Carolee Schneemann Movies

  • 2004
    Devour

    Devour

    Devour

    02004HD

    Devour is a dual-channel version of the artist's multi-channel video projection installation of the same name. Schneemann notes that this work brings...

    Devour
  • 1969
    Illinois Central Transposed

    Illinois Central Transposed

    Illinois Central Transposed

    01969HD

    A compilation of Schneemann's anti-Vietnam War group performances, this work merges film projection, sound and slide systems, light beams, audience...

    Illinois Central Transposed
  • 1967
    Red News

    Red News

    Red News

    01967HD

    RED NEWS (1962-67) considers the interplay between media, entertainment, and violence. "I also had Red News simultaneously, that magical little...

    Red News
  • 1963
    Carl Ruggles' Christmas Breakfast

    Carl Ruggles' Christmas Breakfast

    Carl Ruggles' Christmas Breakfast

    61963HD

    In her earliest film, which has been newly transferred to video, Schneemann presents an abstracted portrait of the American composer Carl Ruggles,...

    Carl Ruggles' Christmas Breakfast
  • 1987
    Art Is Reactionary

    Art Is Reactionary

    Art Is Reactionary

    01987HD

    Art Is Reactionary is the 10-minute video recording of a performance by Carolee Schneemann dating from 1987. Carolee Schneemann shares the stage...

    Art Is Reactionary
  • 1972
    Muñecos (Have a baby)

    Muñecos (Have a baby)

    Muñecos (Have a baby)

    01972HD

    The Super 8mm film “Muñecos” (1972) — shot by the artist, Leopoldo Maler and Carolee Schneemann — combines recordings...

    Muñecos (Have a baby)
  • 1983
    Souvenir of Lebanon

    Souvenir of Lebanon

    Souvenir of Lebanon

    01983HD

    Writes Schneemann: "Souvenir of Lebanon follows a long video pan through destroyed Palestinian and Lebanese villages. In 1982-83, Israeli ceaseless...

    Souvenir of Lebanon
  • 1966
    Water Light/Water Needle (St. Mark's Church in the Bowery)

    Water Light/Water Needle (St. Mark's Church in the Bowery)

    Water Light/Water Needle (St. Mark's Church in the Bowery)

    01966HD

    Eight performers, suspended from ropes, move to a score of randomized encounter. Schneemann writes that this "kinetic theatre" work was "conceived as...

    Water Light/Water Needle (St. Mark's Church in the Bowery)