Douglas Gordon/Philippe Parreno
A film portrait of one of the most infamously famous personality in soccer, Zinedine Zindane, focusing solely on the player across the entire 90 minutes course of a match in 2005. Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait is on view at daad galerie, Berlin, until 9 August, 2008.
Douglas Gordon and Philippe Parreno, excerpt from Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait, 2005. Courtesy the artists and Anna Lena Films. Still | Motion.
Ming Wong
Learn German with the greatest films of filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder – or rather, with what artist Ming Wong (www.mingwong.org) made of them. Lerne Deutsch mit Petra von Kant is on view at Wendt+Friedmann Galerie, Berlin, until 16 August, 2008.
Ming Wong, excerpt from Lerne Deutsch mit Petra von Kant (Learn German with Petra von Kant), 2007. 2 channel digital video installation, 10 min. Courtesy the artist. Still | Motion.
Ming Wong, excerpt from Angst Essen/Eat Fear, 2008. Courtesy the artist. Still | Motion.
Sarah Baker
Sarah Baker makes a memorial to Bill May, the world’s best synchronised swimmer, and his fight for equality for men in a sport dominated by women.
Sarah Baker, excerpt from A Portrait of Bill May, 2004. Video, 7.12 min. Still | Motion.
Christian Jankowski
Christian Jankowski makes hula-hoop dancers populate the rooftops of New York’s Chinatown and creates a meditative rhythm of the city.
Christian Jankowski, Rooftop Routine, 2008. DVD, 04:30 min. Courtesy Klosterfelde, Berlin. Still | Motion.
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