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Jeff Watson is an artist, designer, and Assistant Professor of Interactive Media and Games at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts.
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Tag Archives: performance art
David Byrne’s “Report from LA” (1986)
There are so many movies coming out and David Byrne wants to see them all. His “Report from LA” (1986) somehow banishes easy irony and parody from a frantic recitation of (mostly) imaginary genre film titles, leaving us with something … Continue reading
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Tagged 1986, david byrne, los angeles, movies, performance art
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Metropolis II
Chris Burden’s Metropolis II opens this week at LACMA. According to Burden, “The noise, the continuous flow of the trains, and the speeding toy cars, produces in the viewer the stress of living in a dynamic, active and bustling 21st Century city.” And also, I would add, the thrill and the wonder… Continue reading
Bas Jan Ader: In Search of the Miraculous
Dutch/Californian artist Bas Jan Ader was last seen in 1975 when he took off in what would have been the smallest sailboat ever to cross the Atlantic. He left behind a small oeuvre, often using gravity as a medium, which … Continue reading
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Tagged bas jan ader, california, conceptual art, holland, lost at sea, performance art, sailing, shipwrecks
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