AN EVENING OF FILMS BY

CHARLES AND RAY EAMES

 

Monday 20 February 2012, 6 to 9pm

 

FREE EVENT

 

Charles and Ray Eames made around 100 short films between 1950 and 1982, which communicated, recorded and celebrated their wide and expansive interests. Our current exhibition includes three of these films, which have proved tremendously engaging to our audiences.

In response to this enthusiasm, we will present a special evening that highlights further aspects of this extraordinary body of work.

The programme will comprise eleven more films from their oeuvre. The films will be screened continuously so that you can dip in and out over the evening, and join us for a glass of wine in the PEER/PARTICIPATE space.

 

Film programme:

 

Toccata for Toy Trains, 1957
13 mins 28 secs

 

Alpha, 1972 (played forwards)
1 min 20 secs

 

Kaleidoscope Jazz Chair, 1989
6 mins 28 secs

 

Lucia Chase Vignette, 1989
2mins 32 secs

 

S-73 (Sofa Compact), 1954
10 mins 27 secs

 

Exponents, 1973
3 mins 1 sec

 

Parade,1952
5 mins 25 secs

 

Tops, 1969
7 mins 35 secs

 

Alpha, 1972 (played backwards)
1 min 20 secs

 

IBM at the Fair, 1965
8 mins 31 secs

 

Kepler’s Laws, 1973
3 mins 52 secs

 

Bread, 1953
6 mins 9 secs

 

Running time:1hour 20 mins 8 secs

 

Charles and Ray Eames (1907–1978 and 1912–1988 respectively) both lived in the US and are known worldwide for their collaborative work as furniture designers and architects, but also made significant contributions to the fields of industrial and graphic design, art and film.

 

 

PEER’s gallery programme is supported by Paul and Louise Cooke Endowment

 

Charles and Ray Eames, Tops, 1969. Film still courtesy Eames Office and Pyramid Media

 

Charles and Ray Eames, Toccata for Toy Trains, 1957. Film still courtesy Eames Office and Pyramid Media

 

 

Charles and Ray Eames, Bread, 1953. Film still courtesy Eames Office and Pyramid Media