Gusztáv Hámos

Berlin-based artist Gusztáv Hámos, who emigrated from Hungary in 1979, explores the nexus of media and reality in his film and video works. Exploring the significance of myths and heroes in popular culture, Hámos constructs ironic, idiosyncratic fictions that quote sources from classical Greece to Hollywood, Snow White to comic book superheroes, science fiction to film noir thrillers.   full biography

Titles

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1981-87, 25:42 min, color, sound
 
Commercial
1981, 10:06 min, color, sound
 
Superman
1982, 6:29 min, color, sound
 
Snow White
1983, 3:07 min, color, sound
 
Le Dernier Jour (The Last Day)
1984-85, 6:01 min, color, sound
 
1983, 57:28 min, color, sound
 
1983-87, 21:10 min, b&w and color, sound
 
1985, 87 min, color, sound
 
1987, 5:55 min, color, sound
 
1988, 6:48 min, color, sound
 
1988, 23 min, color, sound
 
1991, 58:25 min, color, sound
 
1995, 50:45 min, color, sound