Vidi Vici: Narrative and the death of desire (1988)
If the intersection of desire and authority is phallus, the intersection of absence and vigilance is vagina. The tape’s laconic title (I saw, I conquered—but I didn’t come) encodes its vaginal pretense. In effect, Vidi Vici is a male artist exploring a vaginal posture. By interleafing different gender characterizations with various narrative impulses, it circumvents linearity while emptying our gaze into the interstices between action and incapacity. —Tony Conrad
Director: Tony Conrad
Runtime: 11 min
Release Date: January 1, 1988
Country: United States of America
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Vidi Vici: Narrative and the death of desire about?
- If the intersection of desire and authority is phallus, the intersection of absence and vigilance is vagina. The tape’s laconic title (I saw, I conquered—but I didn’t come) encodes its vaginal pretense. In effect, Vidi Vici is a male artist exploring a vaginal posture. By interleafing different gender characterizations with various narrative impulses, it circumvents linearity while emptying our gaze into the interstices between action and incapacity. —Tony Conrad
- Who directed Vidi Vici: Narrative and the death of desire?
- Vidi Vici: Narrative and the death of desire was directed by Tony Conrad.
- How long is Vidi Vici: Narrative and the death of desire?
- Vidi Vici: Narrative and the death of desire has a runtime of 11m (11 minutes).
- Where was Vidi Vici: Narrative and the death of desire produced?
- Vidi Vici: Narrative and the death of desire was produced in United States of America.