MBC INTERACTIVE ARCHIVE - USA: Underground and Experimental Filmmaking

USA | 1960s

USA | 1960s

USA: Underground and Experimental Filmmaking

Underground and Experimental Filmmaking

“The Film You See May Be Brilliant or Just Controversial” – Film-Maker’s, Cinematheque, 1966.

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2 Kenneth Anger, Scorpio Rising, 1963. Filmmaker_s Cinematheque, New York. USposter

The Players

1b Kenneth Anger

3 Bruce Byron, Scorpio Rising, Kenneth Anger, 1963. UKposter 2003

5 George Maciunas 2

6 George Maciunas

8 James Broughton

10 Ed Ermshwiller, AFI, Dialogue on Film, 1973.

12 Len Lye - The Long Dream of Waking, New Perspectives on Len Lye, 2018 USbook cover 1979, Len Lye Foundation.

15 Stan Brakhage by Jerome Hiler, New American Cinema, 1967. University of Hamburg

17 Michael Snow

19 Carolee Schneemann

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26 Hollis Frampton

27 Paul Sharits 2

30 Candy Darling

33 Paul Morrissey

34 Holly Woodlawn

35 Joe Dallesandro

37 Ron Rice, New American Cinema, 1967. University of Hamburg

40 George Landow

42 Nam June Paik

44 Stan Vanderbeek

49 Yoko Ono and John Lennon

The Scene

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5 Cine-60, 1969. USad

3 Underground Cinema, Fine Art Theatre, Fresno, California, 1969. UScal

4 New American Cinema, 1967. Gerard Malanga and Piero Heliczar in Andy Warhol_s Couch. University of Hamburg, gmag

493 New American Kinetic Cinema, Long Beach Museum of Art, 1968. UScat

492a Filmmakers, Cineteca Italiana, 1981. ical

492b Filmmakers, Cineteca Italiana, 1981. ical

492c Filmmakers, Cineteca Italiana, 1981. ical

492f Filmmakers, Cineteca Italiana, 1981. ical

492g Filmmakers, Cineteca Italiana, 1981. ical

492h Filmmakers, Cineteca Italiana, 1981. ical

The Muse: Maya Deren

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493f Maya Deren, In The Mirror of Maya Deren, Martina Kudlácek, 2001. Jc

493c Maya Deren, Filmwise 2, Cinema 16, 1962. Edition of 100. USmag

493d Maya Deren, Filmwise 2, Cinema 16, 1962. Edition of 100. USmag

STAN VANDERBEEK

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513 Stan Vanderbeek, Underground Filmmakers, Design Stan Vanderbbek commissioned by Harpers Bazaar, 1965. USad

513b Stan Vanderbeek, Underground Filmmakers, Design Stan Vanderbbek commissioned by Harpers Bazaar, 1965. USad (2)

510 Stan Vanderbeek, multimedia production, Cinema Now, 1968. University of Cincinnatti USp

513c Stan Vanderbeek, Underground Filmmakers, Design Stan Vanderbbek commissioned by Harpers Bazaar, 1965. USad

510b Stan Vanderbeek, multi-media production, Cinema Now, 1968. University of Cincinnatti USp

Stan Brakhage

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528 Stan Brakhage, Film Culture no. 30, 1963. USmag Donated by Gerald Jones

528c Stan Brakhage, Film Culture no. 30, 1963. USmag Donated by Gerald Jones

528v Stan Brakhage, correspondence with film critic Peter Nellhaus, 1974. USletter donated by Peter Nellhaus

527 Stan Brakhage at the Bug, 1-27-96. USphoto signed by Peter Nelhaus, donated by Peter Nalhaus.

529 Stan Brakhage, Dog Star Man, 1964. Jc rr2000

533 Stan Brakhage, 23rd Psalm Branch, 1968. USad Filmmaker_s Cinematheque, New York. 1968.

530 Stan Brakhage, Testo, Filmmakers, Cineteca Italiana, 1981. ical

534 Stan Brakhage, A Moving Picture Giving and Taking BOOK, 1971. USbook

Ed Emshwiller

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547 Ed Emshwiller, Film With Three Dancers, 1970. AFI, Dialogue on Film, 1973. USmag

546 Ed Emshwiller, Relativity, 1966. New American Cinema, 1967. University of Hamburg, gmag

547d Ed Emshwiller, Image Flesh-Voice, 1969. Dialogue on Film, AFI, 1973. USmag

Bruce Conner

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560 Bruce Conner, One Lone Clone, 1965. USpc 1999 Lighthouse Books

564 Bruce Conner, Andy Warhol, Paul Morrissey, compilation of films, Lamamelle, Inc. 1980. USflyer

564b Bruce Conner, compilation of films, Roxie, San Francisco. USflyer

Fluxus:
Nam June Paik...

