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Gucci
Coup Subjected
to an incessant barrage of super-styled images of consumer culture,
these arists strike back in true guerrilla style. Appropriation,
parody, imitation and liberal amounts of shameless Prada Placement
are the weapons of choice in this battle over representation. But
the question remains: what exactly are we looking at? The B-Reel • • (Christopher Frieri, 1999, US, video, b&w, sound, 16 min.) Out-takes from Golliwig’s Cake Walk offer a healthy romp featuring East Village vixens and music by The Mistorsos. Leilani under Eve Revitalizer Crème • • • (Todd Phillips, 2000, US, video, color, sound, 2 min.) It’s all about the accent. Tell Me Who Ruby Was • • (Carolyn Coal, 2000, US, video, b&w, sound, 24 min.) At a birthday party for one-time TV star Ruby Wells, this piece examines complex relationships with impeccable style. Wellmusol • • • (Todd Phillips, 2000, US, video, color, sound, 2 min.) “Are you feeling tired or bothered by things in your face like your bangs?” The Shape of the Gaze (Maïa Cybelle Carpenter, 2000, US, 16mm, color, silent, 7 min.) Optically printed and hand-processed, Shape implicates the viewer in the gazes between the lesbian filmmaker and her self-identified hot butch objects. Dancing • • • (C.B. Cooke, 1998, US, cd rom/video, color, sound, 1 min.) Phosphorescent pixel jimmies. You can dance if you want to ... The Stroll • • • (Lobo Antonio Pasolini, 2000, UK, video, b&w, sound, 7 min.) Fashion shoot or stalking crime? Multiple photographers follow a mysterious lady on her stroll. Super Duper • (Kurt Koehler, 2000, US, video, color, sound, 7 min.) Take a technicolor ride into altered reality and grooving music!
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