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A short clip of what is by far my favorite thing at Boston’s Museum of Fine Art (besides the ‘Lake of Fire of the Knife-Wielder’, but that’s a different story):
The installation, created by South African video artist Candice Breitz, is part of the exhibit “Contemporary Outlook: Seeing Songs,’’ which runs through Feb. 21 at the MFA. Called “Queen (A Portrait of Madonna),’’ the piece features 30 Madonna superfans – each filmed individually by Breitz – singing along to all 73 minutes of the pop icon’s “Immaculate Collection’’ album. Since we hear only the voices and not the music, the pauses between songs are particularly weighted; the people in the videos abandon their antics and become themselves again, laughing sheepishly or smoothing wayward strands of hair. The overall effect has the raw voyeuristic magnetism of reality TV – with a beat. (via)
Been looking for footage of this for ages… best part is, they’re actually all decent singers!
