During the summer of 2007 blockbuster curator Elisabeth Byre
asked us to put together a program for an exhibition in Moss, Norway
called ANIMOTION.
Here, we represented the wild imaginings of 8 American artists who
all subjectively navigate an abundant visual culture using their DIY
sensibilities.
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Bruce Bickford
INVERSION LAYER (EXCERPT)
A fast-moving pencil line-animation in which Bickford relentlessly transforms human figures and faces into peculiar beasts, burgers, and other oddities. |
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Peter Burr, Christopher Doulgeris, + Cassandra C Jones
SLOW DANCE RECYTTAL
A regal forest creature gathers magical tokens from the excesses of his world. The excesses of his world in turn gather him.
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Martha Colburn
MEET ME IN WICHITA
This film fuses Osama Bin Laden into the fairytale Land of Oz. Terror ensues.
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Hooliganship
ADVENTURE
Band practice is cut short by a surprise adventure that takes us deep into the minds of a pizza partier and a homeless prince. |
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Shana Moulton
THE MOUNTAIN WHERE EVERYTHING IS UPSIDE DOWN
An anxiety-ridden hypochondriac explores her collection of nick-knacks in a surreal workout room. |
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Takeshi Murata
MONSTER MOVIE
An unknown movie monster digitally decomposes and rebuilds with vibrant streaks of color, transforming this kitschy relic into a shimmering puddle of decayed technology. |
