“Artists must be free from worries of business. War must be impossible.” For Songbook, Mariah Garnett works with the archive of her great-great aunt Ruth Deyo, who lived in Cairo from the 1920s until her death in 1960, and who composed an opera there with the help of a medium. In exchange with a group of artists, Garnett begins to adapt the never-performed piece, which was intended to bring about world peace, for the public. She interweaves footage of the rehearsal process in Los Angeles with excerpts from her previous research trip to Cairo. Between pyramids, a ride on the Nile, glimpses into a spiritual world, and new friendships, the search for a contemporary interpretation of the opera unfolds. Songbook brings together voices from different backgrounds, genders, and genres to create a progressive collaborative blueprint for art-making.
mumok cinema
mumok cinema
mumok cinema
mumok cinema, designed by artist Heimo Zobernig together with architect Michael Wallraff, is presenting manifold links between fine art and film, showing the great significance of the moving image for classical modernist art, for art in the 1960s and 1970s, and especially for contemporary developments in art.
In a regular Wednesday evening film program, we offer a forum for thematic series of films and conversations about current issues in art. These programs also facilitate discussion on new works and trends.
With its numerous partners mumok cinema is an experimental venue of transfer for artistic approaches and discourses, and also for direct exchange with the audience. mumok cinema also offers opportunities to complement our current exhibitions with related film screenings and to explore and utilize our comprehensive collection of contemporary media art.
Times & Fees
Wednesdays, 7 pm
Admission to the program at mumok cinema is free of charge. Only online registration for a free event ticket is required. Please note that entry is only possible with a pre-booked free ticket; there will be no evening box office. Registration for each date is available on the mumok website.
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