Like Pressing on a Bruise: On MTV and the Music Video
A new book, Short Form, brings together key voices in screen culture to investigate how we see the practice of filmmaking. FACE friend Philippa Snow discusses Jonathan Glazer, Jamiroquai, and Virtual Insanity (1996), from Short Form: 40 Years of Music Videos, Ads, and the Art of Moving Images (MACK 2025).
In 2000, two events left an indelible mark on the author's twelve-year-old psyche: the opening of the Tate Modern and the arrival of MTV via a Sky package. The author recalls being fascinated by video art after their first visit to the Tate, finding it potentially the "freakiest" and most interesting of all art forms.
the freakiest, ipso facto the most interesting, of all art forms
Author's summary: Exploring the impact of MTV on music video culture.
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