Lewis Klahr

Lewis
Klahr

Lewis Klahr (born 1956) is a Los Angeles based collage artist who uses found images and sound to explore the intersection of memory and history.  He is primarily known for his uniquely idiosyncratic ...

Films

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    Her Fragrant Emulsion
    Experimental

    Her Fragrant Emulsion
    Lewis Klahr

    16mm, color, sound, 10.5 min
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    The Pharaoh's Belt
    Experimental

    The Pharaoh's Belt
    Lewis Klahr

    16mm, color, sound, 55 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    Altair
    Experimental

    Altair
    Lewis Klahr

    16mm, color, sound, 6 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • History
    • Music
    • Films About Film
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    Downs Are Feminine
    Experimental

    Downs Are Feminine
    Lewis Klahr

    16mm, color, sound, 9 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    Pony Glass
    Experimental

    Pony Glass
    Lewis Klahr

    16mm, color, sound, 20 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    A Failed Cardigan Maneuver
    Experimental

    A Failed Cardigan Maneuver
    Lewis Klahr

    16mm, color, sound, 15 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    Govinda
    Experimental

    Govinda
    Lewis Klahr

    16mm, color, sound, 25 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    Marietta's Lied
    Experimental

    Marietta's Lied
    Lewis Klahr

    16mm, color, sound, 4.5 min
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    The Aperture of Ghostings
    Experimental

    The Aperture of Ghostings
    Lewis Klahr

    16mm, color, sound, 12.5 min
    Rental format: 16mm

Biography

Lewis Klahr (born 1956) is a Los Angeles based collage artist who uses found images and sound to explore the intersection of memory and history.  He is primarily known for his uniquely idiosyncratic films, which he began creating in 1977 and have screened extensively in the U.S., Europe and Asia.  Lewis Klahr teaches in the Theater School of the California Institute of the Arts.