My friend Nick Jones just sent me this video as a myspace comment:



No, it's not insane. It fits nicely within the continuum of video art. Jack Goldstein established the foundations for this kind of looping editing based work in 1975. The video below is a strange montage of various Goldstein films (FILMS!):



You can see the films in their original separated states at UBUWEB: The Films of Jack Goldstein but these still need to be seen as film loops in person to really appreciate them. But what the hell do I know, I've only seen the bootleg VHSrip version.

Of course in 1978 Dara Birnbaum took Wonder Woman down the same path that the MGM Logo had gone only this loop didn't reverse back on itself:



As much as I appreciate The Video Databank putting their previews on YouTube, I wish they would make them a length that is A. watchable and B. long enough to actually get an idea of the piece. For some reason they have also removed their own list of videos from their channel page to be extra annoying. Why they want to both hide and show their video previews is beyond me. I think they should just make up their minds. Making something accessible but hard to get to is just pointless.