
Cinematic magician, legendary provocateur, and author of Hollywood Babylon, Kenneth Anger was a unique figure in post-war American culture. His iconic short films are characterised by a mystical-symbolic visual language and phantasmagorical-sensual opulence that underscores the medium’s transgressive potential. Anger’s work fundamentally shaped the aesthetics of 1960s and 1970s subcultures, the visual lexicon of pop and music videos and queer iconography. These nine films form the basis of Anger’s reputation as one of the most influential pioneers of avant-garde film and video art. Fireworks, 1947, 14 min Puce Moment, 1949, 6 min Rabbit's Moon, 1950/1971, 16 min Eaux d'Artifice, 1953, 13 min Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome, 1954, 37 min Scorpio Rising, 1964, 28 min Kustom Kar Kommandos, 1965, 3 min Invocation of My Demon Brother, 1969, 11 min Lucifer Rising, 1981, 27 min

Kenneth Anger
Dreamer / Hecate / The Magick / The Magus

Bobby Beausoleil
Lucifer / Self
Bill Seltzer
Second Sailor
Gordon Gray
First Sailor
Yvonne Marquis
Hollywood Star
André Soubeyran
Pierrot
Claude Revenant
Harlequin
Nadine Valence
Columbine

Samson De Brier
Lord Shiva / Osiris / Nero / The Great Beast

Marjorie Cameron
The Scarlet Woman / Kali
Joan Whitney
Aphrodite
Katy Kadell
Isis

Three Months
Three Months

Transamerica
Transamerica

Constantine
Constantine

A guy alone at a party.
A guy alone at a party.

Dead Walkers: Rise of the 4th Reich
Dead Walkers: Rise of the 4th Reich

The Mummy
The Mummy

Next Door
Next Door

The Ninth Gate
The Ninth Gate

Un Chien Andalou
Un Chien Andalou

Trainspotting
Trainspotting

Angel Heart
Angel Heart

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets