{"product_id":"robert-beavers","title":"Robert Beavers","description":"\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor(s) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRebecah Rutkoff\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e paperback book\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 220 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDescription\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOver a career spanning nearly fifty years, Robert Beavers has distinguished himself as one of the most important American avant-garde filmmakers. From \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy Hand Outstretched\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWinged and Sightless Measure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, his cycle of 18 films made in Europe since 1967, to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePitcher of Colored Light\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2007) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Suppliant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2010), intimate portraits filmed in the United States, Beavers has produced a deeply original cinematic language framed by his use of colored filters and mattes. His investigations of the manual work of anonymous artisans complement his dialogues with Ruskin, Leonardo and Borromini in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRuskin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1975\/1997), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the Notebook of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1971\/1998) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Hedge Theatre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1986\/2002). This volume contains critical research on Beavers' most important films and a collection of the filmmaker's writings. Occupying a unique space between poetry and philosophy, his aphoristic meditations enliven his own work and generously illuminate the art of film.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRebekah Rutkoff is a writer based in New York. She is the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Irresponsible Magician: Essays and Fictions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Semiotext (e), 2015) and has received fellowships from the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, the Creative Capital \/ Warhol Foundation Writers Grant Program and the Onassis Foundation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rebecah Rutkoff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56788938981707,"sku":"SQ2511472","price":22.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/3034\/9643\/files\/beavers_livre_recto.webp?v=1773411943","url":"https:\/\/re-voir.com\/en\/products\/robert-beavers","provider":"Re:Voir","version":"1.0","type":"link"}