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Bonus material about the short films of Maria Lassnig

Essays, Film Info Sheet, Forum film sheet and Discussion

  • Film still from "Encounter" by Maria Lassnig. It shows a drawn animation of two figures. A square with spikes and a face and a pink blob with a face. They are looking at each other.

    Discussion

    A conversation between Michael Loebenstein, Mara Mattuschka, and Hans Werner Poschauko about Maria Lassnig’s Filmic Estate
  • Film still from "Palmistry" by Maria Lassnig. It shows two people sitting opposite each other. The person on the left is wearing glitter gloves and holding the hand of the person on the right.

    Essay

    In this text, first published in 1973, Maria Lassnig reflects on her work in animated films

  • Film still from "Iris" by Maria Lassnig. It shows two naked legs stretched up in the air. The image is overlaid with a close-up of a person.

    Film info sheet 1978

    A document that accompanied the 1978 Arsenal screening of Maria Lassnig's animated and experimental films

  • Film still from "Couples" by Maria Lassnig. It shows a room with organized posters on the walls. Eyes are portrayed on the posters. A man with a towel around his waist looks at them.

    Forum film sheet 1979

    The original Forum film sheet that accompanied the screening of Maria Lassnig’s animated films at the 1979 Forum

  • Film still from "Chairs" by Maria Lassnig. It shows a drawing of two figures sitting on chairs.

    Essay

    A text by Maya McKechneay analyzing the “canonical” films of Maria Lassnig

  • Film still from "Iris" by Maria Lassnig. It shows a close-up of a face in which only one eye, hair and part of the nose can be seen.

    "Kommt vorbei im Käuzchensteig"

    Ulrike Ottinger remembers Maria Lassnig (external link in German)

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