Electro-Pythagoras (a portrait of Martin Bartlett) (2017)
@ Block Museum of Art
40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Thursday, February 13th, from 7PM - 9PM
Electro-Pythagoras (a portrait of Martin Bartlett)
(Luke Fowler, 2017, UK/Canada, 35mm, 45 min)
British film artist Luke Fowler lends his unmatched gift for portraiture to this sensitive, curious exploration of electronic music composer Martin Bartlett. Electro-Pythagoras turns the conventions of biographical documentary on their head, weaving personal photographs, letters, notes, rare performances, and new 16mm footage into a dense, evocative fugue. Sound artist Ernst Karel’s soundtrack is every bit as adventurous, a fitting tribute to the film’s defiantly queer, uncompromising subject. Following the screening, Karel will perform a quadrophonic sound composition, drawing on recordings from Bartlett’s archives.
In Person: Sound designer Ernst Karel
FREE
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