Israeli video artist at Carnegie International
Israeli filmmaker Yael Bartana will appear at a screening of her film trilogy “…And Europe Will Be Stunned,” Thursday, Nov. 21, at the Carnegie Museum of Art. The event is part of the 2013 Carnegie International.
“…And Europe Will Be Stunned” imagines the rise of the Jewish Renaissance Movement in Poland (JRMiP). The films stage a propaganda film of a political group that seeks the return to Poland of three million Jews displaced during the World War II era.
The trilogy, which comprises “Mary Koszmary” (Nightmares; 2007), “Mur i wieża” (Wall and Tower; 2009), and “Zamach” (Assassination; 2011) — will be shown in the CMA Theater during a special one-time followed by a discussion with the artist.
Bartana critically examines the social, political, and sometimes militaristic rituals of Israeli, as well as cycles of expulsion and return in a broader historical context.
She will be joined join by Carnegie International co-curator Daniel Baumann in her discussion of the films the films.
The evening will start with cocktails near the artist’s installation at the Grand Staircase (5:30 to 6:30 p.m.); the screening and conversation will run from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
The cost is $10, which includes admission to the screening and one drink ticket.
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