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    Jon Bernson

    Beautification Machines, 2015

    Building on their 2014 collaboration, acquired by the Nevada Museum of Art, the artists created Beautification Machines. This multi-media sculpture consists of two neutralizing poles, one with live feeds from FOX, the other from MSNBC news: doubling down on the mission of corralling the vitriol of partisan news media.  

    90 x 22 x 22 inches

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    Materials details:

    The work consists of two separate sculptural pieces.  The materials are identical for both, except for the Visual, which is detailed below. 

    Sculpture: Walnut, glass, mirror, solder, vintage speaker fabric

    90 x 22 x 22 inches 

     

    About the audio:  The Beautification Machines audio is a 36 minute looping program comprised of four, nine-minute movements. Each movement incorporates a simultaneous live feed from Fox News (in the left channel) and MSNBC (in the right channel) which is fed through a six minute sequence of dynamic filters and stereophonic automation. Each live cycle is followed by a three minute composition, created entirely from Fox and MSNBC audio samples. An extended, pre-recorded sound bite follows and concludes each composed section before beginning a new one.

     

    Visual 1: Live Stream of Fox News 

    Visual 2: Visual: Live Stream of MSNBC

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Beautification Machines

September 12 – October 17, 2015

Voiding partisan media content, for the contentment of all, this counter-intuitive installation creates a meditative environment out of subject matter originally filled with emotional manipulation and political agenda.

  • Jon Bernson
  • Andy Diaz Hope

Closing Event: Thursday, October 15, 5 - 7 pm

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