Art and Theft

2017 7:22 min. HD Video with Sound


Via the New York Film Festival Projections program

Magenheimer’s video explores the bounds of narrative and the illusion of received wisdom in the seven minutes and twenty-two seconds it takes to rob a house. Here, images of medieval art, popular cinema, and “live” news reportage speak candidly to the constructedness of all storytelling traditions. Voice over narration by Magenheimer.