Parker Tyler

1904 - 1974

Born in New Orleans (United States), died in United States.

Harrison Parker Tyler, better known as Parker Tyler was born March 6, 1904 in New Orleans and died in 1974. He was an author, poet and film critic. A writer for the journal Film Culture, Tyler is one of the few film critics to having written extensively on experimental and underground film. His Screening the Sexes (1972) was the first book-length study of homosexuality in film.

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The M HKA is a museum for contemporary art, film and visual culture in its widest sense. It is an open place of encounter for art, artists and the public. The M HKA aspires to play a leading role in Flanders and to extend its international profile by building upon Antwerp's avant-garde tradition. The M HKA bridges the relationship between artistic questions and wider societal issues, between the international and the regional, artists and public, tradition and innovation, reflection and presentation. Central here is the museum's collection with its ongoing acquisitions, as well as related areas of management and research.

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