What is business? [videorecording] a videoportrait / by Ilene Segalove. [1982]

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What is business? [videorecording] a videoportrait / by Ilene Segalove. [1982]

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In this parody of educational films, Segalove applies her disarmingly personal, humorous approach to the serious subject of business (capitalism, money-making, consumerism). As the unseen narrator, Segalove sets a satirical tone. She conducts brief interviews with business people that take on the appearance of deadpan comedy routines within the context of the tape. The humor and irreverence bely serious concerns at the tape's core: the dehumanizing effects of work, the power of money, the fear of evaluating one's worth, and lack of trust in the business world.

1 videocassette of 1 (U-Matic) (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in. original.1 videocassette of 1 (Betacam SP) (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. archival master.1 videocassette of 1 (Digital Betacam) (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. copy master.1 videodisc of 1 (DVD) (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. use copy.

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Segalove, Ilene, 1950-

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California artist Ilene Segalove adopts television's familiar formats and icons for her disarmingly personal and humorous biographical and anthropological video work. From the description of Life saver mandala [videorecording] / by Ilene Segalove. [1981] (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 232999822 With a critical sense of television's powerful role in a media-driven society, California artist Ilene Segalove adopts TV's familiar formats and icons for her disarmi...