Television Assassination
Synopsis
TELEVISION ASSASSINATION is one of two major works that Bruce Conner began in the days immediately following the Kennedy assassination and the artist's own thirtieth birthday, in the fall of 1963. While REPORT utilized montage and a strongly articulated structure to analyze the forces at work in the killing of a President (including our own complicity), TELEVISION ASSASSINATION is a complex, synthesizing work that weaves together fragments from the flux and flow of that history as it was in the process of being constructed and displayed daily to a nation of spectators. A monument to the enduring potency of the Kennedy myth and to the marketers who created it, the installation brings Conner's critique full-circle into the very medium that formalized it. In so doing, the work seems to suggest that the final resting place for the slain President was neither Brookline nor Arlington National Cemetery, but rather in the box, on the tube, held suspended forever on the television screen.
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Release History & Theatrical Window
February 19, 1975
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Bruce Conner
- Original Score
- Patrick Gleeson
- Original Title
- Television Assassination
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 14m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Bruce Conner
Patrick Gleeson
Department Leadership Roster
Bruce Conner
Director
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Frequently Asked Questions About Television Assassination
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What is Television Assassination about?
TELEVISION ASSASSINATION is one of two major works that Bruce Conner began in the days immediately following the Kennedy assassination and the artist's own thirtieth birthday, in the fall of 1963. While REPORT utilized montage and a strongly articulated structure to analyze the forces at work in the killing of a President (including our own complicity), TELEVISION ASSASSINATION is a complex, synthesizing work that weaves together fragments from the flux and flow of that history as it was in the process of being constructed and displayed daily to a nation of spectators. A monument to the enduring potency of the Kennedy myth and to the marketers who created it, the installation brings Conner's critique full-circle into the very medium that formalized it. In so doing, the work seems to suggest that the final resting place for the slain President was neither Brookline nor Arlington National Cemetery, but rather in the box, on the tube, held suspended forever on the television screen.
Who directed Television Assassination?
Television Assassination was directed by Bruce Conner.
Who stars in Television Assassination?
The principal cast of Television Assassination includes John F. Kennedy.
When was Television Assassination released and how long is it?
Television Assassination was released in 1975 with a total runtime of 14m.
Who composed the musical score for Television Assassination?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Television Assassination was composed by Patrick Gleeson.