Lifting. Film Screening 2

06 September

Ulay, There is a Criminal Touch to Art, 1976, 30 sec

A documentation of the live Action Ulay performed in Berlin in 1976. It shows his theft of Carl Spitzweg’s painting 'The Poor Poet' from the Neue Nationalgalerie and his reception in commentaries and reactions from the press. Ulay's action was documented and filmed by artist Marina Abramovic.

Rhys Southan and Sara Rimensnyder, The Sean Connery Golf Project, USA 2002, 17 min

In July 2001, Rhys Southan and Sara Rimensnyder snuck onto the Sony lot, stole a handful of screenplays, and filmed themselves doing it. Their idea was elegant -- revise the worst script and return it undetected. The result was named for the movie they made over: typical Hollywood pablum in which everyone's favorite 007 plays a mobster-golfer. [Sarah Hepola, The Austin Chronicle]

Untitled #29.95, RTMark/Video Aktivists, USA 1999, 15 min (TBC)

Why should only wealthy people have access to the important ideas in art? 'Untitled #29.95' is a video about video. It is a story about the 60s when video was first used by artists and activists. It is a story about reproduction. It is a story about money and about public vs. private. And it is about who controls art. It is also a call to action. 'Untitled #29.95' tells the history of the commercial art establishment's attempt to turn video into an object like sculpture or painting in order to increase its value in the marketplace. Then, in an act of cultural charity worthy of Robin Hood, 'Untitled #29.95'" calls for high-priced limited edition videos to be 'liberated' from commercial art galleries and given to the internet. Share the ware. [Video Aktivists]

• Location: Peacock Visual Arts
• Starts 6.30pm
• Admission free