“Spring is in the Air”
Colette aka Lumiere
18–31 March 2017
Opening: 17 March – 7 pm
Closing event: 31 March – 7 pm
“SPRING IS IN THE AIR” – “An Evening with Colette aka Lumiere”
ART & FILM screening of “A PIRATE IN VENICE” (2012) at 8 pm (35 min) in a separate room, and ART presentation. The reception will run from 7 pm to 10 pm.
Date: 17 March 2017 / Time: 7–10 pm; screening: 8 pm
Where: STIFTUNG STARKE – LÖWENPALAIS, Koenigsallee 30–32, 14193 Berlin
DRESS CODE: WHITE
RSVP for the screening (limited seating) by 12 March on Facebook.
STIFTUNG STARKE is proud to present an evening with COLETTE LUMIERE & HER ART.
At 8 pm the 35-minute documentary on Colette, “A Pirate in Venice” (2012) by Friederike Schaefer, will be screened.
About “A Pirate in Venice”:
“Colette’s art, like Warhol’s, is bound up with the idea of uninterrupted performance, so that her physical presence itself becomes a kind of signature, a trademark.” – Jonathan Crary for Arts Magazine, ‘Colette’s new paintings’ (1983)
While in the middle of dismantling her latest residence, following the loss of her legendary studio, Colette received a call inviting her to exhibit in Venice. She immediately got on a plane with a suitcase of artworks and her lightest wardrobe.
The film documents Colette’s presence in Venice for her show “Politically Colette” during the 2011 Biennale. It features the curator Alan Jones, author of “The Art Dealers”, and the gallerist Paolo Barozzi, who worked closely with Peggy Guggenheim. Also appearing in the film are Emilio Fiorucci, Anthony Haden-Guest, R. Couri Hay and Jörg Starke of the Löwenpalais, Berlin (where Colette had a private salon during the 1990s).
“A Pirate in Venice” began as a personal documentation of Colette’s voyage and evolved into a documentary/collage. It is not meant to be a comprehensive documentary on Colette’s work, but a poetic portrait of the artist.
The documentary includes her “apparitions” (spontaneous performances) in Venice, interspersed with selected images and footage of her art throughout her career. Although it does not follow a chronological sequence, it does capture the essence of the artist.
