Shadows of Sergei Paradjanov: A Symposium

[Alissa Timoshkina]

We explore the life and work of this 20th-century visionary, who remains one of 
art history’s best kept secrets.
Sergei Paradjanov burst on to the international scene in the mid- to late-60s, 
his cinema richly embroidered with folkloric motifs, infused with mystic 
symbolism, and emotionally streaked with a blasphemous queer sensibility. 
Illuminating regional identities crushed under Soviet hegemony, Paradjanov's 
creativity was undimmed by years of imprisonment for his artistic heresies, and 
shone brightly in the West for luminaries such as Yves Saint Laurent, Jean-Luc 
Godard and Derek Jarman. Paradjanov's influence can be discerned across the 
creative arts today, from fashion to music video, yet this 20th-century 
visionary remains one of art history's best kept secrets. Twenty years on from 
his passing, this symposium brings together artists, filmmakers, historians and 
curators to explore the legacies, life and work of a remarkable man. 
Contributors include Roman Balayan, Patrick Cazals, Mat Collishaw and Yuri 
Mechitov.
6 March 2010 / 11 am - 5 pm / BFI Southbank, London 

Tickets £15.15, concs £11.15 (Members pay £1.40 less)

www.paradjanov-festival.co.uk

http://www.bfi.org.uk/whatson/bfi_southbank/film_programme/march_seasons/
sergei_paradjanov/shadows_of_sergei_paradjanov_a_symposiu

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