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607b Fluxfilms, Nam June Paik, Fluxus retrospective, Reina Sofia, Spain, 2003. scal

607 Fluxfilms, Nam June Paik, Fluxus retrospective, Reina Sofia, Spain, 2003. scal

605 Nam June Paik, Icarus = Phoenix, 1988. Jbook

605b Nam June Paik, Icarus = Phoenix, 1988. Jbook

605c Nam June Paik, Icarus = Phoenix, 1988. Jbook

605d Nam June Paik, Icarus = Phoenix, 1988. Jbook

605e Nam June Paik, Icarus = Phoenix, 1988. Jbook

...And Yoko Ono

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613k Yoko Ono, Fly, 1970. USposter

611 John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Two Virgins, 1968. USlp

613b Yoko Ono, Fly, 1970. USpc

Jud Yalkut

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583 Jud Yalkut, Christmas - Every newborn is a Buddha, Filmmakers Newsletter Vol 2 no 2, Dec 1968. USmag

583c Filmmakers Newsletter Vol 2 no 2, Dec 1968. USmag

583b Jud Yalkut, Christmas - Every newborn is a Buddha, Filmmakers Newsletter Vol 2 no 2, Dec 1968. USmag

Andy Noren and Alan Soffin

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585 Andy Noren by Angelis Alexandris, Filmmakers Newsletter, Vol 2 no 9-10 Summer, 1969. USmag

589 Alan Soffin and Edward Bergman, Confessor, Filmmakers Newsletter, Vol 2 no 11, 1969. USmag

John Cage

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618 John Cage, Stan Vanderbeek, Stan Brakhage, Jonas Mekas, Cinema Now, 1968. USp

618d John Cage, Variations III, 1963. Gpc

618b John Cage, multi-media production, Cinema Now, 1968. University of Cincinnatti USp

Andy Warhol

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620 Andy Warhol by John Palmer, New American Cinema, 1967. University of Hamburg, gmag

627 Andy Warhol, My Hustler and Beauty No 2, 1965. Filmmakers Cinematheque USflyer

627 Andy Warhol_s Harlot, New American Cinema, 1965. University of Hamburg, gmag

621 Andy Warhol in New York Studio by Michael Childers, 1974. USphoto signed by Michael Childers Printed 2006.

633 Andy Warhol, Kiss, 1966. From Aspen Magazine Vol 1, no 3. USflipbook

619b Andy Warhol Self Portrait, 1963-64. USbookmark Andy Warhol Museum, Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, 2009.

634 Andy Warhol, The Plastic Exploding Inevitable, 1966. USnewspaper from Aspen Mag Vol 1 no 3

637b Andy Warhol, Now in Release From Any Warhol Films, Inc. 1960s. USpromo

636 Nat Finklestein, Andy Warhol, double tambourine, 1966. USpc Art Unlimited

637 Andy Warhol, My Hustler and Bike Boy, 1965. USad

638 Andy Warhol, Nude Restaurant, 1967. Cinematheque 16. USad

638b Andy Warhol, I a Man, 1967. Cinematheque 16. USad

... And Paul Morrissey

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639 San Diego Surf, 1967, 1996. USpc Andy Warhol Museum presents World Premiere 2012 at MoMA

637 Andy Warhol, Paul Morrissey, Chelsea Girls, 1966. USposter autographed by Ultra Violet

640 Andy Warhol, Paul Morrissey, Lonesome Cowboys, 1968. anfk

641 Andy Warhol, Paul Morrissey, Flesh, 1968. anfk

641c Andy Warhol, Paul Morrissey, Flesh, 1968. anfk

641d Andy Warhol, Paul Morrissey, Flesh, 1968. USpb Autographed by Paul Morrissey

641e Andy Warhol, Paul Morrissey, Flesh, 1968. USpb Autographed by Paul Morrissey

