To and Fro. Fro and To. And To and Fro. And Fro and To. ⁽¹⁹⁷²⁾

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Titre original :

To and Fro. Fro and To. And To and Fro. And Fro and To.

Durée :

0h 1min

Date de sortie :

January 1972

Réalisé par : Lawrence Weiner

Reportedly shot in the back office at Leo Castelli’s New York gallery, an ashtray is used to demonstrate five different actions related to artistic work. With the camera static, the video opens with the ashtray in the center of the screen. A hand approaches from above and slides the object up and down, then back up and back down. Each time an act is completed, the hand retreats from the object, marking a separation from the next “possibility.” The actions (or movements) mimic language (e.g. “to and fro”) as it is spoken.