Gorewitz describes U.S. Sweat as a ‘cathartic reaction to social and personal upheavals’, he transforms images of the familiar American landscape into a nightmarish, ghostly vision. Recording throughout the South and in New York, he amassed footage that reflects the American experience. Country roads, gravestones and small-town main streets seen from a car window gradually give way to an ominous vision — saturated by Gorewitz’s signature image-processing techniques and lurid, fluorescent colors — of an America dominated by industry and the military. Called a tour-de-force by The New York Times, this is a propulsive, kinetic work of rich visual and aural textures.
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ACMI Identifier
B1000104
Language
English
Audience classification
unclassified
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Object Types
Artwork
Materials
Single channel moving image, colour and audio
Holdings
Digital Betacam [PAL]; Master
Digital Betacam [PAL]; Sub-master
VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan