In the early days of Le Tigre, the band would turn off the lights and turn on a slideshow displaying protests, newspaper headlines, etc. while playing this track in the background, therefore giving it the name “Slideshow at Free University”.
[Spoken Word]
We favor the simple expression of the complex thought
We are for the large shape, because it has the impact of the unequivocal
We are for flat forms because they destroy illusion and reveal truth
The artist was attempting to make art more than something to just look at
They wanted it something to be involved in, something too big to ignore
It is our function as artists to make the spectator to see the world our way, not his way
Slideshow at Free University was written by Sadie Benning & Johanna Fateman & Kathleen Hanna.
Slideshow at Free University was produced by Chris Stamey & Sadie Benning & Johanna Fateman & Kathleen Hanna.
Le Tigre released Slideshow at Free University on Tue Oct 26 1999.