Prologue to the Story of the Birth of Freedom

Paul PfeifferWW-2000-M084569

2000·Two digital videos (color, silent; 0:04 min. and 0:06 min.), two LCD monitors, and two metal armatures·8 x 19 x 6" (20.3 x 48.3 x 15.2 cm)

Catalogue

Year: 2000
Medium: Two digital videos (color, silent; 0:04 min. and 0:06 min.), two LCD monitors, and two metal armatures
Dimensions: 8 x 19 x 6" (20.3 x 48.3 x 15.2 cm)
Collection: Museum of Modern Art
Artist: Paul Pfeiffer

Artist

Paul Pfeiffer

Video art

In his sculptures, photographs, and videos, the New York–based artist Paul Pfeiffer considers the ways in which mass media and celebrity culture shape modern consciousness. He digitally manipulates imagery, often erasing elements from found sports footage, to investigate the impact of the spectacle on historical memory, race politics, and pop culture. Pfeiffer participated in the 49th Venice Biennale and was the first recipient of the Whitney Museum of American Art’s Bucksbaum Award in 2000.

New York, NY, USA

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