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Author: Michele Pierson (Lecturer in Film Studies, Lecturer in Film Studies, King's College London) ,
David E. James (Professor of Film, Professor of Film, University of Southern California) ,
Paul Arthur (Professor of English and Film Studies, Professor of English and Film Studies, Montclair State University)
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 25.10cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 17.80cm
Weight: 0.567kg
ISBN: 9780195384987
ISBN 10: 0195384989
Pages: 312
Publication Date: 07 July 2011
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
Above all else, Optic Antics has the rare distinction -- characteristic of Jacob's filmmaking itself -- of being at once philosophically intricate and ludicrously fun. --Film Comment The contributors to Optic Antics are to be congratulated for chronicling the work of the artist Ken Jacobs and providing insightful interpretations of his extraordinary and multifaceted contributions to the art of the moving image. In his many films, performance works, and digital pieces, Jacobs has made a major contribution to contemporary art, and this book will be a real asset to scholars, artists, and curators. --John G. Hanhardt, Senior Curator, Nam June Paik Media Arts Center, Smithsonian American Art Museum Optic Antics gives Jacobs devotees like myself and new audiences alike the chance to understand Ken in full context. Forget essential, Ken Jacobs is seminal cinema. --Andrew Lampert, Artist, Programmer, and Archivist, Anthology Film Archives
<br> The contributors to Optic Antics are to be congratulated for chronicling the work of the artist Ken Jacobs and providing insightful interpretations of his extraordinary and multifaceted contributions to the art of the moving image. In his many films, performance works, and digital pieces, Jacobs has made a major contribution to contemporary art, and this book will be a real asset to scholars, artists, and curators. --John G. Hanhardt, Senior Curator, Nam June Paik Media Arts Center, Smithsonian American Art Museum<p><br> Optic Antics gives Jacobs devotees like myself and new audiences alike the chance to understand Ken in full context. Forget essential, Ken Jacobs is seminal cinema. --Andrew Lampert, Artist, Programmer, and Archivist, Anthology Film Archives<p><br>
<br> Above all else, Optic Antics has the rare distinction -- characteristic of Jacob's filmmaking itself -- of being at once philosophically intricate and ludicrously fun. --Film Comment<br><p><br> The contributors to Optic Antics are to be congratulated for chronicling the work of the artist Ken Jacobs and providing insightful interpretations of his extraordinary and multifaceted contributions to the art of the moving image. In his many films, performance works, and digital pieces, Jacobs has made a major contribution to contemporary art, and this book will be a real asset to scholars, artists, and curators. --John G. Hanhardt, Senior Curator, Nam June Paik Media Arts Center, Smithsonian American Art Museum<p><br> Optic Antics gives Jacobs devotees like myself and new audiences alike the chance to understand Ken in full context. Forget essential, Ken Jacobs is seminal cinema. --Andrew Lampert, Artist, Programmer, and Archivist, Anthology Film Archives<p><br>
Author Information
Michele Pierson is on the faculty of the Film Studies Department at King's College London. She is the author of Special Effects: Still in Search of Wonder. David E. James is on the faculty of the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California. He is the author of Allegories of Cinema: American Film in the Sixties and The Most Typical Avant-Garde: History and Geography of Minor Cinemas in Los Angeles. Paul Arthur was Professor of English and Film Studies at Montclair State University. He is the author of Line Of Sight: American Avant-Garde Film Since 1965.
