Guitar Drag (2000)

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.

Released Jan. 25, 2000 14 min None+

Genres: Documentary, Music, Short

Keywords: mdblist.imdb-video, imdb.electric-guitar, imdb.amplifier, imdb.car, imdb.experimental-film

Country: United States
Languages: English