BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Tendenci - The Open Source AMS for Associations//Tendenci Codeba se MIMEDIR//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm registration.\nEvent det ails subject to change. ---\nhttps://www.nyemmys.org/events/497/\n\nEvent Title: Meet the Filmmaker\nStart Date / Time: Jun 07, 2012 14:00 PM US/Eas tern\nLocation: \nSpeaker: \nGoogle\nhttp://maps.google.com/maps?q=1375+Br oadway,+Suite+2103,New York,NY,10018\n\nForecast\nhttp://www.weather.com/w eather/monthly/10018\n\n\n \n Meet the Filmmaker: Sumner Glimcher\n \n & ldquo\;Art Films&rdquo\;\n \n Date: Thursday, June 7, 2012\n \n Location : NY NATAS, 1375 Broadway (between 37thand 38thStreets), Suite 2103\n \n Reception: 6:00-6:30 PM ~ Program: 6:30-8:00 PM\n \n \n \n *Free to NY NATAS Members! \n \n $15 for those without current NY NATAS membership.\n \n \n \n In the fall of 1965, the Museum of Modern Art held a retrospe ctive of all the major works of Alberto Giacometti. Sumner Jules Glimcher , then the Manager of the Center for Mass Communication at Columbia Univer sity was asked to create a documentary of the exhibition. After recording all of the sculptor&rsquo\;s works, Glimcher unearthed a treasure trove of what the sculptor had written about his work. These musings were transla ted from French into English and were edited into what was essentially an artistic map of the sculptor&rsquo\;s work and then the images were edited to illustrate the words. After commissioning an original score, the fina l 12 minute film, &ldquo\;Alberto Giacometti, 1901-1966&rdquo\; was comple ted and was honored at the Edinburgh Film Festival. Many years later, whe n the Hirschhorn Museum in Washington, DC honored Giacometti, this film wa s played continuously for the duration of the exhibit.\n \n \n \n In 19 49, when the Communist Party in the People&rsquo\;s Republic of China defe ated the Guo min tang and evicted Generalissimo Chiang kai shek from the m ainland, Chiang took all the art of China that was movable, i.e. everythin g but the architecture such as the Forbidden Palace, with him to Taiwan. He claimed that he was preserving it from the Communist Barbarians, while Mao tse tung said he stole it from the people of China. Be that as it may , when Chiang settled in Taiwan, he constructed a very large new museum ca lled the &ldquo\;National Palace Museum&rdquo\; in Taipei and there enscon ced all the art he had brought to the island. In 1973 Glimcher had been c ommissioned to create a documentary on Taiwan, and while there was given p ermission as the first filmmaker to create a film shot at the Museum. &ldq uo\;Masterpieces of Chinese Art,&rdquo\; this half-hour film, portrays the art from the very early Shang Dynasty bronzes through the Tang, Ming and other seminal periods of Chinese art including Jade, Porcelain, Ivory, Lac quer and important scrolls to the present.\n \n \n \n About the Filmmak er:\n \n Sumner Jules Glimcher is a documentary filmmaker and Professor E meritus from NYU. In earlier years he also taught at Columbia University and Harvard, his alma mater. He has been a media consultant to the Presid ent of Harvard, the United Nations and for more than twenty years, the Con sulate General of Japan. He has been a lecturer on eleven luxury cruise l iners and has led groups of filmmakers and photographers to multiple trips to China and Japan. He has just completed his EBOOK, titled &ldquo\;A Fi lmmaker&rsquo\;s Journal,&rdquo\; now available on IPADS from the APPLE IT UNES and EBOOK Store.\n \n \n \n RESERVATIONS REQUIRED DUE TO BUILDING SECURITY. ALL NAMES MUST BE ON GUEST LIST. Please RSVP via email info@nyem mys.org to reserve a seat.Please write &ldquo\;Art Films&rdquo\; in the su bject line. Space is limited.\n \n \n \n Producer &\; Moderated by S umner Jules Glimcher.\n\n\n\n\n\n--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm reg istration.Event details subject to change. ---\n\n--- By Tendenci - The Op en Source AMS for Associations ---\n UID:uid497@nyemmys.org SUMMARY:Meet the Filmmaker DTSTART:20120607T180000Z DTEND:20120607T200000Z CLASS:PUBLIC PRIORITY:5 DTSTAMP:20260407T022927Z TRANSP:OPAQUE SEQUENCE:0 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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Event Title: Meet the Filmmaker

https://www.nyemmys.org/events/497/

When: Jun 07, 2012 14:00 PM US/Eastern
Speaker:

