Thirty Second Spots TV Commercials for Artists 198283

Inverting the form style and time frame of commercial television advertising Logue has produced a unique series of dynamic video portraits of avantgarde artists writers musicians and performers In 30 Second Spots New York which Logue terms commercials for artists each of the succinct vignettes conveys the artistic essence of her subject with clarity wit and an elegant economy of means John Cage Steve Reich Philip Glass Meredith Monk Spalding Gray and Steve Reich are among the artists who are captured here with concise drama Each subject performs in closeup before a stationary camera