1969 | United States | Short

East Coast, West Coast

  • English - 22 mins
  • Director | Nancy Holt
  • Writer | Nancy Holt
  • Producer | -

STATUS: Released

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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?"

BiCoastal Critique Smithson Holt Culture Perspective
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