{"product_id":"ericka-beckman-ericka-beckman-9783037642597","title":"Ericka Beckman","description":"Ericka Beckman began making super-8 films in New York's late-1970s No Wave scene, alongside artists of the \"Pictures Generation.\" This DVD contains her Super-8 \u003ci\u003ePiaget\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy: \u003ci\u003eWe Imitate; We Break Up\u003c\/i\u003e (1978); \u003ci\u003eThe Broken Rule\u003c\/i\u003e (1979); and \u003ci\u003eOut of Hand\u003c\/i\u003e (1980): three giddy, game-playing choreographies whose hypnotic rhythms draw inspiration from child psychology and early cartoons, and star such artist-friends as Mike Kelley, Matt Mullican and James Casebere. Jim Hoberman described \u003ci\u003eWe Imitate; We Break Up\u003c\/i\u003e as \"a high school gym class taught by Georges M li s in a space designed by Giorgio de Chirico\" and \u003ci\u003eOut of Hand\u003c\/i\u003e \"like an Allstate Insurance commercial as it might appear to an autistic child.\" In these now classic films, Beckman's orchestrated robotic movements, bright costumes, deadpan jump-rope mantras and looping or frenetic soundtracks offer postpunk lessons in behavioral patterns.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ericka Beckman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3037642599\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783037642597\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jrp Ringier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/31\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e DVD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 5.30w x 0.60d","brand":"Ericka Beckman","offers":[{"title":"DVD","offer_id":43940744724735,"sku":"9783037642597","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_310ae7a1-369d-4e59-8d06-1826bbca6161.jpg?v=1681448943","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ericka-beckman-ericka-beckman-9783037642597","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}