Hommage to Jean Tinguely's "Hommage to New York"
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This tribute is an expressionist documentary of Swiss motion sculptor Jean Tinguely's auto-destructive sculpture as it is assembled and then self-destructs at the Museum of Modern Art. Tinguely's sculpture is an eclectic, massive conglomeration of wheels, bathtubs, piano strings, pulleys and airplane parts that are constantly in motion. Breer overlays segments of the Hommage being set on fire with scenes of the original drawing plan and welding, and extends his portrait by manipulating the imagery in kinetic collages which reflect the energy of Tinguely's work.
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Robert Breer; Hommage to New York; Homage to Jean Tinguely's Homage to New York; Homage to New York
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This tribute is an expressionist documentary of Swiss motion sculptor Jean Tinguely's auto-destructive sculpture as it is assembled and then self-destructs at the Museum of Modern Art. Tinguely's sculpture is an eclectic, massive conglomeration of wheels, bathtubs, piano strings, pulleys and airplane parts that are constantly in motion. Breer overlays segments of the Hommage being set on fire with scenes of the original drawing plan and welding, and extends his portrait by manipulating the imagery in kinetic collages which reflect the energy of Tinguely's work.
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