Anachronic 1968: The Crisis of Media in Imagen de Caracas.
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| Title: | Anachronic 1968: The Crisis of Media in Imagen de Caracas. |
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| Authors: | Méndez, Noraedén Mora (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Discourse: Journal for Theoretical Studies in Media & Culture. Winter2025, Vol. 47 Issue 1, p56-84. 29p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Artists, Multimedia (Art), Nineteen sixties, Experimental films, Historical errors, Crises |
| Geographic Terms: | Caracas (Venezuela), Caribbean, Venezuela |
| Abstract: | This article examines *Imagen de Caracas*, a 1968 Venezuelan avant-garde multimedia spectacle commissioned by the government to commemorate Caracas’s 401st anniversary, as a critical artistic intervention that disrupts traditional linear narratives of history and space through a "crisis of media." Conceived by painter Jacobo Borges and a collective of artists, the project combined film, performance, architecture, and sound to create an interactive, nonchronological experience that challenged official state narratives of national unity and progress amid Venezuela’s complex sociopolitical context. Although abruptly shut down by the government shortly after its debut, *Imagen de Caracas* remains a foundational work in Latin American experimental art and cinema, notable for its layered temporality, hypermediated aesthetics, and engagement with Venezuela’s colonial and contemporary crises. The article situates the work within broader 1968 global and local upheavals and highlights its ongoing relevance for rethinking history, memory, and representation from a Caribbean and Global South perspective. [Extracted from the article] |
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| Abstract: | This article examines *Imagen de Caracas*, a 1968 Venezuelan avant-garde multimedia spectacle commissioned by the government to commemorate Caracas’s 401st anniversary, as a critical artistic intervention that disrupts traditional linear narratives of history and space through a "crisis of media." Conceived by painter Jacobo Borges and a collective of artists, the project combined film, performance, architecture, and sound to create an interactive, nonchronological experience that challenged official state narratives of national unity and progress amid Venezuela’s complex sociopolitical context. Although abruptly shut down by the government shortly after its debut, *Imagen de Caracas* remains a foundational work in Latin American experimental art and cinema, notable for its layered temporality, hypermediated aesthetics, and engagement with Venezuela’s colonial and contemporary crises. The article situates the work within broader 1968 global and local upheavals and highlights its ongoing relevance for rethinking history, memory, and representation from a Caribbean and Global South perspective. [Extracted from the article] |
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| ISSN: | 15225321 |
| DOI: | 10.1353/dis.2025.a986922 |
