Johan Grimonprez Exhibition

I went to see Johan Grimonprez's exhibiton at the Fruitmarket Gallery in Edinburgh at the beginning of the month. This artist is known for his films and his most well known pieces are 'Double Take' and 'Dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y' a film collage about airoplane hijackings which include cartoons and propaganda films. I quite liked his piece 'Double Take', which is a sequel to his film 'Looking for alfred'. At first i was a little confused as to what was going on when i first viewed 'Double Take' as the film kept jumping from documentary footage to film. I soon clocked on that the film was about and by Alfred Hitchcock with TV stories and reports from the cold war. I feel asthough the only reason i enjoyed this piece was because i am a fan of Alfred Hitchcock and found his doppleganger quite amusing.

The exhibition on a whole was interesting and although his videos lasted up to 90 minutes, you found yourself not being able to leave your seat. For me i would probably rate it 3/5..