Media Hostages: S. S. S.
- Date of creation : 1985
- Country : Spain
- Duration : 00:06:24
- Technical characteristics : Colour, Sound
- Artist - Author : Antoni Muntadas
Description
"In December of 1984, a "living" billboard was erected on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles as a promotion for a line of jewelry. A group of aspiring actors took up residence on it, each competing to outlast the others and win a screen test. Artists Chip Lord, Branda Miller and Antonio Muntadas collaborated to produce three views of this public spectacle, creating a work collectively titled Media Hostages. Muntadas' S.S.S. is a personal, visual commentary using the billboard as a "Media Case" in the larger context of America, circa 1985. " (Source, website, eai)
Additional Informations
This video is part of a collection of three videos:
- Media Hostages: Future Language, Chip Lord, 1985, 6 min, color, sound
- Media Hostages: Unset Blvd, Branda Miller, 1985, 9:44 min, color, sound
- Media Hostages: S.S.S., Antonio Muntadas, 1985, 6:24 min, color, sound
(Source, website, eai)
View still image from the video (Source, jpeg, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid)
- Type : video
- Format : 3/4” U-matic