Music by Edgard Varèse, Iannis Xenakis, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Steve Reich, John Cage, and Others

Film

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Glaser. 1967. West Germany. Directed by Lutz Mommartz. Courtesy Lutz Mommartz

Program 93 min.

Poème Électronique. 1957. Belgium/France. Created by Le Courbusier, Edgard Varèse, and Iannis Xenakis for the Philips Pavilion of the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair. DCP. 8 min.

Courtesy Eye Film.

Stockhausen’s Originale: Doubletakes. 1994. USA. Filmed by Peter Moore. Composed by Karlheinz Stockhausen. 16mm. 32 min.

Courtesy The Film-Makers’ Cooperative.

Max. 1967. USA. Directed by Phill Niblock, Dave Geary. Composed by Max Neuhaus, Karlheinz Stockhausen. 16mm. 7 min.

Courtesy Phill Niblock.

3 Gläser (3 Glasses). 1967. West Germany. Directed by Lutz Mommartz. Composed by Steve Reich. DCP. 4 min.

Courtesy of Lutz Mommartz Film Archive.

Beatles Electronique. 1969. USA. Directed by Nam June Paik, Jud Yalkut. Composed by Ken Werner. 16mm. 3 min.

Courtesy The Film-Makers’ Cooperative.

Space Boy. 1973. USA. Directed by Renate Druks. Composed by Louis and Bebe Barron, performed by Florence Marly. 35mm. 5 min.

Courtesy Bruce Bartoo.

26’1.1499” for a String Player. 1973. USA. Directed by Jud Yalkut. Composed by John Cage, Knut Olberg. DCP. 42 min.

Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix.

This film accompanies Point Counterpoint: Avant-Garde Film Scores, 1955–1973.

Past events

Wed, Mar 21, 2018, 4:30 p.m.

MoMA, Floor T2, Theater 2

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2
Fri, Mar 16, 2018, 4:30 p.m.

MoMA, Floor T2, Theater 2

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2

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