David Claerbout's Video Work KING Reinterprets Alfred Wertheimer's 1956 Elvis Presley Photograph
David Claerbout's single-channel video projection, titled KING, is inspired by Alfred Wertheimer’s 1956 photograph of a young Elvis Presley. Created between 2015 and 2016, this ten-minute HD animation is presented in black and white and is silent. The work reinterprets Wertheimer's iconic image of Elvis, showcasing the artist's ability to convert a fixed moment in time into a dynamic video narrative. Documented on artcritical's website on March 27, 2016, Claerbout's piece delves into themes of memory, celebrity, and the evolution of time through the lens of digital art, capturing the musician before he achieved worldwide recognition.
Key facts
- David Claerbout created the video work KING
- The work is based on Alfred Wertheimer's 1956 photograph of Elvis Presley
- Production occurred from 2015 to 2016
- The piece is a single-channel video projection
- It features HD animation in black and white
- The silent video runs for 10 minutes
- Artcritical documented the work on March 27, 2016
- The work reinterprets a historical photographic moment
Entities
Artists
- David Claerbout
- Alfred Wertheimer
- Elvis Presley
Institutions
- artcritical