mathoms, 1970, 2 mins 15 secs, sound Richard Moore
Olympiad, 1971, 2 mins 32 secs, sound Max Mathews
UFO's, 1971, 2 mins 32 secs, sound Emmanuel Ghent
Enigma, 1972, 4 mins 14 secs, sound Richard Moore
Googolplex, 1972, 5 mins 10 secs
Apotheosis, 1972, 4 mins 17 secs, sound Richard Moore
Mutations, 1972, 6 mins 35 secs, sound Jean-Claude Risset
Papillons, 1973, 3 mins 58 secs, sound Max Mathews
Metamorphosis, 1974, 8 mins 10 secs
Alae, 1975, 3 mins 50 secs, sound Richard Moore
Newtonian II, 1978, 5 mins 20 secs, sound Jean-Claude RissetTouring opportunities

Screenings
Purescreen, Salford | 21 January 2005
Whitechapel Art Gallery, London | 11 November 2004
Worm Cinema, Rotterdam | 15 November 2004
Opfilm festival 12, Amsterdam | 13 November 2004
Sonar music festival, Barcelona/Sao Paulo | 17-19 June 2004
Folly Art Gallery, Lancaster | 29 April 2004
Chicago Filmmakers, Chicago | 17 April 2004
Espace Multimédia Gantner, Bourogne | 10 March 2004
Scratch Projection, Paris | 9 March 2004
Screenplay Festival, Nottingham | 28 February 2004
FACT, Liverpool | 25 February 2004
AV Festival, Newcastle | 15 November
Animated Exeter, Exeter | 12/17 February 2004
Avanto media arts festival, Helsinki | 23 November 2003
Bradford Animation Festival | 14 November 2003