Shopping Bag Spirits and Freeway Fetishes: Reflections on Ritual Space
Jan 01, 1981 · 1h
Director
Barbara McCulloughOverview
Shopping Bag, Spirits and Freeway Fetishes: Reflections on Ritual Space explores nine Los Angeles based artists reflecting on ritual in their life and art. Artist David Hammons discusses the role of chance and improvisation in his work while working on sculpture on a waste site while N’Senga Nengudi talks about staging her performances in freeway underpasses. Spanning performance to spoken word, environmental sculpture to music each artist talks about how ritual and cultural traditions informs their work. This experimental essay intercuts interviews, documentation and photographs with the music of Don Cherry seeking to adjust the criteria and language used to talk about artists of colour.
Cast of Shopping Bag Spirits and Freeway Fetishes: Reflections on Ritual Space
Crew of Shopping Bag Spirits and Freeway Fetishes: Reflections on Ritual Space
About Shopping Bag Spirits and Freeway Fetishes: Reflections on Ritual Space
What is Shopping Bag Spirits and Freeway Fetishes: Reflections on Ritual Space about?
Shopping Bag, Spirits and Freeway Fetishes: Reflections on Ritual Space explores nine Los Angeles based artists reflecting on ritual in their life and art. Artist David Hammons discusses the role of chance and improvisation in his work while working on sculpture on a waste site while N’Senga Nengudi talks about staging her performances in freeway underpasses. Spanning performance to spoken word…
When was Shopping Bag Spirits and Freeway Fetishes: Reflections on Ritual Space released?
Shopping Bag Spirits and Freeway Fetishes: Reflections on Ritual Space was released on January 1, 1981.
How long is Shopping Bag Spirits and Freeway Fetishes: Reflections on Ritual Space?
Shopping Bag Spirits and Freeway Fetishes: Reflections on Ritual Space runs 1 hour (60 minutes).
Who directed Shopping Bag Spirits and Freeway Fetishes: Reflections on Ritual Space?
Shopping Bag Spirits and Freeway Fetishes: Reflections on Ritual Space was directed by Barbara McCullough.
Who is in the cast of Shopping Bag Spirits and Freeway Fetishes: Reflections on Ritual Space?
The cast of Shopping Bag Spirits and Freeway Fetishes: Reflections on Ritual Space includes Kamau Daaood (Self), Betye Saar (Self), Kenneth Severin (Self), Barbara McCullough (Self) and Yolanda Vidato (Self).