KeepCup SMP 37

Title: Li Ran, Born Again
Creator: Li Ran
Date: 2012
Type: single-channel video

Li Ran frequently casts himself as the singer in a dubbed music video, utilizing strange and unnatural accompaniments to soundtracks as a way of hinting at a certain discomfort in our cultural experience. In Born Again, this “Li Ran” appears on different screens teaching various exotic musical techniques. In these imitations of fast, flat entertainment, a distinct cultural pathology is revealed.