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THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF STILLNESS…I’M THINKING

By David Finkelstein | June 2013

Living in this way can make ordinary situations continually interesting and full of surprising beauty…

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THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF STILLNESS…I’M THINKING

“the impossibility of stillness…i’m thinking,” a recent video by Henry Gwiazda, shares many features with his previous work. Like many of his...

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YOUR DAY IS MY NIGHT

“Your Day is My Night” is a fascinating and innovative portrait of Chinese immigrant life in New York by Lynne Sachs. Sachs made the film through a...

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RYAN TRECARTIN AND THE GENERATION GAP, OR HOW I LEARNED TO LOVE THE CACOPHONY

The first works by video artist Ryan Trecartin which I had a chance to see were from the “I-Be Area” series (2007), and my reaction was one of almost...

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“Travel Dream” and its companion piece “Dream Travel” are a pair of beautiful, compelling video shorts by Van McElwee. These films both utilize...

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VAT

“Vat” is a gorgeous, hypnotic video by Van McElwee, made entirely from images of machine parts and common household items which are shown rotating in...

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STEADFAST

In the locked-down shot which forms the basis of this visual short, we are looking from the perspective of a rocky shore at an inlet of wild sea breakers,...

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AND/OR

This rich, interesting short by Van McElwee begins with a woman crossing the screen towards us on a diagonal path. We see many variations of this motif....

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THE CAPITOL OF THE MULTIVERSE

This fun, fascinating short by Van MacElwee is made entirely from old, colorized photos (presumably from postcards) of a large number of capitol buildings,...

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AN ENCOUNTER WITH SIMONE WEIL

In “An Encounter with Simone Weil,” filmmaker Julia Haslett tells us quite a bit about Weil (1909-1943), a French philosopher and writer who believed...

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HALF REAL

"Half Real" is a shimmering, fascinating short by video artist Van McElwee. The visual textures in this piece, which slowly yet constantly shift, are...

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