The Anxiogenic Cinema:: A Consideration of Provocation and Distress in the Underground of the 1960's
Cinemate Folds: The furling and unfurling of images., 2008, pp. 66-83
Toronto: Pleasure Dome, 2008
This article discusses use of discomfort, violence and distress as a tool in early underground cinema of the 1960's. Carlos Kase addresses three films Andy Warhol's Chelsea Girls (1966), Shirley Clarke's Portrait of Jason (1967) and Yoko Ono's Rape (1969).
ITEM 2008.115 – available for viewing in the Research Centre
Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited
Empire (1964 – Andy Warhol
Flaming Creatures (1963) – Andy Warhol
Chelsea Girls (1966) – Andy Warhol
Portrait of Jason (1967) – Shirley Clarke
Rape (1969) – Yoko Ono
Sleep (1963) – Andy Warhol
Empire – Andy Warhol
Screen Test #1 (1965) – Andy Warhol
Screen Test #2 (1965) – Andy Warhol
Screen Test (1965) – Andy Warhol
Kitchen Vinyl (1965) – Andy Warhol
Horse (1965) – Andy Warhol
Film #5 (Smile) (1968) – Yoko Ono and John Lennon
Fly (1970) – Yoko Ono and John Lennon
Freedom (1970) – Yoko Ono and John Lennon
Apotheosis (1970) – Yoko Ono and John Lennon
Erection (1971) – Yoko Ono and John Lennon
City Piece (1961) – Yoko Ono