Colorwork
Mon, May 4, 2015
11:45 am–1:15 pm
Mary Ellen Bute, still from Synchromy No. 4: Escape, 1937-38. 16mm film, color, sound; 4 min. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Film, Video, and New Media Committee 2014.101 © Estate of Mary Ellen Bute; courtesy Arsenal – Institut für Film und Videokunst, Berlin
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The works in this screening investigate the intersection of color, form, light, and motion:
Mary Ellen Bute (b. 1906, Houston, TX; d. 1983, New York, NY), Synchromy No. 4: Escape, 1937–38; Spook Sport, 1939; Tarantella, 1940. All:16mm film transferred to video, color, sound; running times variable. Purchase with funds from the Film, Video, and New Media Committee 2014.101, 2014.226, 2014.102
Richard Serra (b. 1939, San Francisco, CA), Color Aid, 1970–71. 16mm film, color, sound; 36 min. Purchase with funds from the Film, Video, and New Media Committee 2011.100
John Baldessari (b. 1931, National City, CA), Six Colorful Inside Jobs, 1977. 16mm film transferred to video, color, silent; 32:53 min. Purchase with funds from Allison and Warren B. Kanders 2012.12
Amy Sillman (b. 1955, Detroit, MI), Draft of a Voice‑Over for Split‑Screen Video Loop, 2012. Video, color, sound; 6:06 min. Purchase with funds from Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz in honor of Chrissie Iles 2013.84
This screening is free with Museum admission.
