the young people's professor

Run to the Upper East Side fine art district right now (dont walk, run!). The full length version of "Melody Set Me Free" made its New York City debut today at the über fancy Whitney Museum of American Art in the exhibition 'Television Delivers People' curated by Gary Carrion-Murayari. The exhibition is on view from December 12-February 17, 2008.

As mentioned previously, "Melody" is the hilarious new art-video written, produced, and directed by Guggenheim Award winning performance artist Kalup Linzy, co-starring 2007 Tony Award nominee Justin Bond (of "Kiki and Herb" fame), Harmonica Sunbeam, Sahara Davenport, Carmen Hammons, Marlon B. and lil' ol me. The video was recently named one of the "Top 10 online videos of 2007" by the oh-so-trendy NY Magazine.

The exhibit "Television Delivers People" brings together single-channel video works from the 1970s to the present that examine how an individual viewer is shaped by television's structure and content. These videos also suggest the possibility of an active approach to viewing which remains relevant even as the physical experience of viewing changes. The exhibition takes its title from Richard Serra's video Television Delivers People (1973), which pairs a Muzak soundtrack with a scrolling list of statements describing the manipulative strategies and motivations of corporate advertisers imbedded in television.

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