Rhythm 21 / Diagonal Symphony

Presents pioneer works by two artists, Viking Eggeling and Hans Richter, who first made the transition from abstract painting to abstract film. Includes Eggeling's Diagonal Symphony, which moves hieroglyphic forms along an invisible diagonal, and Richter's Rhythm 21, which orchestrates the squares and rectangles of the film and screen. Produced 1921-24.

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Sources

  1. A-V Online (National Information Center for Educational Media). CD-ROM database of educational and documentary media, compiled and maintained by the National Information Center for Educational Media (NICEM). — title, creator, length, format, sound, description
  2. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — catalog record