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Edgar Arceneaux : the alchemy of comedy-- stupid : starring David Alan Grier.
- Title
- Edgar Arceneaux : the alchemy of comedy-- stupid : starring David Alan Grier.
- Publication
- Chicago : WhiteWalls : Gallery 400 : Distributed by University of Chicago Press, [2006]
- ©2006
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Sc D 21-149 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
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- Description
- 95 pages : illustrations (some color); 22 cm
- Summary
- "The Alchemy of Comedy ... Stupid documents Los Angeles-based artist Edgar Arceneaux's multi-channel video installation of the same name, which was commissioned and exhibited by Gallery 400, College of Architecture and the Arts, University of Illinois at Chicago. Centered on video footage of popular comedian David Alan Grier performing at three sites in Chicago, the resulting artwork calls into question the relationship between performer and audience, comedy and comedian, and laughter and pathos. Alongside stills from the video, the book presents facsimile reproductions of pages from a notebook kept by Arceneaux during the production of the work, as well as transcripts of some of Grier's routines. Together, the materials offer a revealing look into the formative processes of both comedy and art."--Jacket.
- Alternative Title
- Alchemy of comedy-- stupid
- Subject
- Arceneaux, Edgar > Exhibitions
- Grier, David Alan, 1956 June 30-
- Arceneaux, Edgar
- African American artists > Illinois > Chicago > Exhibitions
- Installations (Art) > Illinois > Chicago
- Video art > Illinois > Chicago
- Stand-up comedy
- Installations (Art)
- Video art
- Illinois > Chicago
- Arceneaux, Edgar
- Grier, David Alan 1955 June 30-
- Stand-up comedy
- Video art
- Genre/Form
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Note
- Cover title.
- Catalog of an exhibition held at Gallery 400, Chicago, IL from Mar. 14-May 20, 2006-- from gallery website.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
- Foreword: Edgar Arceneaux in Chicago / Judith Russi Kirshner -- Fatherhood is purely biological / Lorelei Stewart -- Notebook: the alchemy of comedy ... stupid -- Joke transcriptions -- Credits -- Color plates.
- Call Number
- JQD 07-462
- ISBN
- 0945323115
- 9780945323112
- OCLC
- 85548264
- Title
- Edgar Arceneaux : the alchemy of comedy-- stupid : starring David Alan Grier.
- Publisher
- Chicago : WhiteWalls : Gallery 400 : Distributed by University of Chicago Press, [2006]
- Copyright Date
- ©2006
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Indexed Term
- Arceneaux, EdgarGrier, David Alan 1955 June 30-Installations (Art)Stand-up comedyVideo art
- Added Author
- Arceneaux, Edgar.Grier, David Alan, 1956 June 30-Kirshner, Judith Russi.Stewart, Lorelei.Gallery 400.
- Research Call Number
- Sc D 21-149