The Scorpion's Sting : A Cadavre Exquis based on Luis Bunuel's "L'Age d'or"

When Luis Bunuel's L' Age d'or was premiered on No-vember 29, 1930, it hit a raw nerve, having a potent effect on the audience through its radical and some-times scandalous imagery. Banned for fifty years, Bunuel's early Surrealist masterpiece continues to ex-ert an enormous influence on the artistic medium of film. L' Age d'or is based on the structure of the Surre-alist game of the cadavre exquis and consists of six individual, linked sequences. Following this format, The Scorpion's Sting presents original reinterpreta-tions of these episodes by the international contem-porary artists John Bock, Chicks on Speed, Keren Cytter, M + M, Julian Rosefeldt, and Tobias Zielony. Created specifically for this joint project, their works are radi-cal creations, documented by extensive illustrations and original film scripts included in the publication. (German edition ISBN 978-3-7757-3846-0) Ausstellungen/Exhibitions: Villa Stuck, Munchen/Munich 28.3.-9.6.2014 | Institut Mathildenhoehe, Darmstadt 22.6.-5.10.2014