Art Auction 1971 #1
Footage of an auction of artworks by some of the most renowned and influential artists of the early 1970s. Featuring a performance by Allen Ginsberg.
Footage of an auction of artworks by some of the most renowned and influential artists of the early 1970s. Featuring a performance by Allen Ginsberg.
00:01 A performance of Kenward Elmslie’s poem “Girl Machine.” 05:39 Allen Ginsberg displays materials of his that will be put up for auction. 06:55 The emcee auctions off unidentified works. 9:05 Allen Ginsberg performs a song/composition. 10:37 The emcee auctions off the manuscript that Ginsberg just performed. 12:38 The very end of a reading by Jerry Rubin. 13:27 Auctions of unidentified works and a painting by Christo, sculptures by Carl Andre and Alan Shields. 17:27 A reading by Jerry Rubin. […]
This tape features footage from a women’s art show with audio of poetry readings by women.