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Free Book Chapter

story © Michael Betancourt | published June 17, 2009 | permalink | TwitThis Digg Facebook StumbleUpon  |  Print



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Two Women and a Nightengale is my homage and subversion of Max Ernst and Surrealism generally. I've decided to give away the first chapter as a free download to anyone who wants it.




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Interview in MyArtSpace

story © Michael Betancourt | published June 18, 2008 | permalink | TwitThis Digg Facebook StumbleUpon  |  Print



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MyArtSpace recently interviewed me about my work and research into visual music.






 
Mary Hallock-Greenewalt in Make Magazine

story © Michael Betancourt | published May 23, 2008 | permalink | TwitThis Digg Facebook StumbleUpon  |  Print



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Pushing the Performance Envelope. Mary Hallock-Greenewalt was a musician, engineer, inventor ... and exceptional.






 
Senses of Cinema #44

story © Michael Betancourt | published August 27, 2007 | permalink | TwitThis Digg Facebook StumbleUpon  |  Print



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Senses of Cinema #44 has a lot of articles on experimental film.



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Recent Writing

story © Michael Betancourt | published September 10, 2006 | permalink | TwitThis Digg Facebook StumbleUpon  |  Print



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Here are several pieces of mine that were recently published. The first two are theory, while the third is a discussion of abstract film and graffitti.

The Aura of the Digital on CTheory

Same As It Ever Was on VJTheory

Abstract Film Palimpsests on Bright Lights Film Journal