Fränz Liszt (Friends' List) (1977)
The title, Fränz Liszt, is a homophonic phrase ( Friends' List). I invited 17 artists, art historians, and others to compose lists from their personal experience and perform their lists for three minutes. The recitations of the performers’ lists provide a collection of unorthodox and concentrated portraits which reveal the performers' personal narratives, obsessions, and histories. Performers include filmmaker, Gunvor Nelson; former Artistic Director of the San Francisco Cinematheque, Carmen Vigil; film/video performance artist, Joe Gibbons; artist, Al Wong; filmmaker, Joel Singer, and others. The subjects of their lists included a list of former lovers; ways I've earned money, Silky's favorite dog foods; a list of favorite paintings; and colleges & universities of which I've had personal knowledge. This work is the third of 8 works in my "Visible Inventory" series which continues today and and catalog my personal fascinations. The Visible Inventories have been realized in a range of media including film, video, photography, and performance.
Fränz Liszt was restored in 2014 with a joint grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC) from its original 1/2-inch reel - to - reel format to a digital file.
running time: 50 min. black-and-white sound digital video
Fränz Liszt was restored in 2014 with a joint grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC) from its original 1/2-inch reel - to - reel format to a digital file.
running time: 50 min. black-and-white sound digital video