USA 1978, video, col, sound, 5:23 min
- realized by:
- William Wegman
- keywords:
- exptl. documentary
voice-over
animals, humor
- cast&crew:
- appearance:
- Man Ray (the dog)
- available copies:
- Electronic Arts Intermix - EAI:
- available for rent
- Electronic Arts Intermix - EAI:
- available for rent
- Neuer Berliner Kunstverein e.V. - Video-Forum:
- available for view
- synopsis: Copyright Electronic Arts Intermix, New York. See the EAI Online Catalogue for further information about this artist and work
- These narrative explorations question the gap between what is seen and what is heard.
"Man Ray, Man Ray" is an ironic parody of the biographical documentary, in which Man Ray the dog is used as a surrogate for his namesake, Man Ray the artist. The deadpan voiceover commentary of host Russell Connor, who narrates a biography of the artist's life, is hilariously at odds with the corresponding visual enactments of the canine Man Ray. The resulting absurdist documentary makes use of the Surrealist and Dada tactics that engaged the original Man Ray.
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