Schnitzer Cinema Presents: Two films by Manfred Kirchheimer

Date: 
Feb 8, 2017, 7:00 pm to Feb 9, 2017, 6:45 pm

Stations of the Elevated and Claw: A Fable

Wednesday, February 8, 2017
7:00 pm

Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art


Newly restored, Manfred Kirchheimer’s Stations of the Elevated (1981, 45 minutes) is a jazzy city symphony that captures the height of the graffiti movement, showcasing images of subway cars tagged by legends like Blade, Daze, Lee, and many others. By juxtaposing this self-expressive imagery with shots of hand-painted corporate billboard advertising of the day, Stations challenges our traditional ideas of urban art and the use of public space.  Preceded by Kirchheimer’s Claw: A Fable (1968, 30 minutes), which bores into the ill effects of urban renewal and destruction.

Schnitzer Cinema is made possible in part by UO’s Office of Academic Affairs

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