William E. Jones
Jones (born 1962) is an American experimental filmmaker, artist and writer based in Los Angeles known for his work with found footage. In recent years he has turned to painting.
William E. Jones
- Born
- 1962 · Canton.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- filmmaker · photographer · writer · video artist
- Honours
- Guggenheim Fellowship
- Languages
- English
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Jones (born 1962) is an American experimental filmmaker, artist and writer based in Los Angeles known for his work with found footage. In recent years he has turned to painting.
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Raised in Massillon, Ohio, William is a graduate of Yale University.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Massillon (1991) • The Fall of Communism as Seen in Gay Pornography (1998) • Film Montages (for Peter Roehr) (2006) • V.O. (2006) • Bay of Pigs (2012) • Shoot Don't Shoot (2012) • Actual T.V. Picture (2013) • Psychic Driving (2014) • Rejected (2017)
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- 1.www.davidkordanskygallery.com.
- 2.Los Angeles Times. 2006-12-07.
- 3.www.cia.edu.
- 4.MIT Press.
- 5.walkerart.org.
- 6.wexarts.org.
- 7.Interview Magazine. 2020-03-17.
- 8.Akron Beacon Journal.
- 9.William E. Jones Selected Short Films Wexner Center for the Arts. wexarts.org.
- 10.William E. Jones Wexner Center for the Arts. wexarts.org.
- 11.Willis, Holly. New Video Work by William E. Jones. LA Weekly. 2006-12-06.
- 12.Extracted: Recent Films by William E. Jones. walkerart.org.
- 13.Tate. Joy in Repetition: Peter Roehr and Wiliam E. Jones Tate Modern.
- 14.Artists' Cinema: William E. Jones. walkerart.org.
- 15.Civin, Marcus. Buried Narratives: William E. Jones at David Kordansky. ARTnews.com. 2022-11-01.
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