Wednesday April 15 I, Object: Videoworks by Chris Robbins 7:30 including the World Premiere of Amidst the White Noise... My Fifth Amendment Privilege Artist in-person Bay Area-based, Chris Robbins produces electronic art addressing the culpability of the media in the construction of cultural identity, but with a twist. Beginning with that strident gem "Perfect Leader" (with Max Almy, 1983), a swift analysis of not just the media marketing of candidates, but their manufacture as well, Robbins has applied a lush aesthetic to her pithy critiques. "Prime Object" (1987) looks at the transformation of an art object into a suitable commodity while "Leaves Little to be Desired" (1988-89) attributes to that same transformation a number of personal disorders, such as alienation and sexual desire. "I.D." (1991-95) draws on "fictions" gleaned from advertising and other cultural narratives to question the fixed nature of identity. Robbins' newest work, "My Fifth Amendment Privilege" (27:30 mins), is an "experimental docudrama" critiquing the characteristics of race as it circulates through the media. Linking the broadcast of Roots to the equally popular televised pursuit of O.J. Simpson, a trajectory is traced invisible in its ironic whiteness. Robbins will also exhibit several new projects employing WWW and interactive technology, including the web-based "(Death) A Vous de Jouer + (death) your move." Ticket Prices: general admission, $6, with discounts for students, seniors, disabled and children. The Pacific Film Archive is located at 2625 Durant Avenue, Berkeley, one block east of Telegraph Avenue. For more information, please call: 510/642-1412. Steve Seid Video Curator Pacific Film Archive 2625 Durant Avenue Berkeley, CA 94720 510/642-5253 Christiane Robbins Assistant Professor Department of Telecommunications, Film and New Media TEL: 619.594.8099 ---- To sign off SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]