Richard Hamilton at the Instituit Valencià d’Art Modern - Valencià, Spain
"Casos De Estudio: Richard Hamilton" at the Instituit Valencià d’Art Modern in Valencia, Spain
From November 2016 to February 2017, the Instituit Valencià d’Art Modern held an exhibition, "Casos De Estudio: Richard Hamilton" ("Case Study: Richard Hamilton"), which featured James Scott's 1969 film, Richard Hamilton. Check out the video tour of the show below, with curator Teresa Millet!
February 2017 Screenings
Still from Richard Hamilton
On February 16th, the Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg will be screening James Scott's 1969 film Richard Hamilton in the culminating event of their film series and exhibition, This Was Tomorrow - Pop Art in Great Britain. James will be in attendance and will participate in a conversation with curator and film critic Daniel Kothenschulte after the screening.
James Scott, Richard Hamilton (1969) with
Jack Hazan, A Bigger Splash (1973)
Followed by a Q&A with Daniel Kothenshulte
Thursday, February 16th, 2017 - 8:00 pm
Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg
Hollerplatz 1
38440 Wolfsburg
James Scott and Richard Hamilton filming at the Guggenheim Museum
The following weekend, James will be attending the Eton College screening of his film Every Picture Tells a Story, a dramatic feature based on William Scott's early life in Scotland and Ireland. The film stars Natasha Richardson in her first film role playing William Scott's teacher. Alex Norton plays William Scott's father and Phyllis Logan plays his mother.
James Scott, Every Picture Tells a Story (1983)
Followed by an audience Q&A
Friday, February 24th, 2017 - 6:00 pm
For more information, visit the Eton College website or contact Charlotte Villiers at c.villiers@etoncollege.org.uk / 01753 370603
Eton College screens "Every Picture Tells a Story" at the Firestation Centre, Windsor
Still from Every Picture Tells a Story, directed by James Scott
Every Picture Tells a Story will be screening on January 27, 2017 at 7:30 pm at the Firestation Centre for Arts and Culture, Windsor.
The feature length film is directed by James Scott, Oscar winning son of William Scott, and stars Natasha Richardson in her first film role with Alex Norton and Phyllis Logan. It was written by award winning writer Shane Connaughton (My Left Foot). The film is based on William Scott's early life in Scotland and Ireland.
"Strong on feeling...stands as one of the great films about childhood"
- Stills, 1984
The screening is part of an exhibition of William Scott's work, Form - Colour - Space, which opened at Verey Gallery, Eton College on November 10th, 2016. The exhibition explores William Scott's still life practice and includes paintings, drawings and prints, as well as a number of the simple kitchen objects he used to explore form, colour and space.
For tickets and more information, visit the Eton College website or contact Charlotte Villiers:
c.villiers@etoncollege.org.uk / 01753 370603
For directions to the Firestation Centre for Arts and Culture, please visit their website.
William Scott, 1954
Black Bottle and Yellow
Form - Colour - Space will be on view through March 31, 2017.
You can read more about this exhibition and William Scott's works at the William Scott Foundation website. For more information about the show, please visit the exhibition website.
Love's Presentation at Lancaster MOAH
On January 15th from 2 - 3 pm Lancaster MOAH will be screening James Scott's 1966 film Love’s Presentation in conjunction with their current exhibition, British Invasion.
The film is the first in a series on contemporary artists from the late sixties and early seventies. Love’s Presentation follows the work of fellow exhibiting artist, David Hockney, as he creates his famous ‘Cavafy’ etchings.
British Invasion, on view through January 22nd, explores the work of British artists living in California. The exhibition includes recent work by James Scott and David Hockney.
You can read the Huffington Post write up on British Invasion here.
An Evening with James Scott: Early Films at Night Gallery
Still from Love's Presentation (1966)
Please join us on Thursday, December 15th for a screening of Love's Presentation and Richard Hamilton at Night Gallery in Los Angeles. There will be a Q&A after the screening.
Love’s Presentation (1966) is the first of many in a series of films on contemporary artists by James in the late sixties and early seventies. The film captures the creation of David Hockney’s famous ‘Cavafy' etchings with a commentary improvised to the film by Hockney himself.
Richard Hamilton (1969), made in a true collaboration with the artist over a two year period, traces the forerunner of Pop Art's incorporation of mass media into his work.
Night Gallery
2276 E 16th St, Los Angeles, CA 90021
Thursday, December 15th
Doors at 7:00pm / Screening at 7:30
Still from Richard Hamilton (1969)
British Invasion at Lancaster MOAH
Please join us for the opening reception of the Lancaster Museum of Art and History's upcoming exhibition British Invasion on Saturday, November 19, 2016 from 4 - 6 p.m. The group exhibition celebrates the work of British artists living in California and includes seven recent paintings by James Scott.
Seated Woman, 2011
A complete list of exhibiting artists can be found here. For more information about Lancaster MOAH, including hours and location, please visit their website.
Bryanston Today Exhibition
Opening on November 8th, Bryanston Today brings together art and design work from former and current pupils of Bryanston School. James Scott, an alumni of the school, will have two recent paintings on view at the Mall Galleries on Bryanston's campus.
