Radio (Watching the Radio, Listening to the TV)
Creator:
Leggett, Mike-
This work is part of the rewind archive.
Duration: 3m 47s
Year: 1973
Original formats:1/2" EIAJ Type 1
Media types:Video
Type of work:Video
Funding source: Self (using Exeter College of Art equipment)
First exhibited: 1975 The Video Show, Serpentine Gallery, London
“A voice is heard telling a story. (It is the artist reading from Erota/Afini, the book of the film by Mike Leggett.) The camera pans down to reveal a tape recorder, which the artist then switches off, the voice ceasing. The camera is panned toward a chair in front of a tv set, which is framed and the camera locked off. The artist then sits in the chair: “ThatÌs enough of watching the radio and listening to the telly, now youÌre going to watch the telly and listen to me”.” Mike Leggett
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