Arabesque for Kenneth Anger (1958 - 61) by Marie Menken

“There is no why for my making films. I just liked the twitters of the machine, and since it was an extension of painting for me, I tried it and loved it. In painting I never liked the staid and static, always looked for what would change the source of light and stance, using glitters, glass beads, luminous paint, so the camera was a natural for me to try—but how expensive!“ - Marie Menken 16mm, color, sound, 4 min Original score by Teiji Ito. “A new sound version of this classic. It is a beautiful expe