Walter Gutman, Trisha Brown Dance Company

Trisha Brown Co. at the Whitney Museum 1971--The Rehearsal
1971

Two people appear to be suspended sideways against a wall, with one person holding a camera, creating an illusion of defying gravity. The image has a surreal, dreamlike quality, with the orientation challenging the viewer's perception of up and down.

Two people appear to be suspended sideways against a wall, with one person holding a camera, creating an illusion of defying gravity. The image has a surreal, dreamlike quality, with the orientation challenging the viewer's perception of up and down.

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Date
1971

Classification
Film

Medium
16mm film, color, silent, 8:30 min., transferred to video

Dimensions
Aspect Ratio: 4:3

Accession number
2014.93

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Robert Haller and Bruce Posner

Rights and reproductions
© Walter Gutman, Hawk Serpent Distributors, Ltd.

API
artworks/37351

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