 a video: róisín murphy's »you know me better« cindy sherman, untitled film stills, »untitled #87«, 1981 cindy sherman (de.wikipedia), born january 19th, 1954, is an american film director, artist and photographer. »untitled #87« is a piece of her 1981 series of images, portraying sherman herself lying on the floor, on the couch, in bed, waiting beneath the telephone. »untitled« shows her preoccupied, distant and intimate at the same time, inspired by american centerfolds and b-movie aesthetics. find a selection of images of the »untitled«-series here, buy her book »centerfolds« there.    róisín murphy, »you know me better«, dir. jaron albertin, 2008 róisín murphy (de.wikipedia), born july 5th, 1973, is an irish musician, artist and former singer of pop duo moloko. »you know me better« is the third single off her second solo album »overpowered«, the video in question is directed by jaron albertin (videoville). recent works of his include videos for emily haines & the soft skeleton, death from above 1979 and maxïmo park. albertin's clip for »you know me better« shows róisín murphy in a suburban surrounding, sporting (as always) fantastic, oppulent dresses – heavily inspired by cindy sherman (the pictures, not the clothing, obviously!). the use of light and shadow adds a very distant, intimate feel to the imagery. gorgeous! you can read more about the single-release here, or maybe you would like to buy the 12"-vinyl of »you know me better« right away. but take your 03:47 minutes of time and watch this fantastic video first: so: what do you think? waldar - 15. Mar, 19:25 link | kein kommentar | kommentieren | 0 trackbacks 
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