Artist
Nic Nicosia (American, born 1951)American, born 1951
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Moving Picture
Date1998
PlaceUnited States
MediumSingle-channel video, edition 7/100
Dimensions5 minutes, 15 seconds
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Clinton T. Willour in honor of Michael Zilkha
Object number99.71
Not on view
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Nic Nicosia’s “Moving Picture” takes an eerily melancholy tour through a colonial-style suburban home with glimpses of its quintessentially white, middle-class inhabitants. Although described by Nicosia as “just a slice of life in suburban Dallas,” the film critiques both the American Dream and the tropes of cinema.
ProvenancePurchased by MFAH, 1999.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: The videotape bears two labels on which is printed in black: "Nic Nicosia / Moving Picture / 1998".
The videotape is signed on each of two labels: "N / 7/100 1998".
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