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[[And Now for Something Completely Different]] is [[Art & Language]]'s segment in Zoran Popović's 1977 film [[Struggle in New York|''Struggle in New York'']].  
[[And Now for Something Completely Different]] is a segment by [[Art & Language]] in Zoran Popović's 1977 documentary film [[Struggle in New York|''Struggle in New York'']] about New York's political avant-garde art scene.  
 
==Track list==


==Contents==
The segment features three performances and occupies the final 10 minutes of the 56 minute film.
# [[A Lot of Sad Feelings...Fan Mail]] {{MediaLink|YouTube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6cnevh5bPc}}
# [[A Lot of Sad Feelings...Fan Mail]] {{MediaLink|YouTube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6cnevh5bPc}}
# [[Harangue]]
# [[Harangue]]
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==Background==
==Background==
The segment was filmed in October or November 1976 in sculptor [[wikipedia:John_Chamberlain_(sculptor)|John Chamberlain]]'s New York studio on 76 Vestry Street. It features members of [[Art & Language]] (specifically the New York Provisional Art & Language group) in a semi-improvised performance similar to [[Nine Gross and Conspicuous Errors|''Nine Gross and Conspicuous Errors'']] from earlier that year.
The segment was filmed in October or November 1976 in sculptor [[wikipedia:John_Chamberlain_(sculptor)|John Chamberlain]]'s New York studio on 76 Vestry Street. It features members of [[Art & Language]] (specifically the New York Provisional Art & Language group) in a semi-improvised performance similar to [[Nine Gross and Conspicuous Errors|''Nine Gross and Conspicuous Errors'']] from earlier that year. The performance was one of the final projects of Art & Language New York before its dissolution in 1977.


The posters around the set are for [[Art-Language Vol. 3 No. 4|Vol. 3, No. 4]] of ''[[Art-Language]]'' magazine which was released around the time of filming. Passages from this issue are read during the film.
The posters around the set are for [[Art-Language Vol. 3 No. 4|Vol. 3, No. 4]] of ''[[Art-Language]]'' magazine, which was released around the time of filming. Passages from this issue are read during the film.


"And Now for Something Completely Different" is a catchphrase from ''[[wikipedia:Monty_Python's_Flying_Circus|Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' and was the title of Monty Python's [[wikipedia:And_Now_for_Something_Completely_Different|1971 film]]
"And Now for Something Completely Different" is a catchphrase from ''[[wikipedia:Monty_Python's_Flying_Circus|Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' and was the title of Monty Python's [[wikipedia:And_Now_for_Something_Completely_Different|1971 film]].


'''Further reading:''' Robert Bailey's book "Art & Language International: Conceptual Art Between Art Worlds" chapter "Keep All Your Friends"
'''Further reading:''' Robert Bailey's book "Art & Language International: Conceptual Art Between Art Worlds" chapter "Keep All Your Friends"

Revision as of 16:44, 26 June 2023

And Now for Something Completely Different is a segment by Art & Language in Zoran Popović's 1977 documentary film Struggle in New York about New York's political avant-garde art scene.

Contents

The segment features three performances and occupies the final 10 minutes of the 56 minute film.

  1. A Lot of Sad Feelings...Fan Mail
  2. Harangue
  3. Plekhanov

Background

The segment was filmed in October or November 1976 in sculptor John Chamberlain's New York studio on 76 Vestry Street. It features members of Art & Language (specifically the New York Provisional Art & Language group) in a semi-improvised performance similar to Nine Gross and Conspicuous Errors from earlier that year. The performance was one of the final projects of Art & Language New York before its dissolution in 1977.

The posters around the set are for Vol. 3, No. 4 of Art-Language magazine, which was released around the time of filming. Passages from this issue are read during the film.

"And Now for Something Completely Different" is a catchphrase from Monty Python's Flying Circus and was the title of Monty Python's 1971 film.

Further reading: Robert Bailey's book "Art & Language International: Conceptual Art Between Art Worlds" chapter "Keep All Your Friends"

Personnel

Photos

Behind the scenes

References

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