The Territory; Surreal Animation

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Series
The Territory
Episode
Surreal Animation
Producing Organization
Laguna Gloria Art Museum
KUHT-TV (Television station : Houston, Tex.)
Southwest Alternate Media Project
Contributing Organization
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia (Athens, Georgia)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip-526-hm52f7kx9k
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Description
Episode Description
Hosts Ed Hugetz and Tom Schatz and guest artist George Cisneros play and discuss the animations Choreography for Copy Machine by Chel White (1991); Broken Heart by Joan Staveley (1990); Wanting for Bridge by Joan Staveley (1991); Rehearsals for Extinct Anatomies by the Quay Brothers (1988); The Epic of Gilgamesh by the Quay Brothers (1985); Darkness Light Darkness by Jan Svankmajer (1989); and Paper House by Suvane Myers (1990).
Series Description
"Entering its 17th season, THE TERRITORY is the longest-running public television showcase of independent film and video in America. The series explores television as a new kind of gallery space, combining screenings, clips, commentary, and artists' interviews featuring the work of artists who redefine conventional ideas of film and video. The result: television's boundaries are expanded to the cutting edge with strong visual impact, impressive skill, and challenging content. "Most recently THE TERRITORY programs have broadcast the 'many visions' of a multicultural and international community of media artists, perpetually redefining the medium through new strategies and new technologies. THE TERRITORY consequently has developed a model format designed to enhance visual perception of the audience while actively disseminating the model to broaden the audience. The model is structured around two strategies: (1) curating innovative works that challenge the role of the viewer; and (2) providing commentary, with artists' interviews, to create a bridge between conventional television and media art. According to internationally well-known media artist Woody Vasulka, 'THE TERRITORY'S format allows a private/personal work to be transformed into a cultural activity.' "The program being submitted is entitled 'Surreal Animation.' Past and present animation artists reveal our on-going ambivalence about art and technology, and what it is to be human in a mechanistic universe."-- 1992 Peabody Awards entry form
Broadcast Date
1992-11
Asset type
Episode
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
00:53:28.038
Credits
Producing Organization: Laguna Gloria Art Museum
Producing Organization: KUHT-TV (Television station : Houston, Tex.)
Producing Organization: Southwest Alternate Media Project
AAPB Contributor Holdings
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia
Identifier: cpb-aacip-318544002a5 (Filename)
Format: VHS
Duration: 0:53:16
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Citations
Chicago: “The Territory; Surreal Animation,” 1992-11, The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed December 24, 2024, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-hm52f7kx9k.
MLA: “The Territory; Surreal Animation.” 1992-11. The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. December 24, 2024. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-hm52f7kx9k>.
APA: The Territory; Surreal Animation. Boston, MA: The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-hm52f7kx9k