The Scorpion's Sting: A Cadavre Exquis Based on Luis Buñuel's "L'Âge D'or"

When Luis Buñuel's L' Âge d'or was premiered on No­vember 29, 1930, it hit a raw nerve, having a potent effect on the audience through its radical and some­times scandalous imagery. Banned for fifty years, Buñuel's early Surrealist masterpiece continues to ex­ert an enormous influence on the artistic medium of film. L' Âge d'or is based on the structure of the Surre­alist game of the cadavre exquis and consists of six individual, linked sequences. Following this format, The Scorpion's Sting presents original reinterpreta­tions of these episodes by the international contem­porary artists John Bock, Chicks on Speed, Keren Cytter, M + M, Julian Rosefeldt, and Tobias Zielony. Created specifically for this joint project, their works are radi­cal 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, München/Munich 28.3.-9.6.2014 | Institut Mathildenhöhe, Darmstadt 22.6.-5.10.2014.