Reel Time

USA, 1973. Director Annabel Nicolson. 

Annabel Nicolson’s seminal 1973 performance Reel Time draws an explicit connection between the technologies of film and clothing, conjoining a film projector and a sewing machine through a loop of celluloid.

Past screenings

Wearing Time: Past, Present, Future, Dream – London
Wednesday 15 March 2017, 18:30 | Central Saint Martins
Curators Inga Fraser and Alistair O’Neill came together to discuss the legacy of the artwork, showcasing artists’ films and photographs of the late twentieth century that notably foregrounded textiles, clothing and accessories: Tanya Syed, Alia Syed, Alexis Hunter, David Lamelas and John Maybury.

Wearing Time: Past, Present, Future, Dream – New York
Sunday 8 April 2018, 18:00 | Museum of the Moving Image
An illustrated 40-minute talk with Alistair O’Neill.