The Way We Do Art Now and Other Sacred Tales
Synopsis
A series of 19 short parables concerning modes of representation, language and cognition. Often conveyed through conscious misinformation, Baldessari's witty puns and jokes play off the relation of word, image and meaning; the intersection of what is heard or written, what is seen, and what is understood. For example, he shows us an image of a duffel bag and proceeds to describe, in detail, an object bearing no resemblance to a duffel bag, which is eventually revealed to be a stool. In A Sentence with Hidden Meaning, he writes the phrase, "A sentence with hidden meaning" on a legal pad, hiding the word "hidden" so that it reads, "A sentence with meaning."
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- John Baldessari
- Original Title
- The Way We Do Art Now and Other Sacred Tales
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 28m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
John Baldessari
Department Leadership Roster
John Baldessari
Director
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What is The Way We Do Art Now and Other Sacred Tales about?
A series of 19 short parables concerning modes of representation, language and cognition. Often conveyed through conscious misinformation, Baldessari's witty puns and jokes play off the relation of word, image and meaning; the intersection of what is heard or written, what is seen, and what is understood. For example, he shows us an image of a duffel bag and proceeds to describe, in detail, an object bearing no resemblance to a duffel bag, which is eventually revealed to be a stool. In A Sentence with Hidden Meaning, he writes the phrase, "A sentence with hidden meaning" on a legal pad, hiding the word "hidden" so that it reads, "A sentence with meaning."
Who directed The Way We Do Art Now and Other Sacred Tales?
The Way We Do Art Now and Other Sacred Tales was directed by John Baldessari.
Who stars in The Way We Do Art Now and Other Sacred Tales?
The principal cast of The Way We Do Art Now and Other Sacred Tales includes Not specified.
When was The Way We Do Art Now and Other Sacred Tales released and how long is it?
The Way We Do Art Now and Other Sacred Tales was released in 1973 with a total runtime of 28m.