Yervant Gianikian
Yervant Gianikian (* 1942 in Meran ) is an Italian filmmaker and video artist .
life and work
Yervant Gianikian attended the Armenian College in Venice as a child and studied architecture in Venice. In 1974 he met Angela Ricci Lucchi , who became his artist colleague and in 1975 his partner.
Gianikian is known for found footage films, which are created on the basis of existing film material by re-filming, arranging and coloring .
Filmography (selection)
- 1976: Cesare Lombroso - Sull'odore del garofano , International Avant Garde Film Festival in Venice
- 1986: From the Pole to the Equator , International Film Festival Rotterdam
- 1986: Ritorno a Khodorciur / Return to Khodorciur , Documenta 14 , Kassel (with Angela Ricci Lucchi)
- 2001: Images d'Orient: Tourisme vandale , Tate Gallery , London and MoMA , New York
- 2018: I diari di Angela / Angela's Diaries , Biennale di Venezia , Venice
Web links
- Yervant Gianikian in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Alain Elkann interviews Yervant Gianikian (English)
- East European Film Bulletin The Depth of Grief? (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Yervant Gianikian ( s ) In: IFFR . Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ↑ Yervant Gianikian and Angela Ricci Lucchi , accessed June 7, 2019
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gianikian, Yervant |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian filmmaker and video artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Meran |