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dont.need.no.body 

(2003) 

by Scott Pagano (Neither Field) is inspired by early Steve Reich tape pieces, Naut Humon and Tim Digulla's Granular Synthesis video remix, and People magazine.

File sharing, reconstruction, and micro edits, enabling the transformation of a coming of age piece into a staccato reworking of sweaty seduction. The post-pubescent pop star trapped in phasing cycles creating the nearly academic out of florida-derived absurdity. 

 

Source: Scott Pagano's website

 

 

dont.need.no.body, *****, found footage, pop, editing, body, Video Clip

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Paul Sharits (2008) edited by Yann Beauvais. Known primarily for his experimental cinema and pictorial works, Paul Sharits developed an oeuvre that evolved around two central themes: one, closely related to music and the world of abstraction, the other, within the psychological and emotional arena of the figurative. This complete monograph, drawn from a recent exhibition, explores the connections between these two practices, and in addition provides a general introduction to a remarkable body of work. Illustrated throughout, the monograph also includes several essays, texts by Paul Sharits and interviews. (les presses du réel)

Rewind, Play, Fast Forward (2010) – The Past, Present and Future of the Music Video by Henry Keazor, Thorsten Wübbena (eds.) brings together different disciplines as well as journalists, museum curators and gallery owners in order to take a discussion of the past and present of the music video as an opportunity to reflect upon suited methodological approaches to this genre and to allow a glimpse into its future. (transcript Verlag)

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VJam Theory: Collective Writings on Realtime Visual Performance (2008) presents the major concerns of practitioners and theorists of realtime media under the categories of performance, performer and interactors, audiences and participators. The volume is experimental in its attempt to produce a collective theoretical text with a focus on a new criticality based on practitioner/ artist theory in which artist/ practitioners utilise theoretical models to debate their practices. (VJ Theory)

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