Stereomongrel
Luis Gispert, American, born 1972
Jeffrey Reed, American, born 1969
2005
Super 35 mm transferred to HD, color, sound, book
Duration: 720 seconds (12 minutes)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Anonymous Gift
© Luis Gispert
2018.37.124ab
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
21st century
Object Name
Time Based Media
Research Area
Time Based Media
Not on view
Label
Stereomongrel is a collaborative video piece created by Luis Gispert and Jeff Reed. The film is composed of fragmented moments that focus on a young girl who unleashes supernatural powers and enters a hyperreality. After her birthday celebration is ruined by her dysfunctional parents, the protagonist wanders through the streets of New York City and into the Whitney Museum of American Art, where she encounters several mystical characters. The visual aesthetics brim with contemporary and historical references to the supernatural, hip-hop culture, and fashion. The fact that the narrative is set within a museum adds another layer of complexity to the exploration of identity. By highlighting that none of the works in the galleries are by Latin American artists, Gispert and Reed provide commentary on the lack of representation in cultural institutions.
From the 2023 exhibition A Space for Dialogue 112, Social Surrealism and the Exploration of Identity, curated by Paulina Marinkovic Camacho ’23, Levinson Intern
Exhibition History
A Space for Dialogue 112, Social Surrealism and the Explortion of Identity, Paulina Marinkovic Camacho, ’23, Levinson Intern, Alvin P. Gutman Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, April 22 - June 24, 2023.
Provenance
Zach Feuer Gallery, New York, New York, date unknown; Anonymous gift; given to present collection, 2018.
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