Rodney Graham's Phonokinetoscope Examined in New Afterall Publication
Shepherd Steiner's book on Rodney Graham's Phonokinetoscope (2001) analyzes the work as a pivotal piece bridging the artist's early proto-cinema explorations and later focus on the 'temporal object'. The installation combines a turntable-driven projector, a vinyl LP with a psychedelic rock song by Graham, and a 16mm film loop showing the artist cycling through Berlin's Tiergarten while on LSD. Steiner situates the work within deconstruction and addresses themes of reference, mimesis, performance, minimalism's legacy, topology, irony, and memory. Published by Afterall as part of its One Work series, the book is available via MIT Press and Google Books.
Key facts
- Rodney Graham's Phonokinetoscope (2001) is the subject of a new book by Shepherd Steiner.
- The work includes a turntable driving a projector, a vinyl LP, and a 16mm film loop.
- The film features Graham riding a bicycle around Berlin's Tiergarten while on acid.
- Steiner discusses the work as pivotal for Graham's early proto-cinema and later 'temporal object' concerns.
- The book uncovers a practice indebted to deconstruction.
- Themes include reference, mimesis, performance, minimalism, topology, irony, and memory.
- Published by Afterall as part of the One Work series.
- Available for purchase via MIT Press and preview on Google Books.
Entities
Artists
- Rodney Graham
- Shepherd Steiner
Institutions
- Afterall
- MIT Press
- Google Books
Locations
- Berlin
- Tiergarten
- Germany
Sources
- Afterall —