DVD
The proposal / a film by Jill Magid.
Luis Barragan is among the world's most celebrated architects of the twentieth century. Upon his death in 1988, much of his work was locked away in a Swiss bunker, hidden from the world's view. In an attempt to resurrect Barragan's life and art, boundary redefining artist Jill Magid creates a daring proposition that becomes a fascinating artwork in itself. A high-wire act of negotiation that explores how far an artist will go to democratize access to art.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: [New York, NY] : Oscilloscope Laboratories, [2019]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Title from sell sheet. Special features: audio commentary, video interview, theatrical trailer. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Jill Magid, Federica Zanco. |
| System Details Note: | DVD, widescreen, region 0 NTSC. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Licensed for: home, library, classroom, ILL. |
| Language Note: | English or Spanish dialogue. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Magid, Jill. Barragán, Luís, 1902-1988 > Archives. Architects > Mexico > Archives. |
| Genre: | Documentary films. Nonfiction films. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Emily Carr University of Art + Design.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emily Carr University of Art + Design | NA759 .B36 P76 2019 (Text) | 30239019 | Video | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Video Librarian Reviews : Video Librarian Reviews
American conceptual artist and writer Jill Magid's first film is ostensibly a celebration of modernist Mexican architect Luis Barragán (1902-1988), who won the Pritzker Prize in 1980. But its real purpose is to penetrate the control over his archives wielded by a woman who limits accessibility. Through interviews with Barragán's friends and colleagues in Mexico, Magid details how the materials were sold to a Swiss businessman whose wife, Federica Zanco, an architectural scholar, took charge of as president of the Barragán Foundation. The organization's supposed purpose is to encourage wider appreciation of Barragán's work, but in practice it has restricted use of the archives by outsiders. Much of the film consists of readings from letters exchanged between Magid and Zanco, the former requesting access to the archives while the latter politely refuses. And then, with permission from Barragán's family, Magid makes a startling proposal to Zanco, offering her a diamond made from the architect's cremated ashes if she returns the archives to Mexico. She even clandestinely films the meeting with Zanco and her husband where she unveils this idea. The Proposal is less a work about Barragán than a piece of performance art in which Magid seeks to break through the wall of secrecy that Zanco's foundation has built around Barragán's archives. As such it represents an intriguing and often amusing example of Magid's idiosyncratic art in practice. Recommended. (F. Swietek). Copyright Video Librarian Reviews 2018.
