2023/02/21

Curator Allison Hearst Glows about Prescience of 1987 Gretchen Bender Video Installation

● 21/02/2023
“It feels so prescient today because it captures the moment we became completely overwhelmed by information.”
– Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth curator Allison Hearst, discussing Gretchen Bender’s 1987 video installation Total Recall—the first work “I’ll Be Your Mirror: Art and the Digital Screen” visitors encounter. “It’s a complete assault of the senses,” she adds, describing the din produced by its 24 stacked TVs and multiple projections.
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