642 John Schlesinger, Midnight Cowboy, 1969. USstill

Jack Smith

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662 Jack Smith, Oily Crumbs From the Brassierre Museum, Uzi N. Y. Gallery, September 18, 2004. USflyer

663c Jack Smith, Wait For Me At the Bottom of the Pool, Boo-Hooray, Edition 300, 2013, USbook

663 Jack Smith, Wait For Me At the Bottom of the Pool, Boo-Hooray, Edition 300, 2013, on occasion of 50th anniv. of Flaming Creatures at AFA. USbook

663b Jack Smith, Wait For Me At the Bottom of the Pool, Boo-Hooray, Edition 300, 2013, USbook

661 Jack Smith, Buzzards Over Bagdad, 1966. From Aspen Magazine, Vol 1 no 3, 1966. USflipbook

661j Jack Smith, Buzzards Over Broadway, 1966. From Aspen Magazine, Vol 1 no 3, 1966. USflipbook

663c-2 Jack Smith, Flaming Creatures, Blimp Magazine 20, 1992. amag

663d Jack Smith, Wait For Me At the Bottom of the Pool, Boo-Hooray, Edition 300, 2013, USbook

668 Jack Smith, Centro di Cultura e Comunicazione, Genova, Filmmakers, Cineteca Italiana, 1981. ical

663e Jack Smith, Wait For Me At the Bottom of the Pool, Boo-Hooray, Edition 300, 2013, USbook

... And Harry Smith

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660 Jack Smith, Flaming Creatures, 1963, and Harry Smith One Man Show. Straight Ashbury Viewing Society 1966 USflyer

688 Harry Smith by John Palmer, New American Cinema, 1967. University of Hamburg, gmag

517 Harry Smith, Paper Airplanes, The Collections of Harry Smith, Catalogue Raisonné, Volume I, 2015. USbook Anthology Film Archives

Mike Kuchar

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669 Mike Kuchar, Sins of the Fleshapoids, 1964. Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1968. UScal

671 Mike Kuchar, Fragments, 1967, Geography of the Body, Cinema 16 1969 Festival with Willard Maas, Ed Emshwiller, Alan Stecker, Cassandra Gerstein, USad

669d Mike Kuchar, It Came From Heaven, Collective For Living Cinema, New York, 1976. UScalendar donated by Peter Nellhaus.

Structural Films:
Paul Sharits

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693 Paul Sharits, Piece Mandala - End War, 1966.Fbooklet

693b Paul Sharits, Piece Mandala, End War, 1966. Fbooklet Revoir Video

694 Paul Sharits, Teleidoscopic Collage, Denver, Colorado, Dec-Jan. 1967. USnewpaper donated by Peter Nelhaus.

694b Paul Sharits, Teleidoscopic Collage, Denver, Colorado, Dec-Jan. 1967. USnewpaper donated by Peter Nelhaus

Michael Snow ... And Hollis Frampton

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705 Hollis Frampton, Zorns Lemma, 1970. USbooklet, Criterion Collection, 2012

703 Hollis Frampton, Phenakistiscope, 1968 Publisher SMS. USmultiple

701c Michael Snow, Presents, Festival Internazionale Cinema Giovani, by Alberto Barbera and Stefano Della Casa, 1986. Icat

701b Michael Snow, New York Eye and Ear Control, Festival Internazionale Cinema Giovani, by Alberto Barbera and Stefano Della Casa, 1986. Icat

John Waters (To Be Continued...)

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903 John Waters, Mondo Trasho, 1969. USpin

903b John Waters, Mondo Trasho, iron on image, 1969. USironon

903c John Waters, Mondo Trasho, iron on image, 1969. USironon

903d John Waters, Mondo Trasho, iron on image, 1969. USironon

694c Centerpiece collage, Teleidoscopic Collage, Denver, Colorado, Dec-Jan. 1967. USnewpaper donated by Peter Nelhaus

529c-2 Stan Brakhage, Dog Star Man, Part Two, Cinema Now, 1968. University of Cincinnatti USp - Copy

694d Centerpiece collage, Teleidoscopic Collage, Denver, Colorado, Dec-Jan. 1967. USnewpaper donated by Peter Nelhaus

529c Stan Brakhage, Dog Star Man, Part Two, Cinema Now, 1968. University of Cincinnatti USp

529b-1 Stan Brakhage, Dog Star Man, 1964. Jc rr2000 - Copy