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Artworks
Tony MORGAN British, 1938-2004
Resurrection (Beefsteak), 196816mm black and white film, with sound
8min 25secs
2 cans x 2 *black and white stock
1 can x 1 *colour stockAlso known as 'Beefsteak', Resurrection was the result of a collaboration between Tony Morgan and Daniel Spoerri in Düsseldorf in 1968. Reversal. Backwards in time. A Steak's life cycle, anti-clockwise....Also known as 'Beefsteak', Resurrection was the result of a collaboration between Tony Morgan and Daniel Spoerri in Düsseldorf in 1968.
Reversal. Backwards in time. A Steak's life cycle, anti-clockwise. The film begins in Tony Morgan's bathroom, with the Beatles, continues with a de-fried steak, which buys some money, Bach's Goldberg Variations and the rebirth (resurrection) of a cow. The film was a consequence of a heated discussion with Daniel Spoerri about English aesthetic of cleanliness and the French aesthetic of shit.
Resurrection was financed by Düsseldorf's Creamcheese Club where it was first shown. It was screened at Documenta 4 in Kassel in 1968 and the following year featured in Klaus Stack's multi-media exhibition Intermedia '69 in Heidelberg and at Aktionsraum, Munich.Exhibitions
Documenta 4, Kassel, 1968
Intermedia '69, Heidelberg, 1969
Aktionsraum, Munich, 1969
Art in Europe 1945-1968: Facing the Future, ZKM, Karlsruhe (21 October 2016 - 29 January 2017)
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