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[[And Now for Something Completely Different]] is [[Art & Language]]'s segment in Zoran Popović's 1977 film [[Struggle in New York]].  
[[And Now for Something Completely Different]] is [[Art & Language]]'s segment in Zoran Popović's 1977 film [[Struggle in New York|''Struggle in New York'']].  


==Track list==
==Track list==
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==Background==
==Background==
The segment was filmed in October or November 1976 in sculptor [[wikipedia:John_Chamberlain_(sculptor)|John Chamberlain]]'s New York studio on 76 Vestry Street. It features members of [[Art & Language]] (specifically the New York Provisional Art & Language group) in a semi-improvised performance similar to [[Nine Gross and Conspicuous Errors|''Nine Gross and Conspicuous Errors'']] from earlier that year.


* The segment was filmed in October or November 1976
The posters around the set are for [[Art-Language Vol. 3 No. 4|Vol. 3, No. 4]] of ''[[Art-Language]]'' magazine which was released around the time of filming. Passages from this issue are read during the film.
* It features members of the New York Provisional Art & Language group in a semi-improvised performance similar to [[Nine Gross and Conspicuous Errors]] from earlier that year
 
* It was filmed in sculptor [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Chamberlain_(sculptor) John Chamberlain]'s New York studio on 76 Vestry Street
"And Now for Something Completely Different" is a catchphrase from ''[[wikipedia:Monty_Python's_Flying_Circus|Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' and was the title of Monty Python's [[wikipedia:And_Now_for_Something_Completely_Different|1971 film]]
* The posters around the set are for [[Art-Language Vol. 3 No. 4]]
* The title is a phrase from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_Now_for_Something_Completely_Different Monty Python]


'''Further reading:''' Robert Bailey's book "Art & Language International: Conceptual Art Between Art Worlds" chapter "Keep All Your Friends"
'''Further reading:''' Robert Bailey's book "Art & Language International: Conceptual Art Between Art Worlds" chapter "Keep All Your Friends"

Revision as of 16:33, 26 June 2023

And Now for Something Completely Different is Art & Language's segment in Zoran Popović's 1977 film Struggle in New York.

Track list

  1. A Lot of Sad Feelings...Fan Mail
  2. Harangue
  3. Plekhanov

Background

The segment was filmed in October or November 1976 in sculptor John Chamberlain's New York studio on 76 Vestry Street. It features members of Art & Language (specifically the New York Provisional Art & Language group) in a semi-improvised performance similar to Nine Gross and Conspicuous Errors from earlier that year.

The posters around the set are for Vol. 3, No. 4 of Art-Language magazine which was released around the time of filming. Passages from this issue are read during the film.

"And Now for Something Completely Different" is a catchphrase from Monty Python's Flying Circus and was the title of Monty Python's 1971 film

Further reading: Robert Bailey's book "Art & Language International: Conceptual Art Between Art Worlds" chapter "Keep All Your Friends"

Personnel

Photos

Behind the scenes

References