Nov 17th 2016

Lucid Figurations: Iranian Movie Poster and Film Art

@ Block Museum

40 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston, IL 60208

Opening Thursday, November 17th, at 7PM

On view through Friday, November 18th

Thursday, November 17, 7:00pm
Filmmaker Rakhshan Bani-Etemad will open the “Lucid Figurations” symposium with a discussion and screening of her 2014 film “Tales”.

Friday, November 18, 9:00am
Two panels featuring international scholars and artists will focus on the art of movie poster design and the culture of cinephilia in Iran. The symposium will close with a tribute to Abbas Kiarostami, presented by his son Ahmad Kiarostami.

Symposium co-sponsored by Northwestern University Department of Anthropology, Department of Radio-TV-Film, Screen Cultures Program, International Studies Program, Buffett Institute for Global Studies and the Center for Global Culture and Communication

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