John Sanborn Movies

  • 1984
    Renaissance

    Renaissance

    Renaissance

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    Created in 1984 for the opening of the Computer Museum in Boston, Massachusetts. By Dean Winkler and John Sanborn. Music by Jamaaladen Tacuma.

    Renaissance
  • 1992
    Theology

    Theology

    Theology

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    Computer animation that follows a mysterious egg, directed by art pop musician Todd Rundgren. 3 years of production for 3 mins of animation.

    Theology
  • 1990
    The Works of M. C. Escher

    The Works of M. C. Escher

    The Works of M. C. Escher

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    Video gallery of the seminal artist's work.

    The Works of M. C. Escher
  • 2024
    In C, Too

    In C, Too

    In C, Too

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    "In C, Too" illuminates how close our dreams are to a common reality. Through structured visual improvisational techniques, the work explores how...

    In C, Too
  • 1981
    How to Fly

    How to Fly

    How to Fly

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    With HOW TO FLY, Bowes abandoned plot entirely, finding other forms of structure. He wanted to show that stories do not have to obsessively organize...

    How to Fly
  • 1977
    Spray-On Video

    Spray-On Video

    Spray-On Video

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    Commercial for spray-on video

    Spray-On Video
  • 1986
    Visual Shuffle

    Visual Shuffle

    Visual Shuffle

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    In Visual Shuffle, Moulton's choreography becomes part of a fantastic landscape of floating pop icons and symbols.

    Visual Shuffle
  • 1985
    Sister Suzie Cinema

    Sister Suzie Cinema

    Sister Suzie Cinema

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    Sister Suzie Cinema is a fantasy about fantasies - about the way movies, music and other cultural artifacts shape what we feel.

    Sister Suzie Cinema
  • 2023
    The Residents' God in 3 Persons

    The Residents' God in 3 Persons

    The Residents' God in 3 Persons

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    A live adaptation of art rock band The Residents' 1988 concept album about a disgraced evangelist and his obsession with gender-fluid conjoined twins.

    The Residents' God in 3 Persons
  • 2022
    Triple Trouble

    Triple Trouble

    Triple Trouble

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    In the year 2023, following the death of Randy Rose, the lead singer of The Residents, his son Randy Junior discovers that his father's ashes have...

    Triple Trouble
  • 2014
    Intemerata

    Intemerata

    Intemerata

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    Italian video producer Magmart asked me to participate in their F.I.V.E. project - a collection of 25 artists exploring the five senses. This series...

    Intemerata
  • 1970
    Entropy and Order

    Entropy and Order

    Entropy and Order

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    Short by John Sanborn

    Entropy and Order
  • 1980
    Resolution of the Eye

    Resolution of the Eye

    Resolution of the Eye

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    This work explores perception, time and memory, based on the concept that "science has yet to determine the actual resolution of the eye." Using...

    Resolution of the Eye
  • 2022
    Exquisite Moving Corpse

    Exquisite Moving Corpse

    Exquisite Moving Corpse

    02022HD

    The Surrealist, "Exquisite Corpse" was a French Café parlor game. "Exquisite Moving Corpse" is more of an artist chain letter. 60 artists...

    Exquisite Moving Corpse