An earlier short on this theme is *Oil: A Symphony in Motion* by Jean Michelson and M.G. MacPherson, from 1933.
On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 8:23 AM, Anastasia Tsarkova < [email protected]> wrote: > Thank you ! I really appreciate your messages ! > > Le dimanche 22 février 2015, Beebe, Roger W. <[email protected]> a écrit : > > I didn’t include this in my original answer, because the first post >> seemed pretty specific about representing gas directly, but if you’re also >> interested in the production of gas, there’s Petrolia by Emily Richardson >> as well, which we screened at FLEX back in 2006: >> >> http://www.vdb.org/titles/petrolia >> >> FYI, >> Roger >> >> p.s. Speaking of FLEXfest, I see it didn’t make it in This Week in the >> Avant Garde, but I’m down in Florida now for the 11th annual festival, the >> first that I haven’t run myself, and I feel compelled to report that it’s >> really a well programmed affair under the new management (Alisson Bittiker >> et al.). Just three more programs to go: 3, 6, and 8 pm. If you’re >> within driving distance, you might consider hopping on the road now... >> >> >> On Feb 22, 2015, at 7:57 AM, [email protected] wrote: >> >> If we're talking oil pools then Richard Wilson's 20/50 (1987), is the >> best and the original as far as I'm aware. It's also probably his best >> piece of work period, >> >> Nicky. >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Anastasia Tsarkova <[email protected]> >> To: Experimental Film Discussion List <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sun, 22 Feb 2015 11:45 >> Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Petrol in Experimental Cinema (Anastasia >> Tsarkova) >> >> Thank you very much for your answers ! >> >> Le samedi 21 février 2015, Gene Youngblood <[email protected]> a écrit : >> >>> I don’t read French so I don’t know what this article says, but if I >>> remember correctly there was an amusing irony attached to this >>> installation. In the center of that pool of black gold was a real gold >>> ingot worth tens of thousands, which was stolen. Probably not Riffifi >>> style, but bold nevertheless considering Cartier’s no doubt extensive >>> security. I liked to imagine that Gary did it himself. I’m sure the facts >>> are online somewhere. >>> >>> >>> On Feb 21, 2015, at 8:18 AM, Beebe, Roger W. <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Gary Hill’s installation at the Fondation Cartier in Paris in 2006/7 >>> included a giant reflecting pool filled with motor oil, with a video screen >>> at the end of the pool. That’s the closest I can think of to a direct >>> (re)presentation of gasoline as art object. A review of the show (in >>> French) plus pics can be found here: >>> >>> http://www.paris-art.com/marche-art/gary-hill/hill-gary/265.html >>> >>> FYI, >>> Roger >>> >>> >>> On Feb 21, 2015, at 9:53 AM, Transit Audio Services Ltd. < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> There was a 16mm doc. from 1972 which deals with a mural that is in >>> the Imperial Oil building in Toronto. The film is part of the collection >>> in the Library & Archives of Canada. It has a searchable database. >>> >>> >>> *http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/film-video-sound-database/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=380521 >>> <http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/film-video-sound-database/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=380521>* >>> >>> *Enjoy,* >>> *__* >>> *Dean Allen* >>> *Transit Audio Services Ltd.* >>> *Toronto* >>> >>> On 2015-02-21, at 7:00 AM, [email protected] >>> wrote: >>> >>> Petrol in Experimental Cinema (Anastasia Tsarkova) >>> >>> >>> Dear Frameworkers, >>> >>> Do you know any films where there is an image of petrol, where this >>> substance is presented as an art object ? >>> >>> Thank you in advance ! >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Cordialement, >>> Anastasia TCARKOVA >>> _______________________________________________ >>> FrameWorks mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> FrameWorks mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Cordialement, >> Anastasia TCARKOVA >> >> _______________________________________________ >> FrameWorks mailing >> [email protected]https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >> >> _______________________________________________ >> FrameWorks mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >> >> >> > > -- > Cordialement, > Anastasia TCARKOVA > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > -- Jesse Lerner 593 Glendale Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90026 USA tel./fax: (213) 413-1333 www.americanegypt.net
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