By Serge Daney and Serge Toubiana. Originally published as ‘Présentation‘, Cahiers du Cinéma, nos. 268-269, the introduction of a special issue dedicated to “Images de Marque” (July-August 1976). 1. A “mark image” first of all makes sense in advertising. A product that doesn’t associate itself with an image is a product that sells badly or … Continue reading Mark Images
By Serge Daney Originally published as ‘La radiation cruelle de ce qui est’‘, Cahiers du Cinéma no. 290-291 (July/August 1978). There are, properly speaking, no scenes in the films of JVdK, but fragments. Not parts of all that is to come and certainly not the pieces of a puzzle to reconstruct. But fragments of cinema, … Continue reading The cruel radiance of what is
Palestine: cartography, memory, imagery. Some notes. (this text accompanies the exhibition ‘Drawn from Life’, hosted online by Animate Projects. The exhibition contains works by Till Roekens, Sarah Wood and Dominique Dubosc ) Cartography Maps are all but common in Palestine. On those that are available, hastily distributed by the Israeli PR services, there is a … Continue reading Drawn from Life
YES, it’s that time of the year again. The 2010 edition of the Courtisane festival will take place from March 17th till 21st, on several locations in Gent. As always, Courtisane 2010 will present a broad selection of recent Belgian and international film and video works, bringing together an exciting mix of up and coming … Continue reading COURTISANE festival 2010 // preview