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The Singles 1999 - Now
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New York-based artist Áda Ruilova's videos combine classical cinematic devices with a distinctively low-tech sensibility, quick cuts and rhythmic, jarring soundtracks to create works that exist in the space between sound and image. Drawing equally from B-movie aesthetics and classic montage cinema, Ruilova creates dark, moody narratives that ruminate on psychology and memory. Ruilova is part of a generation of artists who employ media in innovative ways with a do-it-yourself aesthetic, often drawing upon contexts–from cinema to music to popular culture–that exist outside the art world. This catalogue was published in conjunction with the Aspen Art Museum's 2008 exhibition, which surveyed work Ruilova made since 1999; it was her first solo museum presentation. The catalogue contains several essays, along with color stills and written descriptions of each video.