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Young Video Artists

Hosted by Susan Stamberg, this program features video art by Teddy Dibble, Bruce and Norman Yonemoto, Max Almy, and Ben Bergery. The program begins with Dibble's short, humorous pieces. In "The Nose Knows," he sniffs several microphones, selects one, and mouths the words to an instrumental of "The Girl from Ipanema"; in "A Scar-y Story," he increduously describes a strange condition afflicting his face, as bandages accumulate on it; in "The Sound of Music," he sits alone at a desk, answers a phone, and repeatedly puts the caller on hold; and in two "Q&A" segments, he acts out answers to questions about evolution and how many grapes he can fit in his mouth. In the Yonemotos' "Vault," a florid, melodramatic send-up of television and film cliches, a young couple plays out their romance in a mixture of Bergmanesque flashbacks and soap opera parodies. In "Perfect Leader" by Max Almy, a man is manipulated via a computer program into the ideal politician for the modern media age. In the final piece, "From Hippie to Yuppie" by Ben Bergery, a series of paired phrases appear on screen in colorful graffiti, reflecting the life journey of sixties generation. Phrases include "Baby Boomers," "From Lenny Bruce to Laurie Anderson," "From VW Bus to BMW," "From Organic to Gourmet," and others.

English
  • Originally Aired August 18, 1986
  • Runtime 25 minutes
  • Network PBS
  • Created July 14, 2021 by
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  • Modified July 14, 2021 by
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