Film & Video. The following films are presented for educational and non-commercial use only. All copyrights belong to the artists. About UbuWeb Film & Video UbuWeb is pleased to present thousands of avant-garde films & videos for your viewing pleasure. However, it is important to us that you realize that what you will see is in no way comparable to the experience of seeing these gems as they were intended to be seen: in a dark room, on a large screen, with a good sound system and, most importantly, with a roomful of warm, like-minded bodies.
However, we realize that the real thing isn't very easy to get to. We realize that the films we are presenting are of poor quality. UbuWeb. Tadanori Yokoo. Tadanori Yokoo (b. 1936) KISS KISS KISS (1964) Kachi Kachi Yama (1965) Tokuten Eizou Anthology NO. 1 (1964) In the West, printed works have been traditionally produced for artistic contemplation or functional purposes, but rarely for both.
A poster might advertise a product, an event, a safety warning or a political cause in the Soviet Union, Switzerland, Poland or the U.S. But in all such cases, urgent communication is far more important than leisurely contemplation. In Japan, beginning with the production of ukiyo-e in the late 17th-century, which were both commercial advertisements for the merchants of a rising middle class and cherished art objects, there have been no such divisions.
Yokoo descends from the murky overlap between art and design. The publisher's artistry is complemented, if not inspired, by Yokoo's creative exuberance. Yokoo's most expressive image is also one of his most controversial. The particularity of Yokoo's content often led him to inscribe personal messages. JEAN-DANIEL POLLET, Pourvu Qu'On Ait l'Ivresse. European Film Treasures. Internet Archive.