Re: Hollis Frampton's "A Lecture"

From: Ed Halter (email suppressed)
Date: Thu Feb 26 2009 - 11:06:23 PST


Hey Ken, Mike.

David Gatten has one that he has used.

Best
Ed

On 2/26/09 12:23 PM, "Ken Eisenstein" <email suppressed> wrote:

> Dear Frameworks,
>
> As some of you may have noticed on Anthology Film Archivesı
> new calendar, there will be a presentation of a special
> version of Hollis Framptonıs ³A Lecture² on Saturday March 28th:
>
> http://www.anthologyfilmarchives.org/schedule/?current_date=2009-03-01
>
> In conjunction with this event, we are looking to confirm and
> catalog reports that over the years individuals have made
> their own recordings of Framptonıs text in order to present it
> in the classroom or at public events.
>
> Recall, from the end of ³A Lecture,² that:
>
> "For the sake of precision and repeatability, [the man who
> wrote the text] has substituted a tape recorder for his
> personal presence ­ a mechanical performer as infallible as
> the projector behind us.
>
> And to exemplify his conviction that nothing in art is as
> expendable as the artist himself, he has arranged to have his
> text recorded by a different film-maker, whose voice we are
> hearing now."
>
>
>
> If you have created such a recording, or if you have witnessed
> such a presentation, weıd love to hear from you with any
> details you would care to share.
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Ken Eisenstein and Mike Zryd
>
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>
>
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