「永远的27岁」美国前卫电影教父梅卡斯辞世 享耆寿96岁

乔纳斯.梅卡斯逝世,享耆寿96岁。(图/达志影像美联社

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被誉为美国地下电影教父」的立陶宛裔美国导演乔纳斯.梅卡斯(Jonas Mekas)23日于纽约辞世,享耆寿96岁。这位前卫电影的领航者一生执导过70多部电影,先后与多位前卫艺术家合作,包括小野洋子安迪沃荷、约翰.蓝侬等人。

在接受《卫报》记者哈藤史东(Simon Hattenstone)最后一次的访问中,当时95岁的梅卡斯说自己只有27岁。他表示,「人在27岁后就会开始变老梅尔维尔(Melville)这么说过。人们开始不断往回看。27岁时,你开始会想,『这么做真的是正确的吗?』你开始三思而后行。不过在这之前,你会说,『去你的,我不在乎,我做就对了。』」

We could not be more excited to have the uniquely influential filmmaker, poet and artist Jonas Mekas as the guest speaker for this year's Fall Open Studios. Date: Friday, November 9 (Fall Open Studios Opening Reception) Time: 7pm Location: ISCP's second floor lounge #godfatherofamericanavantgardecinema #iscpopenstudios #jonasmekas #iscplife #guestspeaker @jonas.mekas * Image @villagevoice

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梅卡斯于1922年12月24日出生在立陶宛,第二次世界大战期间曾被囚禁在德国劳改营中。1949年,梅卡斯逃离纳粹的掌控至美国定居。这位诗人评论家哲学家表示,「当我来到纽约时,我27岁。我对于27岁以前所失去的一切非常愤怒。」

梅卡斯是一位非常享受生活的人。他曾说,「我在没有收音机、没有电、没有电视、没有音乐,也没有留声机的时候成长...但是我看到一些20岁的年轻人,他们似乎已经厌倦了生活,有些人则无法忍受生活。」

▼ 梅卡斯表示,「人在27岁后就会开始变老,梅尔维尔这么说过。」(图/达志影像/美联社)

梅卡斯的脸书23日公开了他逝世的消息,上头写道,「乔纳斯安详地在今早过世。他当时与亲人家中。他会被深刻地想念,而他的光芒持续闪耀着。」这位艺术家2015年说过,「我人生结尾会在它准备好时到来,但我从未想过这件事。我可能在下一秒就倒下。想这些是没用的。你永远都不会知道。你无法保护自己免于死亡。」

It’s with enormous sadness and a great sense of loss that we share the news of the passing of Anthology’s founder, Jonas Mekas. He died peacefully at home, with family at his side. Jonas was the guiding force here at Anthology from its founding through to the present day, and even as he reached the age of 96 the idea that he might not be here in person to continue to inspire us has been inconceivable. But Jonas was nothing if not forward thinking, large spirited, and devoted in every fiber of his being to celebrating what is most vibrant in life and culture. His work as a filmmaker, artist, writer, and archivist (among many other roles) was animated precisely by a powerful, paradoxical balance between a preoccupation with the past and an inexhaustible openness to new ideas, forms, and experiences. What better model for confronting the fact of his passing, for balancing sorrow at his death with a celebration of the vitality of his legacy? His absence will be difficult to accept, but his spirit will continue to suffuse Anthology, New York City, and avant-garde culture around the world.

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