The
creation of seamless illusion without jarring disruptions of cinematic space
or time remains the driving tenet of Hollywood cinema. The preservation of
this order, called "continuity," is John Divola's focus in this
striking book. Divola creates haunting installations of fictive reality through
his use of original still photographs of Warner Bros. film sets from the 1930s
which he has collected. Divided into such subject categories as "Hallways,"
"Broken Furniture," and "Evidence of Aggression," these
images display a glorious formal beauty (made possible by the use of 8 x 10
negatives) as well as the solid intellectual grounding one finds in the best
conceptual art. Essay by Edward Dimendberg.
John Divola: Continuity
Published: 1/13/98
Co-published with: Ram Publications
Distributed by: Ram Publications
Softcover
10 x 12 in.
72 pages
ISBN#0963078542