James Richards and Leslie Thornton: Crossing – A Collaborative Video Art Exhibition

This exhibition features 'Crossing' (2016), the first joint project by media artists James Richards and Leslie Thornton. The video installation reflects an intensive phase of artistic collaboration between artists from different generations and contexts, exploring the dynamic interplay of their distinct practices.

The Secession presents 'Crossing' (2016), a significant collaborative video installation by James Richards and Leslie Thornton, marking their first joint project. The work materializes an intensive phase of artistic exchange between two artists from different generations and contexts. Leslie Thornton, influenced by pioneers of avant-garde cinema, often creates projections with intricate image-sound interactions. Similarly, musical compositions play a crucial role in James Richards' work, with both artists viewing cinema and video as distinct forms of expression and thought. The title 'Crossing' alludes to their collaborative methodology: they exchanged files digitally, modifying, deleting, and rearranging material, thereby expanding the work through each version. Their collaboration continued even until the final screening, with the last sequence being finalized in a taxi on the way to the premiere. The work achieved its physical form only shortly before the audience entered the cinema.

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