Stuart Brisley Movies

  • 1984
    Being and Doing

    Being and Doing

    Being and Doing

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    About Performance Art and its historical origins including its links with folk customs. The film includes extracts from the work of many different...

    Being and Doing
  • 1983
    Ghost Dance

    Ghost Dance

    Ghost Dance

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    Through the experiences of two women in Paris and London, Ghost Dance offers an analysis of the complexity of our conceptions of ghosts, memory and...

    Ghost Dance
  • 1976
    Resistance

    Resistance

    Resistance

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    This bold film invites sustained, deep engagement as it works through a steady stream of ideas around the theme of resistance, both in its political...

    Resistance
  • 1980
    Chance, History, Art...

    Chance, History, Art...

    Chance, History, Art...

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    Anne Bean, John McKeon, Stuart Brisley, Rita Donagh, Jamie Reid and Jimmy Boyle are interviewed about their artistic practice and the legacy of...

    Chance, History, Art...
  • 2010
    The Last Breath

    The Last Breath

    The Last Breath

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    The video The Last Breath is the culmination of four performances under the title The Last Breath. The subject is derived from memories of two...

    The Last Breath
  • 2009
    Cut

    Cut

    Cut

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    Cut is the last of a series of works which were made in response to the notion of 'The Last Breath'. In this the last work the subject has become an...

    Cut
  • 1973
    Arbeit Macht Frei

    Arbeit Macht Frei

    Arbeit Macht Frei

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    The film Arbeit Macht Frei (Work Makes Free) was conceived after the performance 'And For Today Nothing' which took place at Gallery House Goethe...

    Arbeit Macht Frei
  • 2009
    Sweating the Hole

    Sweating the Hole

    Sweating the Hole

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    The performance attempts to draw a black hole through the analogy of the myth of mouse as a baleful entity. Sweating comes from physical exertion and...

    Sweating the Hole