The Alchemy of Comedy... Stupid: Starring David Alan Grier - Softcover

Arceneaux, Edgar

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0945323115 ISBN 13: 9780945323112

Verlag: WHITE WALLS, 2007

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Edgar Arceneaux: The Alchemy of Comedy . . . Stupid documents a multi-channel installation by contemporary video artist Edgar Arceneaux. Centered on video footage of popular comedian David Alan Grier, the artwork examines the nuances and structures of comedy routines, jokes, and humor itself. Arceneaux shot footage of Grier over the course of a week performing at three sites in Chicago; the resulting artwork calls into question the relationship between performer and audience, comedy and comedian, and laughter and pathos. Alongside stills from the video, the book presents facsimile reproductions of pages from a notebook kept by Arceneaux during the production of the work, as well as transcripts of some of Grier's routines; together, the materials offer a revealing look into the formative processes of both comedy and art.

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Edgar Arceneaux has exhibited his artwork at many museums and galleries, including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Kunstwerke in Berlin, and the Studio Museum in New York.

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• Verlag: WHITE WALLS
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0945323115
• ISBN 13: 9780945323112
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 95
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