Iimura Takahiko at Yale

[Aaron Gerow]

The Council on East Asian Studies at Yale University presents

SPECIAL EVENT WITH EXPERIMENTAL FILMMAKER IIMURA TAKAHIKO
The Japanese experimental filmmaker, Iimura Takahiko, renowned for  
his pioneering work in film and video art and his collaborations with  
artists like Yoko Ono, will be visiting Yale University on September  
21 and 22, 2007 to present three programs of his works. One will  
feature a collaborative performance with musician Michael Pestel,  
another a screening of his video works coupled with a discussion of  
his writings on video semiology, and a third presenting his film  
works. Discussions will be led by Jonathan Hall of the University of  
California, Irvine.

Friday, September 21      4:00 – 6:00 PM
Whitney Humanities Center Auditorium, 53 Wall Street, New Haven  
Connecticut
Film Screening:
  - Ai (Love), 1962, 16mm
  - Kuzu (Junk), 1962, 16mm
  - On Eye Rape, 1962, 16mm
  - A Dance Party in the Kingdom of Lilliput, 1964, 16mm
  - Ma:  Space/Time in the Garden of Ryoan-ji, 1989, 16mm
  - Ma:  A Japanese Concept, 2004, DVD

Saturday, September 22            1:00 – 4:00 PM
  Henry R. Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut
A Semiology of Video (Cd-Rom & Dvd) With Lecture Discussion:
  - Seeing / Hearing / Speaking, 2001,DVD, B/W, 33min., Sound, with  
Iimura Takahiko.
  - Observer / Observed and Other Works of Video Semiology, 1999, Cd- 
Rom, B/W (22 min.)   Text by Iimura Takahiko.
  - Aiueonn Six Features, 1994, CD-ROM,(15min.)  Sound, and Text by  
Iimura Takahiko.

Recommended readings are available at http://research.yale.edu/ 
eastasianstudies/events.php

  Saturday, September 22              7:00 – 9:00 PM
Whitney Humanities Center Auditorium, 53 Wall Street, New Haven,  
Connecticut
Film  Screening &  Performance:
  - White Calligraphy (Approx. 20min.), 8mm
Film Performance: Iimura Takahiko, Music Performance: Michael Pestel
  - Anma (The Masseurs), 1963/2001, B/W, 20min.
  - Barairo no dansu (Rose Color Dance), 1964, B/W, 13min.

For more information and updates regarding the schedule, please  
consult the CEAS website at http://research.yale.edu/eastasianstudies/ 
events.php

Aaron Gerow
Director of Undergraduate Studies, Film Studies Program
Assistant Professor
Film Studies Program/East Asian Languages and Literatures
Yale University
53 Wall Street, Room 316
PO Box 208363
New Haven, CT 06520-8363
USA
Phone: 1-203-432-7082
Fax: 1-203-432-6764
e-mail: aaron.gerow at yale.edu