Our
discerning resident video curator
mines the depths of YouTube for the most
sublime videos, hanging them here for your
viewing pleasure. Cave, Klaus, Bowie, Disney,
streaming 24/7 from the far corners of her
psyche!
HARRY EVERETT SMITH
"Early Abstractions"
Proto video art from a Beatnik mystic whom Kenneth Anger once referred to as "the greatest living magician." Here, projected geometric forms writhe and pulse in four movements. (Films originally silent.)
ALIEN SEX FIEND
"RIP" (1984)
Video version of post-punk Alien Sex Fiend's college radio smash "RIP," featuring a remarkable mash of Paleolithic Handicam effects and spook-out stagecraft.
JAMES CHANCE AND THE CONTORTIONS
"I Can't Stand Myself" (1978)
James Chance covering James Brown's "I Can't Stand Myself." From Brian Eno's 1978 compilation "No New York," which also features No Wave bands The Teenage Jerks, Mars, and DNA.
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"Sarah" (1984)
A solarized Karmahn Ghia, blue Curacao cocktails, and a slinky pair of legs ascend a staircase to the quintessential high-tech minimal wave Frenchmen, End of Data.
Albert Maysles talks about his 30-year project, In Transit. AUG 2009
Greg Van der Veer and Elisa da Prato chat with filmmaker Cory Mcabee at his local pub NOV 2008
