• Mar 03, 1995
  • 29 min
  • Full-HD

"Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman (1995)

Nam June Paik's first single-channel videotape since 1989 is a heartfelt tribute to his long-time collaborator Charlotte Moorman. This portrait traces Moorman's career as an avant-garde performer, from her classical training to her notorious arrest as the "Topless Cellist" and subsequent talk-show celebrity. Rare documentations of Moorman's performances include Otto Piene's Sky Kiss and Jim McWilliams' Chocolate Cello. Interviews with Moorman's friends, family and collaborators, such as Yoko Ono, Christo and Jeanne Claude, Otto Piene, and Barbara Moore, among others, provide intimate recollections of the inimitable Moorman.

Category
Country
United States of America
Companies
Little Rocky Cello Corp.

Charlotte Moorman

Charlie Morrow

Yoko Ono

Christo

Jeanne-Claude

Nam June Paik

Barbara Wise

Jerald Odover

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