Lip Sync
1969 | 01:00:32 | United States | English | B&W | Mono | 4:3 | Video
Collection: Early Video Art, Single Titles
Tags: Conceptual Art, Performance, Sound, Video History
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An upside-down close-up of the artist’s mouth, Nauman repeats the words “lip sync” as the audio track shifts in and out of sync with the video. The disjunction between what is seen and heard keeps the viewer on edge, struggling to attach the sound of the words with the off-kilter movements of Nauman’s mouth.
This title was in the original Castelli-Sonnabend video art collection.
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