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== Background ==
[[Art & Language Sings a Song]] is a script by [[Art & Language]] performed as a 'theory installation' by the German performing group [[The Jackson Pollock Bar|Jackson Pollock Bar]] in 2008. Like their previous performances of Art & Language scripts, the Jackson Pollock Bar mime the scene to a prerecorded audio track of American voice actors.
* "Theoretical installation"
* {{RLink|Sighs}}
* [[The Jackson Pollock Bar]]
Watch: [https://zkm.de/en/media/video/jackson-pollock-bar-art-language-sings-a-song Link]


== Credits ==
In the scene, three members of Art & Language discuss 2007's [[Sighs Trapped by Liars|''Sighs Trapped by Liars'']], commenting on the [[The Red Krayola|Red Krayola]]'s performance of their lyrics and the record's critical reception. Their discussion continues to return to the song "[[Four Stars: The Ideal Crew]]" and they sing it multiple times.
 
[https://zkm.de/en/media/video/jackson-pollock-bar-art-language-sings-a-song '''Watch online''']
 
== Cast ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Actor
!American Speaker
|-
|Peter Cieslinski
|Ray Austin
|-
|Gotthard Lange
|Brad Decker
|-
|Clemens Becker
|Thomas Douglas
|}
 
== Performances ==
{| class="wikitable"
!
!Date
!City
!Venue
!Director
|-
|{{Flagdeco|DE}}
|March 1, 2008
|Karlsruhe
|ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe
|Christian Matthiessen
|}


== References ==
== References ==
{{Sighs Trapped by Liars}}


[[Category:Theory installations]]
[[Category:Works by Art & Language]]
[[Category:Works by Art & Language]]

Latest revision as of 01:07, 27 June 2023

Title card

Art & Language Sings a Song is a script by Art & Language performed as a 'theory installation' by the German performing group Jackson Pollock Bar in 2008. Like their previous performances of Art & Language scripts, the Jackson Pollock Bar mime the scene to a prerecorded audio track of American voice actors.

In the scene, three members of Art & Language discuss 2007's Sighs Trapped by Liars, commenting on the Red Krayola's performance of their lyrics and the record's critical reception. Their discussion continues to return to the song "Four Stars: The Ideal Crew" and they sing it multiple times.

Watch online

Cast

Actor American Speaker
Peter Cieslinski Ray Austin
Gotthard Lange Brad Decker
Clemens Becker Thomas Douglas

Performances

Date City Venue Director
March 1, 2008 Karlsruhe ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe Christian Matthiessen

References