Thu 30 May 2024, 18:00,Cinema 1 at the Barbican
A screening in celebration of Iain Sinclair’s new book, plus a ScreenTalk with the talent behind the accompanying film, chronicling the life of John Deakin.
Marking publication of celebrated London chronicler Iain Sinclair’s new book Pariah Genius, John Deakin & The Soho Court around Francis Bacon, The Biography of an Afterlife (Cheerio Publishing), this special event presents the world premiere of a new artist’s film of the same name (2024, 25 mins) made in response to Deakin’s life by remarkable talents – Emma Matthews, Chris Petit, Susan Stenger and Sinclair himself – all in conversation with Gareth Evans after this unique double-bill screening.
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