Selected Works: Reel 7 (Revised)

USA 1977, video, col, sound, 17:54 min

realized by:

William Wegman

keywords:

self-appearance, animals, humor

notes:

Produced during 1976-1977.

cast&crew:

appearance:

William Wegman, Man Ray (the dog)

available copies:

Electronic Arts Intermix - EAI:

available for rent

synopsis: Copyright Electronic Arts Intermix, New York. See the EAI Online Catalogue for further information about this artist and work

In "Selected Works: Reel 7", Wegman continues his short narratives, using Man Ray's predictability and the personification of his own body parts as comedic material. Manipulating Man Ray's behavior to humorous effect, Wegman tries to get the dog to smoke, and pretends to cry on the couch to elicit Man Ray's sympathy. In a series of droll fictions, Wegman assumes multiple personae: He wears a distorted pair of glasses, and portrays two "characters" through close-ups of his mouth and nose. With his deadpan delivery and quasi-serious manner, Wegman brings absurdist, conceptual humor to familiar gestures and actions.

synopsis: http://www.speronewestwater.com, 31 Jul 2004

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Bad Movies
Drop It
Alarm A
Oh Boy Fruit
Night Song
Smoking
Baseball over Horseshoes
Fast
Piano Hands
Alphabet
Starter
House for Sale
Peck and Chuck
Alarm B

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