The Hirshhorn Museum is having a “Meet the Artist” lecture with Jonas Mekas, pioneer of avant-garde cinema, creator of the Film Culture journal, and founder of Anthology Film Archives.
The week prior to Mr. Mekas’ talk, the Hirshhorn Musuem will be screening a selection of his groundbreaking diary films. On May 4, the program will include Walden, 1964-1969 and Happy Birthday to John, 1999, drawn from footage of a 1972 celebration of John Lennon’s birthday. The second screening, on May 5, Reminiscence of a Journey to Lithuania, 1972, runs 180 minutes.
Above image: Andy Warhol, myself, c. 1974. From SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF ANDY WARHOL