Why is the No Video Signal Blue? Or, Color is No Longer Separable From Form, and the Collective Joins the Brightness Confound ~A Guided Meditation~

inception: 2011

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This video is a visual essay that uses the question "Why is the no video signal blue?" as a point of departure to deconstruct the meaning of the color. Wilson refers to the philosophy of Brian Massumi, William James, and Ludwig Wittgenstein alongside responses from Sony, Panasonic, and VIZIO customer service agents.

attributed to: Rhizome staff

inception: 2021

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A video/audio file/essay that asks why the no video signal is blue.
Originally published in Pool - pooool.info/?p=812

attributed to: Andrew Norman Wilson

inception: 7 October 2011

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This video/audio file/essay starts by asking why the no video signal is blue. At first it presents a futile attempt to deconstruct the meaning of the color blue, then reaches beyond standard rhetorical and semiotic models through the philosophy of Brian Massumi, William James, and Ludwig Wittgenstein, interactions with Sony customer support, and the compositions of Walter de Maria and Alice DeeJay.
Originally published in Pool - pooool.info/?p=812

attributed to: Andrew Norman Wilson

inception: 7 October 2011

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artist: Andrew Norman Wilson

title: Why is the No Video Signal Blue? Or, Color is No Longer Separable From Form, and the Collective Joins the Brightness Confound ~A Guided Meditation~

inception: 2011

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access URL: http://pooool.info/why-is-the-no-video-signal-blue-or-color-is-no-longer-separable-from-form-and-the-collective-joins-the-brightness-confound/

inception: 2011

associated with: Andrew Norman Wilson

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access URL: http://archive.rhizome.org:8080/artbase/53409/

inception: 7 October 2011

generated by: cloning

associated with: Rhizome staff

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license: CC-BY