The Village Voice, May 19th, 2004
Storm of a century: Ken Jacobs's outsize anthem of discontent
STAR TREK
To paraphrase the opening of his six-and-a-half-hour magnum opus, Star Spangled to Death, Ken Jacobs has got a lot of explaining to do. Why here? Why now? Why on video? In early February at the Rotterdam Film Festival, Jacobs fielded questions while tweaking and lording over an army of slats, projectors, wires, screws, and wheels that make up his Nervous System apparatus. "Yes, Star Spangled must get out there. It must save the world-or play its little role in doing so," he said. Jacobs recounted Star Spangled's caroming...
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