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Ludo Is Fantastic

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Ludo Is Fantastic © Willie Stewart
Art Cinema OFFoff
Lange Violettestraat 237
Gent

Art Cinema OFFoff pre­sen­teert Ludo Is Fantastic, een por­tret van de Belgische fluxus artiest, film­ma­ker en per­for­mer Ludo Mich (1945). Willie Stewart onder­zocht archie­ven, inter­view­de fami­lie en vrien­den en volg­de Ludo op de voet. Verwacht je aan een onge­twij­feld boei­end por­tret in aan­we­zig­heid van de maker en Ludo Mich.
Introductie en Q&A met Willie Stewart.

Since the ear­ly 1960’s, wild­man Ludo Mich has been acti­ve­ly ope­ra­ting on the frin­ges and the frin­ges of the frin­ges of the Antwerp under­ground art sce­ne. Ludo exists insi­de the M Dimension’ the world of his own cre­a­ti­on in which he has pro­du­ced a sig­ni­fi­cant body of work across visu­al art, holo­grap­hic sculp­tu­re, fluxus film, per­for­man­ce, Avant Garde sci­en­ce and phi­lo­sop­hy. The core of his work is always the same: a need to stay pure to his own beliefs, regard­less of the con­se­quen­ce. His fami­ly and friends know Ludo to be full of love and gene­ro­si­ty. Devoted fans know him as a per­for­mer who con­ti­nues to sur­pri­se and asto­nish. But des­pi­te 50 plus years of pro­duc­ti­on, Ludo remains prac­ti­cally unknown out­si­de of Belgium. It is his cur­se to be an out­law, always,’ remarks his hou­se­ma­te Frank. Ludo has been ban­ned from numerous bars and cafes in his home town due to arou­sals of rau­cous hap­pe­nings and inci­dents of nudi­ty. In 2014, the Royal Academy of Fine Arts thre­a­ten­ed to sue Ludo over a claim that a per­for­man­ce of his insti­ga­ted the audien­ce to mis­hand­le works from the Academy’s col­lec­ti­on. The poli­ce have been cal­l­ed to his home/​studio on numerous occa­si­ons by neigh­bours com­plai­ning that Ludo’s loud bar­ba­rous joy­ful laugh­ter had been going on for just too long. Now in his 70’s, Ludo’s work con­ti­nues to gain inte­gri­ty as he igno­res con­for­mi­ty, finan­ci­al gain and stays one step ahead of con­ven­ti­o­nal and con­ser­va­ti­ve art. Through a mix of archi­val foot­a­ge, inter­views with fami­ly and friends and fly on the wall foot­a­ge, Ludo Is Fantastic immer­ses us in the world of the Mich Dimension.’

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Willie Stewart

Ludo Is Fantastic

IE • 2018 • 70' • colour • digital