Joris Ivens

17 Feb 11
Picture as Picture: "City Scherzos" Program Notes
David Phelps
Above: Michael Snow’s Walking Woman (one of a series, 1960s) On Sunday, I’ll be programming and, maybe, leading some sort of discussion in Brooklyn at UnionDocs about Alberto Cavalcanti’s Rien que les
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