The (moving) pictures generation : the cinematic impulse in downtown New York art and film /

The (moving) pictures generation : the cinematic impulse in downtown New York art and film /

"Downtown New York in the late 1970s was filled with a vibrant energy, and with young artists making groundbreaking work. Many, like Cindy Sherman, Robert Longo, and Kathryn Bigelow, have become legendary. The (Moving) Pictures Generation is a book about artists who were trained in art schools...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dika, Vera, 1951-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Art and motion pictures > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
Art, American > New York (State) > New York > 20th century.
Experimental films > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • PART I: (MOVING) PICTURES
  • The (Moving) Picture: Joseph Cornell, Edison Company, Andy Warhol, Jack Goldstein
  • The Female Body and the Frameline: Andy Warhol and Cindy Sherman
  • Vivienne Dick's Film Portraits
  • PART II: COMMUNITY
  • Amos Poe and the New York New Wave
  • Downtown and Community: Eric Mitchell, James Nares, Nan Goldin
  • PART III: NARRATIVE EXPECTATIONS
  • The Art of Transformation: Jack Goldstein, Robert Longo, and Cindy Sherman
  • Edging toward the Mainstream: Eric Mitchell, Jim Jarmusch, Amos Poe, Kathryn Bigelow
  • PART IV: THE CINEMATIC BODY
  • Themes of Aggression: Lizzie Borden, Bette Gordon, Vivienne Dick, Beth and Scott B., James Nares, John Lurie
  • The Male Body in Cinematic Performance: David Byrne, Spalding Gray, Paul Swan, Eric Bogosian
  • The Ephemeral Body, the Female Voice: Louise Lawler, Ericka Beckman
  • PART V: THE MAINSTREAM
  • Incursions into Popular Culture: Robert Longo, Cindy Sherman, Kathryn Bigelow, Julian Schnabel
  • Conclusion and Continuation.
  • Prologue: downtown New York in the late 1970s and beyond
  • (Moving) Pictures: (Moving) pictures: introduction; Stillness/movement:: Joseph Cornell, Edison Company, Andy Warhol, Jack Goldstein; The female body and the film frame: Andy Warhol, Cindy Sherman; Vivienne Dick's film portraits
  • Community: Amos Poe and the New York new wave; Downtown and community: Eric Mitchell, James Nares, Nan Goldin
  • Narrative Expectations: Strategies of transformation: Jack Goldstein, Robert Longo, Cindy Sherman; Strategies of opposition: Eric Mitchell, Kathryn Bigelow, Lizzie Borden
  • The Cinematic Body: Performance and the cinematic: Paul Swan, Eric Bogosian; The ephemeral body/the female voice: Louis Lawler, Ericka Beckman
  • Downtown and the Mainstream: Incursions into popular culture: Robert Longo, Cindy Sherman, Kathryn Bigelow
  • Conclusion and continuation.

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