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...DIED. TONY MILES, 46, Britain's first chess grand master, who was ranked for a decade among the top 10 in the game; in his sleep, in Birmingham, England. Miles, confident, brassy and aggressive, beat former world champions Mikhail Tal, Boris Spassky and Anatoly Karpov. died. Cornelius Warmerdam, 86, a world record-setting pole vaulter who was named pole vaulter of the century in 2000 by USA Track & Field; in Fresno, California. Warmerdam, a pioneer who competed with primitive bamboo poles, was the first to clear 15 feet, in 1940, holding the record for 11 years. He won the James...
...Warmerdam has established herself as a master of repetition. Yet instead of documenting existing patterns of the visual world, she creates repetition from things that don't repeat, using film loops to transform isolated events into patterns of great expression and beauty...
...Warmerdam also uses film loops to create a sense of rhythm. "Empty House" is a series of brief shots which provide something like a tour of a house. Even though you cannot tell where the camera is taking you from one shot to the next, each is held for exactly the same amount of time, which creates a very distinct rhythm. The combined discontinuity and precision, repeated infinitely through the loop, provides an interesting and unexpected contrast...
...sense, this use of video to preserve and distribute artistic works is what binds the exhibit together. Making one's work visible is extremely important, especially for artists like Signer and Zhang whose ephemeral pieces cannot easily be displayed. Even with van Warmerdam, Ahtila and Kentridge, it is video and film technology that allows their work to be distributed and appreciated by a wide audience. Although the category of "video art" is incredibly broad and includes so many contrasting artistic styles, the video medium has enabled a whole generation of artists to be artists...
...Thoughts: Maijke van Warmerdam and Video via Venice: Hightlights from the Biennale: Eija-Liisa Ahtila, William Kentridge, Roman Signer and Zhang Huan are showing at the ICA through July 2. The ICA is very near the Hynes/ICA stop on the Green Line. Hours are Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday, 12 to 5 p.m., Thursday, 12 to 9 p.m. and Friday, 12 to 7 p.m. Admission is $4 with your student ID and free on Thursdays after...