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Louise Lawler

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‘Birdcalls’ (1972) by Louise Lawler.

Louise Lawler transformed each name of a male contemporary artist into a specific birdcall and recorded the sound. Listen to them here.


Louise Lawler

‘A Movie Will Be Shown Without the Picture’ (1979) by Louise Lawler.

In 1979 Louise Lawler screened the 1951 John Houston film The Misfits at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica. She played only the audio portion of the film, leaving the screen blank for the duration.