Gusztáv Hámos

Gusztáv Hámos

Overview

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.

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