UbuWeb is “a completely independent resource dedicated to all strains of the avant-garde, ethnopoetics, and outsider arts.” It’s a treasure trove of alternative media. You won’t find the latest releases from Hollywood here, but if you have an appetite for Dadaism, Surrealism and the avant-garde, UbuWeb offers an eclectic archive of films, sounds, poetry, and conceptual writing.
The film archive includes such notable classics as James Broughton’s This Is It and The Gardener of Eden, Luis Buñuel’s Un Chien andalou (pictured above) and Marcel Duchamp’s Anemic Cinema, as well as a recording of a performance of John Cage’s 4′33″ (four minutes and 33 seconds of silence; the noise the audience makes is the music). You’ll also find films from Joseph Beuys, Ed Emshwiller, Laszio Moholy-Nagy, and Man Ray. Don’t miss Yoko Ono’s and John Lennon’s Erection.
The audio files range from Erik Satie’s Selected Works to Mick Jagger’s soundtrack for Kenneth Anger’s Invocation of My Demon Brother. Be sure to check out the 365 Days Project, which offered an MP3 for every day in 2003, including Picking Up Girls Made Easy - The Women’s Clothing Store Pick-Up (January 15th) and Muhammad Ali’s Ali’s Historical Theme Song (April 16th).
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