Hollis Frampton: Zorns Lemma (1970)
On Thursday night, it was a pleasure to follow the final residency session in the Study and the last of our March Workshops with a chance to view Hollis Frampton‘s 1970 film Zorns Lemma, projected on 16mm on a big screen in The Space. Frampton is widely regarded as one of the key figures in American underground … Read more
Appropriations (IV): Five Sonnets in the Aftermath and Anticipation of a Financial Meltdown
Five Sonnets in the Aftermath and Anticipation of a Financial Meltdown “The world’s an ark wherein things pure and gross Present their lossful gain and gainful loss, Where ev’ry dram of gold contains a pound of dross” Francis Quarles: Emblems (Book II/vii, 1635) (i) Genesis What was brick is glass. What was solid glows with … Read more
A Swim Against The Tide
On Thursday Jean Fisher gave a lecture on Jack Goldstein’s work in The Space under the title A Swim Against The Tide – a reference to his own 7″ record featuring the sound of a swimmer trying to push against the current of an ocean. It proved an apt heading, partly because during Morgan Fisher’s … Read more
