This exhibition presents the manifold dimensions of Alexandre Alexeïeff, artist, image-maker, filmmaker and inventor, from the engravings of the 20s to the "totalisations" used in his advertising films, and of course including his invention of animated engraving with the pin screen designed and finally produced in the early 30s with Claire Parker. A model of this singular working tool is exhibited for the first time since 1975, date of the last Alexeïeff exhibition at the Annecy Musee-Château. The exhibition also brings together several rare and original works as well as hitherto unseen reproductions, grouped thematically: engraving, book illustrations, pin-screen animation, the totalised animations, the animated advertising films. Several photographic reproductions and unseen photomontages were specially created, including the sequence made by Alexeïeff and Parker for Orson Welles’ "The Trial", a life-size "Nose", all based on the creator’s original photo-engravings, and also several valuable books illustrated with original engravings, film extracts on video, objects, working tools, film stills, posters, photos, manuscripts.
A book, "Alexeïeff, itinéraire d'un Maître", an anthology of analytical articles about his work and biographical material, edited by Giannalberto Bendazzi, is available for sale. (Editions Dreamland, Paris). A touring version of this exhibition is available for hire from Cinedoc.

Thanks to Mesdames Svetlana Alexeïeff-Rockwell, Michèle Aubert , Nicole Lebourg-Rigal, Nicole Salomon, the Ateliers J.J. Rigal, the Service des Archives du Film du Centre National de la Cinematographie, the Service de the Action culturelle du Centre National de la Cinematographie, Serge Bromberg, the Journees Internationales du Cinema d’Animation