[KineJapan] Berlinale Forum series—>documenta & Tokyo Reels

[Markus Nornes]

Hi Sissu,

Actually, that was not Adachi Masao's Revolution+1, but Mohanad Yaqubi and
Reem Shilla's R21. Last summer the German press made great hay about Adachi
starting or organizing a program at documenta, he actually had nothing to
do with it. Considering the situation in Kassel, this was egregiously
sloppy journalism. And it created endless headaches for everyone, including
Adachi.

I've long meant to write about what happened for KineJapan, but the crisis
was constant and sucked up all my time for months on end.

For those who missed all the ruckus, documenta (the largest art exhibition
in the world) was rocked by accusation after accusation of anti-Semitism.
One of the artworks most definitely had anti-Semitic caricatures. But the
others did not. I participated in one of the collectives rocked by charges
of racism. It is called Tokyo Reels and the documentary R21, a centerpiece
of the project, is making the festival rounds right now. TR explores a
unique archive of Palestinian papers and films discovered in a home in
Suginami-ku.

As someone who teaches anti-Semitism and fascist cinema, I found the German
discourses bewildering. I'm writing a long essay on the archive, but will
write a bit about it on KineJapan in the near future.

For now (I have a busy day ahead of me), suffice to say, Adachi's only
connection to Tokyo Reels and documenta was the donation of one print and a
background interview conducted by Yaqubi———in other words, no connection.

Cheers,

Markus





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Cultures, Penny Stamps School of Art & Design




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On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 3:50 AM sissu tarka <sissu at basicray.org> wrote:

> dear Markus, all,
> I saw Adachi's Revolution +1 at documenta, and it was fabulous and one of
> the key reasons to be in Kassel at the time.
> Totally impressive and important --- a document time machine.
> verina
>
>
> The Last Resident
> <https://www.sternberg-press.com/product/the-last-resident/>
> animate assembly <https://www.animateassembly.org/>
> AAA resident
> <https://aaa.org.hk/en/programmes/programmes/residency-verina-gfader>
> Academy business
> <https://www.khm.lu.se/en/article/malmo-art-academy-welcomes-professor-verina-gfader>
>
>
>
> Quoting Markus Nornes via KineJapan <kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu>:
>
> Also, the Critic's Week is showing Adachi's Revolution +1. They are
> admirably courageous after the ridiculous ruckus at documenta last summer.
> Good for them.
>
> Markus
> ---
> * Markus Nornes*
> * Professor of Asian Cinema*
>
> Department of Film, Television and Media, Department of Asian Languages
> and Cultures, Penny Stamps School of Art & Design
>
>
>
> * Homepage: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~nornes/
> <http://www-personal.umich.edu/~nornes/>*
> * Department of Film, Television and Media*
> * 6348 North Quad*
> * 105 S. State Street*
> * Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285*
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 16, 2023 at 8:20 AM Eija Niskanen via KineJapan <
> kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote:
>
>> Berlinale Forum series, the more indie/experiemental geared film program,
>> has announced films. Here are the Japanese films:
>>
>> Ishi ga aru (There Is a Stone) by Tatsunari Ota | with An Ogawa, Tsuchi
>> Kanou Japan 2022 Forum | International premiere A young woman spends a day
>> in some non-place between town and countryside, has random encounters and
>> watches stones skip over the surface of the river. Tatsunari Ota’s film
>> explores a world without productivity and finds joy in idle time and
>> playfulness.
>>
>> Subete no Yoru wo Omoidasu (Remembering Every Night) by Yui Kiyohara |
>> with Kumi Hyodo, Minami Ohba, Ai Mikami, Guama Uchida, Tadashi Okuno Japan
>> 2022 Forum | International premiere A visit to the employment office,
>> practicing dance steps, making music with friends: several women’s everyday
>> lives are captured in long shots and with a superb sense of place. A film
>> like a summer’s day, bright, friendly, with the occasional chill.
>>
>> Forum Expanded has:
>> Time Tunnel: Takahiko Iimura at Kino Arsenal, 18. April 1973 by Takahiko
>> Iimura Japan / USA 1973 Forum Expanded Exhibition As a preview of the 60th
>> founding anniversary of the Freunde der deutschen Kinemathek (today:
>> Arsenal), the installation of videos by the Japanese avant-garde pioneer,
>> who died in July 2022, commemorates a screening at the Arsenal cinema on W
>>
>> --
>> Eija Niskanen
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