Critical Writing Index

The Spectacle of Noise: Istvan Kantor's recent video work. a selection

by A.K Nort

ArgosFestival, 2001

Brussel: Argos, 2001

In the article, A.K Nort explores noise as a primary motif in Kantor's work. Audio and visual distortions are aesthetics of Kantor's that represents the detrimental affects of technology on society. Nort remarks, "for Kantor the spectacle of noise becomes the aesthetic of scream, with excessive noise in the discourse and the discourse dissolving into noise."

Selected video works by Istvan Kantor are listed and described, including Black flag, Red flag, Accumulation, Broadcast, .com scum, Axiom/e

ITEM 2001.110 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited

Red Flag – Istvan Kantor

Black Flag – Istvan Kantor

Accumulation – Istvan Kantor

Broadcast – Istvan Kantor

.com scum – Istvan Kantor

Axiom/e – Istvan Kantor