Raphael Montañez Ortíz

Raphael Montañez Ortíz (b. 1934, New York) is a multidisciplinary artist perhaps best known for his radical performances of the 1960s as part of the Destructivist movement which he helped to articulate. Not many know that he is also a pioneer of found footage cinema who deserves greater recognition within the American filmic avant-garde. Starting in 1957, he produced a number of singular works by subjecting 16mm prints of commercially- or institutionally-produced films to a cut-up method inspired by Yaqui shamanic practices, a kind of ritualistic chance operation intended to break down their structure and thoroughly undermine their discursive power. In the mid-1980s, Montañez Ortiz continued his critical deconstructions of commercial cinema, this time exploring a novel format: the laser disc. Having created a special interactive setup at the computer lab of Rutgers University, the artist transformed micro-moments from classic films into looping, stuttering choreographies that, through obsessive repetition, reveal the tacit gestualities and subconscious inner dynamics of these seemingly innocent Hollywood scenes.
    Known for
    Directing
    Place of birth
    Brooklyn, New York, USA
    Birthday
    1/30/1934
Arthur Janov's Primal Therapy
Arthur Janov's Primal Therapy
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Piano Destruction Concert: Dada con Mama
Piano Destruction Concert: Dada con Mama
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Couch Destruction: Angel Release
Couch Destruction: Angel Release
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