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Les LeVeque

Les LeVeque is an artist living in New York City.

Over the last decade, he has produced a number of videos and video installations exploring the cultural implications of technological change. Recently he has been making short videos and video installations that transform deturned Hollywood movies into visual psychedelia.

Les LeVeque's work has been widely screened throughout the US and Europe, including the New York Video Festival, Sundance Film Festival and Ars Electronica. He has been recognized by the San Francisco International Film Festival and the Black Maria Film and Video Festival.

His work is available from Video Data Bank.

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"Les LeVeque." Video History Project, Experimental Television Center, 2023. https://www.videohistoryproject.org/les-leveque.

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Les LeVeque is an artist living in New York City who over the last decade has produced videos and video installations exploring the cultural implications of technological change; recently he has made short videos and installations that transform deturned Hollywood movies into visual psychedelia. His work has been screened throughout the US and Europe, including the New York Video Festival, Sundance Film Festival and Ars Electronica; he has been recognized by the San Francisco International Film Festival and the Black Maria Film and Video Festival, and his work is available from Video Data Bank.

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Last modified 28 May 2023

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