| MISFIT ARTIST An item about the Festival of Misfits art show at a London gallery. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6053 |
| Catalog #: | 503246 | |
| Clip Number: | 503246-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 418 | |
| Timecode: | 01:00:31 - 01:02:51 | |
| Location: | London | |
| Year Shot: | 1962 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | ART: Exhibitions ART: Performance Art ART: Style, Found Art LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London | |
| Description: | MISFIT ARTIST An item about the Festival of Misfits art show at a London gallery. London. Swiss-born artist, Ben Vauthier sleeps in a shop window and calls it art - part of the Festival of Misfits art show at Gallery One. C/U of an alarm clock ringing next to Ben's 'bed'. He opens a drawer, takes out a bowl of water and washes himself. Various M/Ss of people looking at Ben through the shop window. Ben pulls on some string to bring down a towel. C/U of a bicycle wheel attached to a wall. A man spins the wheel, it stops at a message of a scrap of paper. A woman pulls a lever made from a spade that lifts a flap on the wall. The woman and the man walk around the gallery testing out different machines made from junk. An older man takes a book from a shelf. C/U of a page covered in scribbles and bits of rubbish with the words - 'the end'. | |
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