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Jonas Mekas was born in 1922 in the farming village of Semeniškiai, Lithuania. In 1944, he and his brother Adolfas were taken by the Nazis to a forced labor camp in Elmshorn, Germany. After the War he studied philosophy at the University of Mainz. At the end of 1949 the UN Refugee Organization brought both brothers to New York City, where they ...
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- "As I Was Moving Ahead," Representing Lithuania at The 51st Edition of The Venice Biennale
Jonas Mekas (/ ˈmiːkɑːs /; [1] Lithuanian: [ˈjonɐs ˈmækɐs]; December 24, 1922 – January 23, 2019) was a Lithuanian-American filmmaker, poet, and artist who has been called "the godfather of American avant-garde cinema ". [2] Mekas's work has been exhibited in museums and at festivals worldwide. [3] Mekas was active in New York City ...
This centennial celebration, Jonas Mekas 100!, seeks to expand global recognition of his work and encourage a deeper exploration of Mekas’ prolific contributions to cinema, film criticism, cultural organization, and, in particular, his body of poems and prose, now published in Lithuanian, French, German, English, Japanese, Hebrew, and many other languages.
Nov 28, 2021 · On 24-25 November, the programme partners gathered in Vilnius to meet each other and discuss the launch of the year of celebrations. “Jonas Mekas is one of the most prominent figures in world culture coming from Lithuania and the 100th anniversary of his birth is a unique opportunity to bring together his friends, fans and researchers of his ...
Jonas Mekas’ poetry and poetic sensibility informs all of his work. His films, videos, photos and writings are not works of conceptual art; they are direct observations, made in the here and now, moments of life being lived, sometimes poetic, sometimes mundane, mostly joyful though often tinged by the memories of lost childhood, as seen from exile. ² So-called experimental techniques are ...
I Seem to Live [vol.1]The New York Diaries. vol. 1, 1950-1969Jonas Mekas/Anne König. I Seem to Live [vol.1] The New York Diaries. vol. 1, 1950-1969. Jonas Mekas/Anne König. 38,00€ | Add to Cart. 824 pp. with 340 black-white and 460 colour illustrations. thread-sewn softcover. Leipzig December, 2019.
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Issue #129. September 2022. Portrait of Jonas Mekas with Bolex. Photo: Boris Lehman. Many in the art world are observing the centennial of the Lithuanian-born poet and filmmaker Jonas Mekas (1922–2019), a founder and icon of avant-garde cinema. Cultural programs, exhibits, and conferences are marking the occasion. But not everyone is celebrating.
