Ed Henderson suggests soundtracks for photographs [videorecording] / by John Baldessari. [1974].

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Ed Henderson suggests soundtracks for photographs [videorecording] / by John Baldessari. [1974].

Baldessari describes photographs from National Geographic magazine to artist Ed Henderson, who picks out pieces of mood-setting stock music and sound effects to pair with the images. The result is a series of humorous vignettes appropriating cliche imagery and generic music that explore the relationship between what is heard and what is seen.

1 videocassette of 1 (Betacam SP) (28 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in. original.1 videocassette of 1 (U-matic) (28 min.) : sd., b&w ; 3/4 in. original.

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Henderson, Edward, 1951-

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Long Beach museum of art

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The Long Beach Museum of Art (LBMA) was among the first to focus on video as an artistic medium, spurring similar efforts throughout the United States. Beginning in 1974 the museum began collecting and exhibiting video art, later also actively encouraging the development of video art by co-producing projects and offering editing facilities to artists in its Video Annex. The museum's innovative approaches to the display of video art included several experiments with broadcast and cable television...

Baldessari, John Anthony, 1931-

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John Baldessari (b. 1931, National City, California), conceptual artist. He received a B.A. and an M.A. from San Diego State College. Producing artwork since the 1960's, he often employs such art making strategies as appropriation, decontextualization, text/image juxtaposition, and deconstruction....