Chapter 1
Building with celluloid
Chapter 2
The poetry of the long take
Chapter 3
Multiple screens and massive impact
Chapter 4
The screen as a living museum
Ch 3 · Multiple screens and massive impact
andy In the 1997 work Deadpan, McQueen restages a famous Buster Keaton stunt, standing completely still as a house wall collapses around him.
Quiz
Which prestigious British art award did filmmaker Steve McQueen win in 1999 for his video installations?
Quiz
Whose classic silent comedy stunt did Steve McQueen restage in his silent 1997 video installation Deadpan?
andy Lessons of the Hour blends historical reenactments with modern protest footage simultaneously
Quiz
How did Isaac Julien arrange the ten screens in his installation Lessons of the Hour to echo historic art displays?
Quiz
Which famous 19th-century American abolitionist is the subject of Isaac Julien's ten-screen installation Lessons of the Hour?
Fun Fact
McQueen's Turner win: Before winning an Oscar for 12 Years a Slave, Steve McQueen won the Turner Prize for his silent gallery installations.
Quiz
In which city did Frederick Douglass live when photography and political activism first converged with Kodak's founding?
Glossary
video installation (noun)
A contemporary art form that combines video technology with the physical space of a gallery. In 1992, Stan Douglas created Hors-champs, a landmark work combining live jazz with multi-screen projection.
A contemporary art form that combines video technology with the physical space of a gallery. In 1992, Stan Douglas created Hors-champs, a landmark work combining live jazz with multi-screen projection.
Quiz
What type of environment is explored in Steve McQueen's visceral installation Western Deep?
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What island did Steve McQueen film for Carib's Leap, referencing its Indigenous history?