The work of Robert Gilbert, sculptor, we hear his voice as the camera examines his work, his tools and the leftover junk and objects which he assembles into his colourful kinetic sculpture. We see the work displayed in various places - on a truck riding along the freeway - in an elevator and in one painful sequence at Century Plaza, Los Angeles where we see “MACHINE JUNE 23”, work which commemorates the brutal confrontation between police and demonstrators on that day.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
006580
Language
English
Subject categories
Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists' tools
Crafts & Visual Arts → Found objects (Art)
Crafts & Visual Arts → Kinetic art
Crafts & Visual Arts → Sculptors - United States
Crafts & Visual Arts → Sculpture, American
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)