Rights Agreement
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Tombstone
Jonathan Monaghan ‘Sacrifice of the Mushroom Kings’ (2012) Born-Digital Video, Color and Sound (Variable) 00:07:31 Aspect Ratio: 16:9 29.970 FPS Edition: 1/3 Exported in 2022
About The Work
In Sacrifice of the Mushroom Kings, popular video game characters step into the gilded age of American capitalism, as they wander around buildings built by J.P. Morgan and Philip Lehman. Its disjointed narrative draws equally on the past and mythology, as on science fiction and contemporary culture, while referencing the timeless rise and fall of power structures.
About The Artist
Jonathan Monaghan examines elements of art history and contemporary culture through an interdisciplinary approach. Drawing on a variety of sources ranging from art history to science fiction, his highly-crafted, fantastical works uncover subconscious anxieties associated with technology and consumerism. His work has been exhibited internationally, including solo exhibitions at The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Spazio Ridotto in Venice, and Market Gallery in Glasgow. Group exhibitions include The Palais de Tokyo in Paris, New Frontier at the Sundance Film Festival, Lehman College Art Gallery in New York, Ars Electronica, and Postmasters Gallery in New York. His work has been featured in The Washington Post, VICE, The Wall Street Journal, and The Village Voice. Monaghan received his BFA from the New York Institute of Technology in 2008 and his MFA from the University of Maryland in 2011.
Collector Receives
1. Primary Video: (Apple ProRes 422 (MOV) Version 0,Two-channel PCM Audio 48kHz, H.264, 1920 x 1080px) SHA256 Checksum included in JSON 2. Exhibition Copy (1920 x 1080px, H.264, AAC LC (MP4) ) 3. Web Copy (1280 x 720px, H.264, AAC LC (MP4) ) 4. Five selected stills, for promotional use only, not to be displayed as art objects (TIFF) 5. Thumbnail (PNG) 6. README.txt
Preventive Conservation and Display
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