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Introduced by Paul Brobbel (Govett-Brewster Art Gallery/Len Lye Centre curator, Henry Moore Institute Visiting Research Fellow 2015-16). This screening looks at the work of New Zealand-born experimental filmmaker Len Lye (1901-80). Principally known in the UK for his GPO Film Unit produced films - abstract, colourful and rhythmic bursts of energy from the 1930s, Lye is less recognised for his kinetic sculpture of the 1960s. Both endeavours share a common origin: Lye's interest in composing with motion.

Kaleidoscope (1935) 3:34
Courtesy of the Len Lye Foundation. From materials preserved and made available by Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. Digital version courtesy of the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery.

Life's Musical Minute (1953) 1:56
Courtesy of the Len Lye Foundation. From materials made available by The Museum of Modern Art, New York and preserved by Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision.

All Souls Carnival (1957) 12:13
Courtesy of the Len Lye Foundation. From materials made available by The Museum of Modern Art, New York and preserved by Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision.

Free Radicals (1958) 4:58
Courtesy of the Len Lye Foundation. From materials preserved and made available by Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. Digital version by Park Road Post and Weta Digital Ltd.

Fountain of Hope (1959) 1:00
Courtesy of the Len Lye Foundation and the United Nations. From materials made available by The Museum of Modern Art, New York and preserved by Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision.

Art of the Sixties: Walls Come Tumbling Down (1968) 10:00 [28:08 to 38:00 portion of documentary]
Courtesy of the Len Lye Foundation. From materials preserved and made available by The Museum of Modern Art, New York and preserved by Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision.

Tickets available from www.hydeparkpicturehouse.co.uk