Matrix IV is a sequel to John Whitney's 1972 abstract film Matrix III, made from found footage of Atari music videos, combined with slowed down Atari 8-bit music; "The modernist avant-garde ideology was based on originality and ...See moreMatrix IV is a sequel to John Whitney's 1972 abstract film Matrix III, made from found footage of Atari music videos, combined with slowed down Atari 8-bit music; "The modernist avant-garde ideology was based on originality and authenticity. After WW2, May '68 and the development of postmodern philosophy this was no longer a tenable position to defend. However, particular forms and ideas remained entangled with certain authors who were critically attributed their invention. After Pollock, no more drip paintings, they cried. This begs the question: why has the avant-garde classically been afraid of revisiting its ideas?" Written by
Dick Whyte
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