2014 Avant-Garde Masters Grants

24 Frames per Second

(1977), Shirley Clarke’s rapid-fire montage of classic Persian miniatures (Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research).

The Books of Ed Ruscha

(ca. 1969), tongue-in-cheek reading of the artist’s books by musician Mason Williams (UCLA Film & Television Archive).

Butterfly

(1967), abstract Vietnam war protest by Shirley Clarke and her daughter Wendy (Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research).

Conscious

(1993), Julie Murray’s collage of educational and science films (Bard College).

FF

(1986), Julie Murray’s assemblage of rephotgraphed images from pop culture (Bard College).

Globe

(1971), 3D view of the streets of Binghamton, New York, by Ken Jacobs (Anthology Film Archives).

A Legend of Parts

(1988), parodic history of civilization by Julie Murray, assembled from found footage and 3D postcards (Bard College).

Rat Trap

(1985), Tommy Turner and Tessa Hughes-Freeland’s examination of the perils of substance abuse (New York University).

Simonland

(1984), Tommy Turner’s absurdist parody of televangelism, made with Richard Kern (New York University).

Tr’cheot’my P’sy

(1988), Julie Murray’s fast-paced feminist collage (Bard College).