“Magiciens de la Terre Reconsidered”
Part 1: From Exhibition to Screen

On 11–13 April 2014 Afterall and Tate Film presented ‘Magiciens de la Terre Reconsidered’, a long weekend of screenings and discussions based on the Centre Pompidou’s original cinema programme for the ‘Magiciens’ exhibition.

The video recording of this gathering is now made available for the wider public.

The opening session, introduced by George Clark, reflected on the 1989 show and film programme. It included illustrated talks by Lucy Steeds, expanding on her core contribution to the recent book Making Art Global (Part 2): Magiciens de la Terre 1989 and Jean-Michel Bouhours, Curator of Modern Art at the Pompidou and formerly of the Cinema department, discussing the original film programme and setting it within its Pompidou context. This was followed by a panel discussion with Bouhours, Steeds and Mark Francis, co-curator of ‘Magiciens de la Terre’, chaired by Elvira Dyangani Ose, Curator International Art, Tate Modern.