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...Inflight,” Grimonprez??s startling video lounge installation about airplane hijacking, is one of four main exhibitions at MIT’s List Visual Arts Center. Released in conjunction with the 2001 Boston Cyberarts Festival, these expressive digital presentations again pose the controversial question, “What...
...Grimonprez??s art is more atmospheric than digital. The exhibition’s aims scream high-tech, cool, innovative—but aesthetically, all the gallery offers is three white walls, a yellow lounge seat, a bunch of airline flight magazines and two televisions with a video stand. But then you pop a video into the VCR, take a seat on the lounge cushion, and while waiting for the video to load, grab a magazine. There the art begins...
...video on display is “dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y,” Grimonprez??s previous work that also deals with airplane hijacking. In this video, like in the magazine, he describes various airplane hijacking incidents. However, this presentation is more effective than the written version because of his sarcastically patronizing voice-over, reminiscent of an airline safety video. The sound effects and background music on this video are so maudlin that they drown out the screams and explosions of horrifying events. Just imagine Air Force One, minus the heroics, plus...
Isaac Julien, Paul Pfeiffer, and Johan Grimonprez??s works are on display at the MIT List Visual Arts Center from April 27 through July 1, 2001 in conjunction with the Boston Cyberarts Festival. For more information, please call (617) 253-4680 or visit web.mit.edu/lvac/www/.
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