Unexpected Eisenstein offers a rare opportunity to see the development of several recurrent image motifs through Eisenstein’s life.
The character of King Duncan in Macbeth was a potent image source for Eisenstein from his early theatre designs while working with Meyerhold to the sado-masochistic erotic drawings of Eisenstein’s time in Mexico.
Film maker Mark Cousins imagines a conversation between Eisenstein and English writer DH Lawrence. This playful film essay carries forward Mark’s dialogue with Eisenstein’s from his film ‘What is this film called love?’
Eisenstein’s Legacy: An Academic Conference
We host a two day academic conference at the Courtauld Institute with co-organisers GRAD London and Cambridge Courtauld Russian Art Centre to present new international research on Eisenstein’s legacy.
Love, Lust and Laughter at Pace Gallery
We host an exhibition of rarely seen Eisenstein erotic drawings titled ‘Love, Lust and Laughter’ with Pace London and presented by Joan Neuberger to highlight this little studied aspect of Eisenstein’s creative process.
Eisenstein in Mexico
In collaboration with A Nos Amours we host for the first time ever consecutive screenings of versions of Eisenstein’s unfinished film Que Viva Mexico with a panel discussion with Owen Hatherley, Erika Balsom and Sophie Fiennes.
Alexander Nevsky
We invite famed contemporary composer and DJ Gabriel Prokofiev to introduce a rare sold out 35mm screening of Eisenstein and Prokofiev’s ground breaking venture into sound film, the historical epic Alexander Nevsky.
