8.3.11

zidane: a 21st century portrait.

the creation of douglas gordon & philippe parreno aired on bbc2 late the other night. 17 synchronized cameras following the great zizou for 90 minutes ceaselessly, in one of his final games for real (and of his career). cleverly done and you can't take your eyes off it. an absolute genius. every touch of the ball is magical. and the finish - real win 2-1 (being beaten 1-0 with 17 minutes to go) zidane helps create both goals then gets sent off in the last few minutes following a brawl, which leads to a standing ovation. wow. my kind of art. here is a short clip which is all i could get hold of for here. please check the full version out on the bbc iplayer.


JACques.

1 comment:

  1. it really is quite mesmerizing stuff, as you said i couldn't seem to take my eyes off it. Zizou is an absolute genius

    Tee

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