The Moving Image Source Calendar is a selective international guide to retrospectives, screenings, festivals, and exhibitions.
Descriptions are drawn from the calendars of the presenting venues.
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Len Lye
July 16-October 11, 2009 at
Australian Centre for the Moving Image
, Melbourne
Discover the art of Len Lye (1901-1980), one of the most radical creative minds of the modern age. This unforgettably exuberant exhibition surveys his work across film, sculpture, painting, poetry, and more. Exploding with kaleidoscopic color and pulsing with rhythmic beats, the exhibition is the largest survey of Len Lye's work ever presented.
New Zealand-born Len Lye is a seminal figure in the history of the moving image. In his early 20s, Lye travelled throughout the South Pacific, and lived for extended periods in Australia and Samoa. He moved to London in the '20s, then New York in the '40s, and his career unfolded amid avant-garde modernism on the international stage.Featured Works:
Drawing from the Len Lye Foundation Collection and Archive, the exhibition combines artworks with rarely-seen biographical ephemera, concept drawings and other working materials, many on public display for the first time.
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