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June 3, 2005
"The Petty Cash of History"
French filmmaker Chris Marker has a new exhibit playing at New York's Museum of Modern Art through June 13. OWLS AT NOON Prelude: The Hollow Men is the first element of a work in progress that, as Marker describes it, serves as "a subjective journey through the 20th century." The exhibit, taking its cue from TS Eliot's poem starts with World War I as a "founding moment" of the century and uses found images (graffiti, postcards, stamps, found photographs) to produce this history.
Exhibit organizer Colin MacCabe compares Marker's filmmaking technique to that of a "beachcomber," and the exhibit emphasizes the possibility of new connections via digital technologies, which seems like an apt metaphor based on my experience with Marker's work. Robert Davis has a full review of the exhibit, which will run through June 13 (thanks to Green Cine for the tip).
Posted by chuck at June 3, 2005 3:43 PM
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