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1975
Directed by T.R. Uthco, Ant Farm
Synopsis
A video piece documenting the reenactment of the John F. Kennedy assassination in Dealey Plaza in a collaboration between two San Francisco-based artist collectives: T.R. Uthco (Diane Andrews Hall, Doug Hall, Jody Procter) and Ant Farm (Chip Lord, Doug Michels, Curtis Schreier). The artists taking on the roles of Kennedy, Jackie, and others rehearsed extensively to ensure verisimilitude, and when they performed the reenactment, it was executed with a striking attention to detail. While part of the video shows the artists playing on America's obsession with the media (T. R. Uthco's Jody Procter in his role as a secret service agent tells a camera, "We've always been worried about Dallas--it's a rough city, a gun city"), ultimately the video shows that the sacred images of the assassination cannot be mocked. This piece can be seen as a commentary on the pervasive media culture in America, as it explores how the Kennedy assassination itself became a new type of media event.
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Jody Procter
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T.R. Uthco Ant Farm
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English
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Comedy Documentary
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22 Nov 1975
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Review by ghostdinosaur ★★★
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Review by hanna ★★★★½
"This is a rough job. Unfortunately we fucked up on this one."
Horrible taste. Loved it. I should dress up as assassination day Jackie O once or twice a week that would do me a lot of good I think.
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