In the music industry, remixing has long
been an established and increasingly popular technique.
On the other hand, exhibiting movies in theaters is a
very complex business, bankrolled with enormous capital
and employing hundreds of staff. Most movies run only
a few weeks in theaters;
after that, they can be appreciated only on rental video
or DVD. The special feature in this exhibition, "Movie
Remix," is a trial in which movies exhibited at theaters
are reconstructed as remix material.
At the first memorial "Movie Remix," "URBANLENZ"
had four artists of differing styles remix the film "Ichi
the Killer" by Takashi Miike, the director who shocked
the world with his bold cinematic creations. Visitors
experienced how each artist arranged the same elements
to come up with their own director's cut.
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