The show will be on view from November 8 - 13th. For full hours and visitor information, please visit Bryanston School's website.
William Scott: The Early Years at Enniskillen Castle
This summer James Scott traveled to the Fermanagh County Museum at Enniskillen Castle to celebrate the opening of an exhibition of William Scott's paintings.
William Scott: The Early Years is part of an inaugural show marking the re-opening of the museum and historic castle after a major redevelopment. Below is a short video of the reception, where James and his brother Robert were joined by the community to celebrate the opening. To read a full press release from the Impartial Reporter, please visit this link.
William Scott: The Early Years will be on view through 2016.
Information about Enniskillen Castle, including hours and visitor information can be found at http://www.enniskillencastle.co.uk/
Beyond Baroque Closing Reception and Screening: RB Kitaj // A Shocking Accident, October 1
On Saturday, October 1st Beyond Baroque Literary and Arts Center in Venice (681 Venice Blvd) is hosting a closing reception for James Scott's New Work show. The reception starts at 3pm and the screening of RB Kitaj and A Shocking Accident will be at 4pm.
New Work will continue through November.
Based on the Graham Greene short story, the film A Shocking Accident, 25 min (1982), tells the strange story of an English schoolboy growing up. The boy is played by Rupert Everett. The film won the 1983 Oscar for Best Short film.
RB Kitaj (1967) (18 min) is the second artist documentary made by James which tracks the artist as he discusses his attitude on art and talks about his work. Kitaj’s literary and political sensibilities shine through and the film provides some interesting insight into a complex creative mind.
For more information on Beyond Baroque, please visit their website: http://www.beyondbaroque.org/
JAMES SCOTT: NEW WORK - 9/10 Opening and Screening at Beyond Baroque Literary & Arts Center, Venice
Please join us for the opening of James Scott's upcoming solo show, James Scott: New Work, at the Mike Kelley Art Gallery at Beyond Baroque Literary and Arts Center in Venice (681 Venice Blvd). The reception will be held on Saturday September 10, from 3-7 pm.
The evening will also include a 5 pm screening of James' film on David Hockney, Love's Presentation (1966). The documentary follows Hockney at work on a series of etchings illustrating CP Cavafy poems, with improvised commentary by David himself.
James Scott’s new series of paintings and drawings speak to a practice in which simple configurations of line and shape allude to life’s complexities, occupying the space where form and metaphor become contiguous. Scott has chosen to display brand new works alongside works from the past couple years. The inherent comparative study illuminates the artist’s continued interest in material experimentation and the emergence of a visual language that is all his own.
For more information on the show, please visit the Mike Kelley Gallery website or Beyond Baroque's homepage.
Nightcleaners at Greatest Common Factor, SALT Galata Istanbul
The Berwick Street Collective documentary Nightcleaners will be featured in Greatest Common Factor, a film compendium at Istanbul's SALT Galata on February 6 2016. James will be in attendance.
Organized in collaboration with Fol Cinema, Greatest Common Factor will consider and recount moments of political and cultural uncertainty at the end of the 1970s through film screenings and history talks at SALT Galata and SALT Ulus.
While political uncertainty often carries with it hope, expectations of tomorrow prompt visualizations of different states of living. Through the prism of feminist movements Greatest Common Factor looks at youth movements and unionizations that stem from these expectations. The program at SALT is composed of screenings, with talks at SALT Galata, exploring internationalisms in the regions surrounding Turkey.
The films How I Learned to Overcome My Fear and Love Arik Sharon and The Anabasis of May and Fusako Shigenobu, Masao Adachi and 27 Years Without Images track the developments of the Left in the 1970s from a more recent perspective, whereas Bir Gün Mutlaka [Some Day Without Fail] and The Nightcleaners, produced in the 1970s, are of their time.
Curator: Zeynep Öz
All talks and the panel will be in English.
This program is realized with the support of SPOT, Sarar and Hotel Comfort Beige.
The event is free of charge and open the public.
SOME BIGGER IDEAS
New catalogue of selected work (2010-2014) with an essay by Eve Wood and biographical information. 46 full color illustrations. Copies are available on application.
PDF viewable here.
NIGHTCLEANERS (part 1) at Venice Biennale 2015
In November 1970 Marc Karlin approached James Scott to join with him in making a film about women working at night on giant office blocks to make money to support their families. Forty five years later this film has been selected to be shown as part of All the World’s Futures, at the Biennale Arte 2015 09.05 – 22.11.2015 at Venezia Giardini – Arsenale. They were joined by Humphry Trevelyan and Mary Kelly and called themselves the Berwick Street Collective.
All the World’s Futures is a program curated by Okwui Enwezor, writer and editor, the first ever African to curate the Venice Biennale. His interest in language lies behind his selection of Nightcleaners for the Biennale.
http://www.labiennale.org/en/art/exhibition/enwezor
http://www.lightindustry.org/nightcleaners
La Biennale de Venezia 2015
Arena, Central Pavilion.
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