Re: Richard Serra's

From: Sasha Janerus (email suppressed)
Date: Tue Apr 13 2010 - 07:29:13 PDT


Actually, the hands aren't scraping lead: it's iron filings. My mistake.

On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 10:24 AM, Sasha Janerus <email suppressed>wrote:

> I think your problem might just be that this film doesn't exist. There's
> "Hand Catching Lead" and "Hands Scraping [Lead]," but no "Splashing"--
> though the photos of this piece are famous. They're dynamic enough (quoting
> Pollock and Millet) that your prof might've inadvertantly "animated" them.
> Serra's films and videos are, to my knowledge, always works in themselves,
> never straightforward documentation. The films are easy to find (youtube,
> MoMA, video art compilations), as are the photos.
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 8:47 AM, Marta Bustillo <email suppressed> wrote:
>
>> I haven't tried that yet - thanks for the suggestion! Marta
>>
>> On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 3:39 PM, op <email suppressed> wrote:
>>
>>> I think it was once in the catalogue from MoMA 16mm print.
>>> did u try the Donnell Media Library NY Public Library?
>>> owen
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mar 24, 2010, at 9:21 AM, Marta Bustillo wrote:
>>>
>>> Dear all,
>>>>
>>>> One of our professors is looking for a video of Richard Serra's
>>>> 'Splashing Lead' film from the late 1960s. Does any of you know if this is
>>>> available in any format? VDB have some Serra titles in their collection, but
>>>> seemingly not this one...
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance for your help,
>>>>
>>>> Marta
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Marta Bustillo
>>>> Visual Resources Librarian
>>>> Fleet Library
>>>> Rhode Island School of Design
>>>> Two College Street
>>>> Providence, RI 2903
>>>> Ph: 401-709-5935
>>>>
>>>> __________________________________________________________________ For
>>>> info on FrameWorks, contact Pip Chodorov at <email suppressed>.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> __________________________________________________________________
>>>
>>> For info on FrameWorks, contact Pip Chodorov at <email suppressed>.
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Marta Bustillo
>> Visual Resources Librarian
>> Fleet Library
>> Rhode Island School of Design
>> Two College Street
>> Providence, RI 2903
>> Ph: 401-709-5935
>>
>> __________________________________________________________________ For
>> info on FrameWorks, contact Pip Chodorov at <email suppressed>.
>>
>>
>

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