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Ryan Trecartin — I-Be Area
Ryan Trecartin

I-Be Area

A frenetic and immersive single-channel video work, *I-Be Area* plunges viewers into a chaotic, hyper-saturated world of overlapping narratives, fractured identities, and relentless digital noise. Trecartin's signature aesthetic collides amateur performance, heavy post-production manipulation, and a breakneck pace that mirrors the fragmented, overstimulated experience of internet culture and contemporary identity. The nearly two-hour runtime functions less as a linear story than as a total sensory environment, interrogating selfhood, language, and communication in the age of social media and networked existence.

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video length: 1 hour 48 minutes

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

May 16, 2014

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Ryan Trecartin, I-Be Area

A frenetic and immersive single-channel video work, *I-Be Area* plunges viewers into a chaotic, hyper-saturated world of overlapping narratives, fractured identities, and relentless digital noise. Trecartin's signature aesthetic collides amateur performance, heavy post-production manipulation, and a breakneck pace that mirrors the fragmented, overstimulated experience of internet culture and contemporary identity. The nearly two-hour runtime functions less as a linear story than as a total sensory environment, interrogating selfhood, language, and communication in the age of social media and networked existence.

Medium
video length: 1 hour 48 minutes
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Bold, Immersive, American, Experimental, Digital Media, Performance, Modern, Video Art, Abstract, Contemporary

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