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Time and Memory         Page Four

in post-war Europe and now live in America, progresses from a memory of the Holocaust and early experiences of self-denial to an affirmation of Jewish identity.

The Erl King (1986) by Grahame Weinbren and Roberta Friedman is a video landscape of imagery and music. A number of themes are incorporated into this fragmented narrative, some realistic and straightforward, others disparate and fantastic. The story of the Erl King tells of a young boy's futile attempt to convince his father that the Erl King, an evil supernatural creature, is trying to abduct him. In this interactive video work, Freud is seen as the nexus of German-Jewish culture and provides a psychoanalytic framework for the video's imagery and symbolism.

Juxtaposing the works and personal histories of poet Allen Ginsburg and performance artist Allan Kaprow with their own blend of highwire video techniques, Nam June Paik and Shigeko Kubota create a touching work on the artists' relationships with their fathers and Jewish heritage. Paik and Kubota comically invert the stereotypical myth of the domineering Jewish mother, Presenting scenes of the artists' fathers as they comment on the unusual work of their respective sons. Allan 'N' Allen's Complaint (1982) is an unusual combination of readings, performances, confessions, and technical virtuosity.
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