Martina Kudláček, Marie Menken
Index 30 : Notes on Marie Menken
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Original format 16mm, video
Year 1945-2006
Artist(s) Martina Kudláček, Marie Menken
Booklet 20 pages (French, English)
Running time 117 min
Films
NOTES SUR MARIE MENKEN (2006) 97'
VISUAL VARIATIONS ON NOGUCHI (1945) 4'
GLIMPSE OF THE GARDEN (1957) 5'
ARABESQUE FOR KENNETH ANGER (1958-1961) 4'
LIGHTS (1964-1966) 6'
Description
Notes on Marie Menken explores the nearly forgotten history of legendary artist Marie Menken (1909-1970), who became one of the most remarkable underground experimental filmmakers in New York from the 1940s to the 1960s, inspiring artists such as Stan Brakhage, Andy Warhol, Jonas Mekas, Kenneth Anger and Gerard Malanga. She likely served as the model for Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" and eventually became a Warhol superstar. The documentary provides insight into her social and artistic struggle and radical integrity, painting the picture of a modern myth in the style of a diary.