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Exquisite E Pluribus Unum

In November of 2012, video artist Michael Richison presented an election-related piece that re-mixed and re-contextualized the talking heads and talking points of election season.

The piece was shown aboard the Popwagon around Venice in various locations like Abbott Kinney Blvd., the Electric Lodge and Lincoln Blvd.

From the artist:
Exquisite E Pluribus Unum, is equal parts VJ performance, non-partisan political rally, art performance, improvised sound bed and video installation. The title of this performance comes from two places. The first is exquisite corpse, a collaborative game that was originally played by surrealist painters and poets, and e pluribus unum, one of several slogans used by the United States meaning “one out of many.” The two parts of the title are an appropriate description of the process, as the piece endeavors to capture the spirit of exquisite corpse in both its visual and linguistic components. Through the manipulation of the videos, the imagery and language are re-edited and abstracted, often with humorous and unexpected results.