1375 Broadway, Suite 2103
New York, NY 10018
http://map s.google.com/maps?q=1375+Broadway,+Suite+2103,New York,NY,10018

Forecast: http://www.weather.com/weather/monthly/10018

Meet the Filmmaker: Sumner Glimcher< /span>

&ldquo\;Art Films&rdquo\;

Date: Thursday, June 7, 2012
Location: NY NATAS, 1375 Broadway (between 37thand 38thStreets), Suite 2103
< div> Reception: 6:00-6:30 PM ~ Program: 6:30-8:00 PM
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*Free to NY NATAS Me mbers!
$15 for those without curr ent NY NATAS membership.
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In the fall of 1965, the Museum of Modern Art held a retrosp ective of all the major works of Alberto Giacometti. \; Sumner Jules G limcher, then the Manager of the Center for Mass Communication at Columbia University was asked to create a documentary of the exhibition. After rec ording all of the sculptor&rsquo\;s works, Glimcher unearthed a treasure t rove of what the sculptor had written about his work. \; These musings were translated from French into English and were edited into what was es sentially an artistic map of the sculptor&rsquo\;s work and then the image s were edited to illustrate the words. \; After commissioning an origi nal score, the final 12 minute film, &ldquo\;Alberto Giacometti, 1 901-1966&rdquo\; was completed and was honored at the Edinburgh F ilm Festival. \; Many years later, when the Hirschhorn Museum in Washi ngton, DC honored Giacometti, this film was played continuously for the du ration of the exhibit.
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In 1949, when the Communist Party in the People&rsquo\;s Republic of Ch ina defeated the Guo min tang and evicted Generalissimo Chiang kai shek fr om the mainland, Chiang took all the art of China that was movable, i.e. e verything but the architecture such as the Forbidden Palace, with him to T aiwan. \; He claimed that he was preserving it from the Communist Barb arians, while Mao tse tung said he stole it from the people of China.  \; Be that as it may, when Chiang settled in Taiwan, he constructed a very large new museum called the &ldquo\;National Palace Museum&rdquo\; in Tai pei and there ensconced all the art he had brought to the island. \; I n 1973 Glimcher had been commissioned to create a documentary on Taiwan, a nd while there was given permission as the first filmmaker to create a fil m shot at the Museum. &ldquo\;Masterpieces of Chinese Art ,&rdquo\; this half-hour film, portrays the art from the very early Shang Dynasty bronzes through the Tang, Ming and other seminal periods of Chines e art including Jade, Porcelain, Ivory, Lacquer and important scrolls to t he present.
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About the Filmmaker:
Sumner Jules Glimcher is a documentary filmmaker and Professor Emeritus from NYU. \; In earlier years he also taught at Columbia University a nd Harvard, his alma mater. \; He has been a media consultant to the P resident of Harvard, the United Nations and for more than twenty years, th e Consulate General of Japan. \; He has been a lecturer on eleven luxu ry cruise liners and has led groups of filmmakers and photographers to mul tiple trips to China and Japan. \; He has just completed his EBOOK, ti tled &ldquo\;A Filmmaker&rsquo\;s Journal,&rdquo\; now av ailable on IPADS from the APPLE ITUNES and EBOOK Store.
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RESERVATIONS REQUIRED DUE TO BUILDIN G SECURITY. ALL NAMES MUST BE ON GUEST LIST. Please RSVP via email info@nyemmys.org \;to reserve a seat.Pl ease write &ldquo\;Art Films&rdquo\; in the subject line. Space is limited .
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Producer &\; M oderated by Sumner Jules Glimcher.
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