1969  ·  United States  ·  Short

East Coast, West Coast

STATUS: Released

East Coast, West Coast

  • 1969
  • United States
  • Short
  • English
  • -
  • 22 mins
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In this rare and humorous record of the art dialogue of the late 1960s, Holt and "guest" Robert Smithson assume opposing artistic viewpoints: the uptight, intellectual New Yorker versus the laid-back Californian. Their play-acting lays bare the cliches and stereotypes of a "bi-coastal" art world. While Holt stresses analytic, systematic thinking, Smithson represents the polar opposite, privileging visceral experience and instinct, saying, "I never read books; I just go out and look at the clouds." and "Why don't you stop thinking and start feeling?"

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Director
Nancy Holt
Writer
Nancy Holt
Producer
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