Jean Tinguely: Chaos I (video recording)
Dublin Core
Title
Jean Tinguely: Chaos I (video recording)
Subject
Description
A 20-minute black and white video featuring Swiss sculptor Jean Tinguely (1925–1992) describing his monumental kinetic sculpture “Chaos No. 1” in Columbus, Indiana. The video footage was shot during the installation of “Chaos No. 1” in the Cesar Pelli-designed Commons and Courthouse Center in February 1974. At odds with Pelli’s hope that the sculpture would run like a clock, Tinguely characterizes it as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, with unpredictable bursts of madness before becoming calm again. Tinguely discusses the positive working conditions of Columbus and mentions his gratitude to J. Irwin Miller, who along with Clementine Tangeman and Xenia Miller, commissioned the sculpture. John "Jack" Brubaker, Robert "Bob" Marasco, and Susan Showalter made the video for Video Access Center. The video appears rather rough, and it likely is a compilation of footage rather than a completed work.
To watch a version of this video that includes subtitles, a transcript, and an index, please visit: https://youtu.be/CTV8yruuUvY
To watch a version of this video that includes subtitles, a transcript, and an index, please visit: https://youtu.be/CTV8yruuUvY
Creator
Date
1974
Publisher
Bartholomew County Public Library
Format
Language
English
Type
Moving image
Identifier
VideoAccessCenter_ChaosI_1974_v01
Coverage
Columbus (Ind.)
Is Part Of
CIAA Audio and Moving Image Collection (C0031), Series III, Columbus Indiana Architectural Archives, BCPL Archives, Bartholomew County Public Library, Columbus, IN.
Bibliographic Citation
Jean Tinguely: Chaos I (video recording), 1974, CIAA Audio and Moving Image Collection (C0031), Columbus Indiana Architectural Archives, BCPL Archives, Bartholomew County Public Library, Columbus, IN.
Provenance
Bartholomew County Public Library
Video Access Center
Video Access Center
Rights
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Rights Holder
Video Access Center
Access Rights
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Moving Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1/2 Inch EIAJ-1
Duration
00:20:03
Producer
Video Access Center
Citation
Video Access Center, “Jean Tinguely: Chaos I (video recording),” BCPL Archives, accessed June 17, 2025, https://bcplarchives.omeka.net/items/show/630.