Kinetics The Record of an Exhibition. Hayward Gallery (1972) dir. Lutz Becker

Art in glorious motion. Bright, colourful and often intensely dynamic, the 1970 Kinetics show at London s Hayward Gallery was a major international showcase of the new active sculptural art. Works by Jean Tinguely, Nam June Paik, Peter Logan, Takis, Jesus Raphael Soto and many others dazzled a wideeyed public. This priceless film record of the show captures a kaleidoscope of neon lights, rotating metal, squirting water and stroboscopic projections. Director Lutz Becker, of the Slade School of Art Film Unit who would go on to direct DoubleHeaded Eagle (1973), a documentary account of Hitler s rise to power uses a variety of textural, electronic sounds (courtesy of Peter Sahla) to evoke the unusual experience. The show was enormously popular, with visitors filling out the gallery day after day.