Making Strange: Rooftop Sci-Fi at the Westin Bonaventure
Aug 14, 21, and 28, 2008
Thursdays at dusk
To celebrate the recent launch of Afterall 18, please join us for a three-week rooftop series of sci-fi inspired films and artists videos screened atop the landmark Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites in Downtown Los Angeles. All outdoor screenings are FREE and begin at dusk.
In the high season of summer blockbusters, this series presents low-fi cult features and artist videos that use elements of science fiction to cast new light on earthly struggles and everyday phenomena. The title refers to the artistic concept of ostranenie, or defamiliarization, through which known things are made to appear strange, heightening one�s perception of the familiar. Outer space is used as a metaphor for psychological inner space, post-apocalyptic futures and interplanetary utopias are imagined through the quotidian lens of social progress, and android life illuminates human dysfunction on Earth.
Thursday, August 14
Powers of Ten (Charles and Ray Eames, 1977, 9 min.)
Solyaris (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1972, 163 min.)
Thursday, August 21
Ascension of the Demonoids (George Kuchar, 1985, 46 min.)
Sins of the Fleshapoids (Mike Kuchar, 1965, 43 min.)
Thursday, August 28
Double Lunar Dogs (Joan Jonas, 1984, 24 min.)
Space is the Place (John Coney, 1974, 82 min.)
Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites
404 South Figueroa, Los Angeles, CA 90071
Screenings will be held on the Plaza Pool Deck, 4th floor.
Blankets and pillows are encouraged, as seating will be limited.
Street parking, or City National Garage (on Flower Street), $10 with validation.
Hotel valet, $25.
For programming updates, please consult our website: www.afterall.org/events
You can also reach us at losangeles@afterall.org or +1 661 253 7722.
This event is made possible with generous support from the Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites, Los Angeles, and additional support from the Eames Office, LLC.
