Why Len Lye Matters: CANCELLED

EVENT CANCELLED
***Due to the Level 4 lockdown this event has unfortunately been cancelled. Please keep an eye on our website for news about future events***

A vibrant evening of experimental films, stimulating talks and a celebration of Len Lye.

Join Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision’s Sarah Davy and Len Lye biographer Roger Horrocks for a presentation on the process, inspiration and impact of artist Len Lye (1901 – 1980).

Lye was fascinated by the concept of composing with motion and he pioneered techniques of direct filmmaking – scratching and painting directly onto the celluloid. Lye’s experimental films are the subject of our new online exhibition, Free Radical: Len Lye at 120, which was launched to mark the 120th anniversary of Lye’s birth.

Curated in collaboration with the Len Lye Foundation, this is the first time Lye’s films have been made freely available online.

Taiwhanga Kauhau – Auditorium (lower ground)
National Library, Wellington
(Entrance on Aitken Street)
Free entry. Light refreshments provided.