Money

Money, an extremely condensed work unfolding upon multiple viewings, is a document of the state of contemporary performance practice among poets, musicians and dancers in New York in the early 80’s. Filmed primarily on the streets of Manhattan for the ambient sounds and movements and occasional pedestrian interaction, to create a rich tapestry of swirling colours and juxtaposed architectural spaces in deep focus and present the intense urban overflowing energy that is experience living here. ‘Money’ is thematically centred around a discussion of the economic problems facing avant-garde artists in the Reagan era. Discussion is fragmented into words and phrases and reassembled into writing. Musical and movement phrases are woven through this conversation to create an almost operatic composition. Copies in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art and the Donnell Media Center Collection of the New York Public Library. – H.H.
“If time is money, this 15 minute film is a bargain.”–J.Hoberman, Village Voice.
Starring: John Zorn, Diane Ward, Carmen Vigil, Susie Timmons, Sally Silvers, Ron Silliman, James Sherry, David Moss, Mark Miller, Arto Lindsay, Pooh Kaye, Fred Frith, Alan Davies, Tom Cora, Jack Collom, Yoshiko Chuma, Abigail Child, Charles Bernstein, Bruce Andrews.