The Thinker
Dublin Core
Title
The Thinker
Description
Film description provided by Electronic Arts Intermix: In The Thinker, Almy satirically envisions the evolution of human intellectual thought—from ape to yuppie—as a television event, with an emcee providing the play-by-play commentary of a sportscaster. Classical, Medieval and Renaissance theories flash by as catch-phrases. When this accelerated history leaps forward to arrive at contemporary man, accompanied by an animated explosion of media and consumer images, his contribution to the history of thought is a litany of advertising slogans and pop cliches that devolve, full-circle, into ape-like grunts.
Format
Video (3/4")
Language
English
Type
Installation, Video Art
Identifier
Giulio's 3/4" Video Art Collection
Date Issued
1989
Moving Image Item Type Metadata
Duration
6 minutes
Producer
Teri Yarbrow
Director
Max Almy
Cast
Ian Schoalas, Don McLeod
Country
USA
Citation
“The Thinker,” Arizona Media Arts Center, accessed August 23, 2026, http://azmac.mesmernet.org/items/show/6285.
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