Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Crossing the 49th
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- Moving images
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Mark Verabioff
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Repository
Reference code
MS-3-46, 1985-006
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Statement of scale (cartographic)
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Physical description
1 videocassette (12 min., 5 sec.) : col., U-matic
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Marx Verabioff is a Canadian artist and is based in Los Angeles, who is known for his artwork that uses word as image. He has exhibited artwork internationally Verabioff is a 1985 graduate of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design.
Custodial history
The tape was donated to the Dalhousie University Archives in 2013 by the Centre for Art Tapes.
Scope and content
Item is a video work by Mark Verabioff in 1985. Video was part of the Life like it: Some Halifax video screening. Video was produced by Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. Item is a second generation copy, copy number 2. Crossing the 49th is a narrative fantasy dealing with the notion that the total population of Canada could be swapped with the entire American gay population. The tape uses several methods to address this fantasy: blue American and red Canadian lips share ideas; keyed text in the guise of airport codes and clauses float across the screen; sections of slow-moving, bleached-out shots help create a dreamy effect that runs the entire length of the tape.
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Language of material
- English
Script of material
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Availability of other formats
Videocassette is available as an uncompressed 10-bit digital master video file (MOV format) and 8-bit access digital video file (MPEG-4 format).
Restrictions on access
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Digital copies can be viewed at the Dalhousie University Archives. Advance notice is required.
Finding aids
Associated materials
See MS-3-46, Box 19, Folder 33 for materials regarding Life Like it: Some Halifax video.
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Rights
Copyright is held by the artists.