Douglas Gordon sings the best of Lou Reed & The Velvet Underground (For Bas Jan Ader)
Overview
In the present work, the artists appears lying on his back, his eyes mostly closed, dreamingly listening to a walkman that plays, a recording of 'The Best of Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground'. The artist can hear the music through his earphones, but as viewers we are only privy to the sound of his voice that whispers the melody. As we listen to the hypnotic interpretion of the familiar songs - as emblematic for pop music history as 'Psycho' is for film - we are forced to mentally 'reconstruct' the remaining orchestration, instrumentation and vocals. We must attempt to reassemble something we already know to be a fact by negotiating the sticky mess of interpretation, meaning, and memory.
About Douglas Gordon sings the best of Lou Reed & The Velvet Underground (For Bas Jan Ader) (1993)
Released in 1993, Douglas Gordon sings the best of Lou Reed & The Velvet Underground (For Bas Jan Ader) is a documentary film (United Kingdom). It was directed by Douglas Gordon. The cast is led by Douglas Gordon. With a runtime of 57m, the film is available in full HD.
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