Posts Tagged ‘Beth Ditto’
Kenneth Anger Inspiration
Matthew Dear’s Her Pleasure Music Video
A month ago, my best friend took me to the Treasure Island Music Festival. To prepare, I bought glitter (to throw at strangers) and checked out the lineup. I was dying to see The Presets, whose new album Pacificahas been on a constant loop in my life. The Gossip was also performing. I’m a huge fan of Beth Ditto (video involves vogueing), but had never seen their video for Move in the Right Direction. It made me scream: “Barbara Kruger!” within the first ten seconds. Okay, Kruger doesn’t have omnipresent claim to ALL use of bold text in black, white, and red, but the video is undeniably similar to Kruger’s installations at L&M Arts, her elevator at LACMA, and basically her entire oeuvre. At least The Gossip creative team was clever and animated the Kruger-like text: cheeky things like “guitar solo” flash during a bridge, and the words “fadeout” appear at the end of the song. Cute.
Written by exhibitioninquisition
November 14, 2012 at 3:18 PM
Posted in Appropriation, Los Angeles, MOCA, Social Media
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