The Sweet Number. An Experience of Consumption

The subtitle of this merry performance is "An Action Text", indicating that the artist´s introduction for the vaudeville number was an inflammatory impetus. VALIE EXPORT provides precise instructions for the use of a wrapped box of chocolate-covered candy produced by the renowned Viennese company Hofbauer. However she has not made an advertisement for them and their presentation, with Vienna´s landmark, St. Stephen´s Cathedral, she extols it as a work of art instead.

(Brigitta Burger-Utzer)

Orig. Title
Die süße Nummer. Ein Konsumerlebnis
Year
1969
Country
Austria
Duration
7 min
Director
VALIE EXPORT
Category
Avantgarde/Arts
Orig. Language
German
Subtitles
English
Credits
Director
VALIE EXPORT
Available Formats
Digital File (prores, h264) (Distribution Copy)
Blu-ray (Distribution Copy)