This screening of Malcolm McLaren's "Paris, Capital of the XXIst Century" will be followed by a discussion with Young Kim and Eugenia Melian, the producer of the album "Paris." The film, McLaren's second and final video artwork, draws inspiration from Walter Benjamin's "The Arcades Project" and serves as a significant tribute to Charles Baudelaire's concept of the flâneur and Situationism. It intricately weaves together clips from French film advertising, spanning from the Lumière Brothers' era through the entire 20th century, all set to McLaren's 1994 album "Paris" and featuring his distinctive spoken narration.

Paris, Capital of the XXIst Century with Young Kim, Eugenia Melian (Producer)

Paris, Capital of the 21st century, is the latest artistic project by Malcolm McLaren. The film is a pastiche of commercials that are related to the French capital in one way or another. An advertising clip directed by Jean-Luc Godard is followed by a silent movie from the 20s for the legendary French cigarette brand GITANES. Through subtle montage and sequencing, McLaren creates a collage of movements and sounds. The result is a terrific symphony that catapults Walter Benjamin’s Capital of the 19th century“ into the future.