Singing Sculpture, The
Singing Sculpture, The
Singing Sculpture, The

Milestone Films

Singing Sculpture, The

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“We are disturbed and desperate people.” — Gilbert & George. 
First created in 1967 and performed in 1968 and 1969, Gilbert & George came up with the idea of the singing sculpture (see lyrics below) in response to their lack of a studio. In 1971, the pair came to America with the piece, chosen as the first exhibit to be presented at the Sonnabend Gallery. This film was produced to mark the twentieth anniversary of this landmark art gallery and performance. It also marks the tenth anniversary of G&G’s first collaboration with Philip Haas, as well as Mr. Haas’s film career. Their live performance of The Singing Sculpture is nearly six hours in length, giving the people time to gaze and understand the work and come back to it again and again. As with their other film, the levity of the piece hides, then slowly reveals, a tragic view (“the main subject of the sculpture, is being miserable, one can say”) of the disenfranchised; this time the homeless. They say in the film, “we are great believers in the idea of the artist as speaker...We believe that all shapes, colors and forms are there only to serve the meaning, to speak to people...serving the viewer.” A wonderfully funny and revealing film of one of G&G’s classic performances. 

 

Soon to be available in DCP AND 16mm prints for theatrical and nontheatrical screenings. Contact Milestone for price and availability!

This DVD will be soon available for Institutional Purchase, which includes public performance rights and a 3-year streaming license.

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 An Explanation of Home, Classroom, and Public Performance Rights

Individuals and non-profit institutions purchasing at the DVD, DVD-R, or Blu-ray rate — or streaming at published rental and sales prices — are authorized to use the film only for private home screening and legitimate classroom showing (a regularly scheduled class with an instructor present), per the United States Copyright Law. You can learn more about the distinction between classroom and public performance screenings here.

 

US and Canadian nonprofit educational institutions that wish to show a film publicly outside of a scheduled class need to purchase DVDs, DVD-Rs, and Blu-rays at the institutional rate — which grants 3-year in-house streaming rights and an on-site public performance license. This in-house streaming license is for a term of three years from the date of purchase and grants the purchasing institution the right to stream over a single secure server with a password-protected connection. Streaming access must be strictly limited to currently enrolled students, faculty, and staff. Streaming rights extensions can be negotiated with Milestone after the initial three-year term has lapsed. Milestone retains the right to terminate this agreement at any time. No broadcast, Internet or other rights are granted or implied. These rights are for on-site use only per the license agreement. 

Similarly, US and Canadian nonprofit educational institutions that wish to show a film publicly outside of a scheduled class via Milestone’s streaming site must contact Milestone to arrange a separate public performance license. For more information, please email amy@milestonefilms.com. 

US and Canadian nonprofit educational institutions that wish to screen a DVD, DVD-R, or Blu-ray they already own in an open showing must purchase a public performance license. For more information, please email amy@milestonefilms.com. 

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Any continuous or loop screenings as part of a museum exhibition must also be licensed separately. Inquiries must be negotiated directly with Milestone by emailing amy@milestonefilms.com. 

Information for Exhibitors Screening DCPs and Film Prints

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DCPs should be returned to:

Milestone Film & Video
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Harrington Park, New Jersey 07640-0128
United States 

35mm and 16mm prints are shipped insured for their cost via Federal Express or UPS and must be returned the same way or by an equivalent method. Please do not ship prints back via US Mail. Exhibitor pays to ship both ways. Shipping and handling charges for outgoing prints appear on your invoice. The immediate return of all prints is your responsibility.

Prints should be returned insured for $1,000 to:

Iron Mountain
Attn: Milestone Account
235 Main Street
Little Falls, NJ 07424
201.944.3700

For public screenings, advertising materials can be requested by contacting amy@milestonefilms.com. 

Milestone is the exclusive licensor for all the titles in this catalog, all of which are available here in their complete versions.

 

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