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Stills from Mao-Hope March,
1966. Directed by Öyvind Fahlström. |
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Black and white and sound
16mm
Duration: 4.5 minutes
Director, Producer and Sound Editor:
Öyvind Fahlström
Camerman and Film Editor: Alfons Schilling
Interviewer: Bob Fass
Mao-Hope March was filmed on September
1, 1966 in New York City. It was originally made to be incorporated
into his theatrical work, Kisses Sweeter Than Wine, staged during
9 Evenings: Theatre and Engineering, October, 1966, at the 69th Regiment
Armory on 26th Street in Manhattan, an event organized by Experiments
in Art and Technology (E.A.T.).
By 1973, Fahlström had decided to present Mao-Hope March as an independent
work of art. It was included in his 1973 solo exhibition at Sidney
Janis Gallery, New York, and in his retrospective exhibition at the
Moore College of Art Gallery, Philadelphia, that same year. Mao-Hope
March, as well as his 1968 film, U-Barn, were available as rental
films from the distributor, Filmcentrum, in Stockholm.
Notes on the collaborators:
Alfons Schilling, the cameraman and film editor, is a Viennese artist
who llived and worked for many years in New York City. He was the
principal film documentarian of the 9 Evenings performances and created
many of the props Fahlström used in Kisses.
Bob Fass, the interviewer, is a well-known radio personality whose
regular program on listener-sponsored WBAI in New York City was a
favorite of Fahlström, who listened to radio, music or television
while he worked.
 Transcript
from the film
Sharon Avery-Fahlström Collection |
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© 2006 Sharon Avery-Fahlström (text and artwork by Öyvind Fahlström)
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