"This is the Truth" by Doug Hall

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Run time: 00:31 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWVROXolF7U   Posted on YouTube: November 16, 2006 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: November 22, 2007 By DU Member: swag Views on DU: 356

 
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"This tape grew out of my fascination with Ronald Reagan and his uncanny ability to demonstrate what I called the 'Signifiers of Americanism'. Through gesture and intonation, he seemed to suggest many of the virtues that Americans hold dear. Although not directly about Reagan, The Speech suggests some of these issues, while remaining purposely ambiguous. The tape is really a speech about speeches."
—Doug Hall

See also

"The Speech" by Doug Hall.

"These are the Rules" by Doug Hall, sadly not available online.

Video artist Doug Hall:

Doug Hall's work centers upon the idea of media presentation as anthropological rite—a social spectacle heavily encoded with cultural values and contradictions. In addition to his well-known solo projects, during the 1970s Hall was a member of the media collective T.R. Uthco (with Diane Andrews Hall and Jody Procter) and a collaborator with Ant Farm. From the late 1980s to the present, Hall has produced a significant body of work in still photography, in addition to his work in video and video installation. He also co-edited (with Sally Jo Fifer) Illuminating Video: An Essential Guide to Video Art (1990).