Projections

Introduction and post-screening discussion with Raqs Media Collective and A. Will Brown, curatorial assistant of contemporary art, RISD Museum.
The Capital of Accumulation (2010) is a video essay offering an oblique narrative in counterpoint to Rosa Luxemburg's 1913 critique of global political economy, The Accumulation of Capital. Raqs Media Collective's haunting, dreamlike montage pairs still and moving images with multiple narrator voices that meditate on Luxemburg's legacy, the uncertain fate of her body, and the processes by which capitalism seeks to pervade societies around the world.
Related artist residency and exhibition: Raqs Media Collective: A Myriad Marginalia. Opening reception precedes the evening's Projections screening, 5:30-6:30 pm, in our Contemporary Gallery (Lower Farago).

Projections screens films and videos by contemporary artists working between the gallery space and the cinema. These feature-length films and shorter works develop meaningful narratives, document and investigate the fabric of the changing world in which we live, and make pointed political statements. Each program features an introduction by the artist, a guest lecturer, or a member of the RISD Museum curatorial staff. An opportunity for discussion follows the screening.
Free with Museum admission. Limited seating; registration requested.
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Co-sponsored by the RISD Museum, the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Film, Animation + Video Department, and the Department of Modern Culture and Media at Brown University.