Office Baroque

Office Baroque

Eric Convents and Roger Steylaerts 
1977-2005, 44 min, b&w and color, sound, 16 mm film on HD video

Description

Matta-Clark made a cut in a five-story commercial building located in front of the Steen, a tourist spot in Antwerp. (On Matta-Clark's death shortly after, an attempt was made to save the work as a future museum of contemporary art, but the building was demolished.) This tape includes an interview with the artist.

Interview with Gordon Matta-Clark in English.

Camera: Eric Convents. Assistant: Dirk Geens. Audio: Roger Steglaerts. Montage: Roger Steylaerts, Eric Convents. Music: Andre Stordeur "syntheses." Realization: Eric Convents. Producer: E.C.F., Roger Steylaerts.

Exhibition & Distribution Conditions

This is a video transfer of a work initially shot on film. This is best shown as a projection, to reflect the original medium.
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