Guns and Poses (Remix)

Guns and Poses (Remix)

X-PRZ
1995-97, 12 min, color, sound

Description

X-PRZ constructs a powerful collage of rap music, authorial text, and iconic visuals to confront the politics of race in the context of the American media. Writes Tony Cokes: "Slick and easily legible Pop surface: deploying the Black male media projection as central model, heroic figure, and exploited buffoon of fear-mongers in the media. Moving images: clips from Gangsta rap videos, LA Rebellion 1992, the 'Jam' Michael Jackson/Michael Jordon video and other film sources. Sound: Adapted from the 'Murder was the Case' soundtrack with works by Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, and Snoop Doggy Dog." This single-channel tape is a remix of the video component of the installation NT YT FREE STYLES.

Photographics: G.H. Benson. Photo Services: NextWave Productions Colortek. Production Facilities: STG Project Room, Brown University, The Devil's Workshop, BF Productions. Editing Facility: Electronic Film. Digital to Analog Transfer and Editing: Jeffrey Severtson. Noise: Snoop Doggy Dog, The Dogg Pound, Ice Cube & Dr. Dre, Morissey. R¸ Pink, Too Brown (4 Peace)"