I remember MTV used to play this video for Michael Penn made by Brothers Quay in the 90’s. I was never really into his music, but I really liked this video. And I think this was the first time I was introduced to The Brothers Quay’s work. It’s got a creepy cat in it and it’s excellent. This Youtube video looks squashed and I don’t know if that was supposed to be this way or not. But I still love it.

I saw The Brothers Quay’s retrospective show at MoMA a few years ago and found out that they’ve also made a lot of TV commercials for big corporations such as Coca Cola and Nikon. I wonder what their process was like to work with companies like those. It mustn’t have been easy for people like Brothers Quay.

In the late 90’s, I met Jeremy a couple of times when he was working for a web design company in Soho, NYC with his girlfriend Theresa. I didn’t even know he was an artist back then. Then a few years after, I found out that he was beginning to become a known video artist. It was a nice surprise. I remember seeing his abstract HD video on a plasma screen in an art gallery and it totally blew me away. I think he was one of the first to show a work like that in that kind of setting. Later on, I learned about both Jeremy and Theresa’s passing… I was really sad to hear the news.

This is a video he made for Beck. I think it’s one of his best.

Ron Hays is one of the pioneers of video synth art. He produced this music video using Paik-Abe video synthesizer which was created by Nam June Paik and video engineer Shuya Abe. I just love the trailing video feedback effects and a bunch of floating heads in the space. And not to mention the music, I have to admit it’s an awesome song.

“Dear Robocop,
A big danger walks among us.
Come quickly!!! Please!!!
Yours, Manolo”