Media Art Net | Melhus, Bjørn: Primetime

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Bjørn Melhus, «Primetime», 2001
Courtesy: Kunsthalle Bremen, Bremen | © Bjørn Melhus

Works by Bjørn Melhus:

Again & Again/The Borderer Blue Moon Departure – Arrival/Arrival – Departure No Sunshine Weeping

Bjørn Melhus
«Primetime»

The video work «Primetime» mirrors the format of the American talk shows of Jerry Springer and Maury Povitch, which feign an interest in informative rounds of discussion, but in reality only exploit their candidates’ obsessions with themselves. «Primetime» is presented as a spatial installation with a TV-show staircase that can be mounted.