, Staff Writer
The Triangle is known for technology, and it's increasingly known as a good place to see art. So why has video art failed to take off here?Galleries here don't show it. Museums barely collect it. Local artists rarely attempt it.It's refreshing, then, to walk into Glance Gallery in downtown Raleigh and hear recorded screams echoing off the walls. It's a sure signal that video art is near.David Colagiovanni's "Simultaneous Portraits or Danger Music for Dick" are showing on three screens in the gallery, with seven randomly ordered clips of people shrieking. Some seem angry; others are in anguish. You can interpret for yourself what Glance Gallery co-owner Bob Doster Jr. is trying to convey in his clip.Each segment is sold as a limited edition DVD, so you can compile your own set of favorite screamers.Colagiovanni also shows installments from his weekly video journal, which eschews documentary-style narrative for hyper-self-conscious allegories. For instance, in one segment, he cuts his hair, but edits it backward to appear that his hair is actually growing as he trims it.Colagiovanni's videos, along with Mia Yoon's sculptural paintings, are at Glance Gallery through April 19. Details: www.unc.edu/~colagiov.
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