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- Every Shot, Every Episode, 2001, Jennifer and Kevin McCoy (American), 277 DVDs with sound, carrying case, and LCD monitor
- Every Shot, Every Episode, 2001, Jennifer and Kevin McCoy (American), 277 DVDs with sound, carrying case, and LCD monitor
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Every Shot, Every Episode, 2001, Jennifer and Kevin McCoy (American), 277 DVDs with sound, carrying case, and LCD monitor
The McCoy’s 2002 show We Like to Watch at the Postmasters gallery in New York can be described as a tedious exercise in the deconstruction of cinematic narrative, inspired by television shows and movies.
For the project the pair pulled apart footage from such popular 1970’s programs as Starsky and Hutch, Kung Fu and Eight is Enough and extracted similar scenes such as every special effect, or every car chase and montaged them together to draw attention to the narrative devices.
“Some of the works come packaged in metal suitcases fitted with a small monitor, a DVD player and sets of DVDs with such labels as (in the case of “Starsky and Hutch,” for example) Every Zoom In, Every Yellow Volkswagen, Every Sexy Outfit, Every Moan of Pain, Every Track Out.”[2]
We Like to Watch breaks down cinematic narrative into its most basic elements causing the viewer to consider how meaning is constructed.
