Dan Graham
Video/Architecture/Performance, 1996
Video, color, sound, 11 min 45 sec
Director: Michael Shamberg
Photography: Moritz Gieselmann
Produced by: Generali Foundation 1996
Narrated by Graham, this tape documents the formats and concepts of
a series of projects made by the artist for the Generali Foundation in
Vienna. Encompassing the artist’s performance, video and architectural
works, these projects all investigate perceptions of architectural space
and time. Graham re-enacts his 1975 piece Performance/Audience/
Mirror, in which the audience participates as the subject of the work,
breaking down traditional roles of spectator and performer, subject and
object. In Opposing Mirrors and Monitors on Time Delay and Two
Viewing Rooms, Graham combines architectural perspective and video
time, exploring the relationships between them. The three constructions
Triangle with Circular Inserts, Children’s Pavilion and Star of David use
reflective materials to alter the viewer’s apprehension of space. Lastly,
Graham’s New Design For Showing Videos, built specifically for the
Generali Foundation out of glass, two-way mirrors and punched aluminum,
provides a comfortable viewing area while also accentuating the
environment in which the viewing takes place. (Electronic Arts Intermix)
GF0001919.00.0-1996
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