Guitar Drag

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Documentary

Overview

For this video shot in Texas, Christian Marclay connected an electric guitar to an amplifier and dragged it behind a pick-up truck. The resulting cacophonic sound evokes noise music and the destruction of instruments at rock concerts and in Fluxus performances. The work refers more precisely to a racist murder committed in 1998 not far from the film location - James Byrd Jr. an African American, was dragged by a truck for several kilometers.

Details

Status: Released
Release date: January 25, 2000
Original language: English
Director: Christian Marclay
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt15766500