Zineb Sedira's Manifesto for Revolutionary Cinema at Tate Britain
Zineb Sedira's exhibition at Tate Britain presents a manifesto for revolutionary cinema, focusing on La Cinémathèque Algérienne, founded in 1965 as a hub for leftist African filmmakers. The show features a short documentary screened in a model movie theater with flip-down seats, exploring the cinema's director. Sedira's work combines films and sculptures, raising questions about art as a weapon and who speaks against silence. The exhibition is described as a chic ode to revolutionary cinema, brainy boozers, and exceptional berets, though the reviewer wishes for a livelier crowd and flowing wine.
Key facts
- Zineb Sedira's exhibition at Tate Britain explores radical filmmaking from the 1960s and 1970s.
- The exhibition focuses on La Cinémathèque Algérienne, founded in 1965.
- La Cinémathèque Algérienne became a mecca for leftist African filmmakers.
- A short documentary is screened in a model movie theater with flip-down seats.
- The documentary revolves around the cinema's director.
- The exhibition includes films and sculptures.
- Slogans like 'WHEN WORDS FALL SILENT, CINEMA SPEAKS' and 'CINEMA AS A WEAPON' are featured.
- The review describes the exhibition as a chic ode to revolutionary cinema.
Entities
Artists
- Zineb Sedira
- Boudjema Kareche
- Agnès Varda
- Ahmed Bedjaoui
Institutions
- Tate Britain
- La Cinémathèque Algérienne
- Cinémathèque Algérienne
- Venice Biennale
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- Paris
- France
- Algeria
- Millbank
- Tate Britain, Millbank, London