Film Noir at GoMA

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‘Film Noir’ celebrates one of the most seductive and enduring cinema movements. Conjuring images of private detectives, femme fatales, neon-lit streets and dive bars, Film noir melded the glamour and thrills of Hollywood’s crime films with the black and white aesthetics of German expressionism. Sexy, smart and sinister, these films offered escapism for 1940s and 1950s audiences still reeling from the Depression, two world wars and Cold War tensions.

‘Film Noir’ considers a history of this distinctly American style. It brings together a selection of pre-noir films from the 1920s and 1930s, including beloved gangster stories (Underworld 1927, Josef von Sternberg) and influential German expressionist films (M 1931, Fritz Lang), alongside film noir classics (Double Indemnity 1944, Billy Wilder; The Big Sleep 1946, Howard Hawks). It also considers contemporary cinemas with the themes and aesthetics of film noir (Taxi Driver 1976, Martin Scorsese; Drive 2011, Nicolas Winding Refn) and its ongoing international influence (Goldstone 2016, Ivan Sen). Read more on our Blog

For ticketed film programs the Cinémathèque Box Office opens one hour prior to screenings and you are able to purchase snacks and refreshments during this time. You are more than welcome to take your drinks into the cinema. As we do not screen trailers prior to films we suggest you arrive early to allow plenty of time to enter and find a seat.

Film Noir
31 Mar 2017 – 21 May 2017
GOMA – Cinema A, Brisbane
www.qagoma.qld.gov.au

David Lynch: Between Two Worlds Exhibition at GoMA

admin — Wed, 11 Mar 2015 20:08:18 +0000

Alongside his esteemed career as a filmmaker, David Lynch has worked as a visual artist for 50 years, producing an extensive body of paintings, photography and works on paper. ‘David Lynch: Between Two Worlds’ is a rare opportunity to consider Lynch’s entire creative vision and the relationships between his practice as an artist, filmmaker and musician.

Developed closely with the artist, the QAGOMA exhibition features more than 200 works and is organised around three ideas – ‘Man and machine’, ‘The extra-ordinary’, and ‘Psychic Aches’. Moving between the porous divide of the body and the world it inhabits, the exhibition explores the subjects of industry and organic phenomena; representations of inner conflict; and the possibility of finding a deeper reality in our experience of the everyday.

Screenings
A complete retrospective of Lynch’s films, videos and works for television are presented as part of the exhibition in the Gallery’s Australian Cinémathèque. View all screenings.

Special events
A full program of special events including musical performances and celebrations of the anniversary of television series Twin Peaks 1990–91, will be announced shortly. QAGOMA eNews subscribers will be among first to know – subscribe here

Publication
David Lynch: Between Two Worlds includes over 200 images illustrating Lynch’s wide-ranging oeuvre — drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, mixed media, film and video — and an engaging interview with the artist, conducted by exhibition curator José Da Silva, Senior Curator, Australian Cinémathèque RRP $39.95. Available to pre-order online.

David Lynch: In Conversation
QAGOMA in association with QPAC presents ‘David Lynch: In Conversation’ on Saturday 14 March 2015. In this exclusive to Brisbane event with special guests, David will share insight into his life, his work and his many passions – painting, film, music and meditation.

David Lynch: Between Two Worlds
14 March – 7 June 2015
Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA)
www.qagoma.qld.gov.au

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Film Noir at GoMA

David Lynch: Between Two Worlds Exhibition at GoMA