Saturday 27 November 2010, 10.30–17.30

The late 1960s saw a resurgence of interest in the ideas and techniques of surrealism, as many of those involved in counter-cultural struggles to establish new sexual freedoms discovered kinship with the movement. This one-day conference, following on from Tate's screenings of queer and surreal films in March, will look at surrealist-infused practice in the field of film - examining especially the way in which the movement's ideas spread globally, as practitioners experimenting in the field of film, media, and performance returned to the surrealist sensorium.

Programme

10.30	Welcome by Marko Daniel
10.40	James Boaden, (University of York) on Parker Tyler (followed by Francesco Vezzoli, Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal’s Caligula (2005), 5 min)
11.30	Joanna Pawlik, (University of Manchester) on Brion Gysin
12.20	Break
12.25	Simon Fujiwara
13.20	Break
14.20	Brad Epps, (Harvard University) on Ivan Zulueta
15.10	Jonathan D Katz, (State University of New York Buffalo) on Yayoi Kusama Includes screening of Yayoi Kusama, Flower Orgy, 1968
16.00	Tea and coffee will be served in the Starr Auditorium Foyer
16.20	Liz Rosenfeld
16.50	Screening of two short films by Liz Rosenfeld Untitled (Dyketactics Revisited), 2005, 8 min Frida and Anita, 2010, 16 min Followed by a discussion with David Lomas
17.30	End

Tate Modern  Starr Auditorium
£20 (£15 concessions), booking recommended