Plot Summary
'Folding Hat' is a deadpan conceptual exercise that represents a dashed attempt to rescue an object from the meaning assigned to it. Whistling an aria from The Barber of Seville, Baldessari bends and folds a simple hat into numerous configurations. However, for the duration of the exercise, which unfolds in real time, the object never loses its "hatness." In the end it is untransmutable—no escape can be made from its meaning. Although Baldessari tries to drive a wedge between the signifier and signified, the viewer never misrecognizes the hat.
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Director & Crew
John Baldessari
Director
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Folding Hat was directed by John Baldessari and released in 1971.
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Folding Hat has a runtime of 0 hours and 30 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1971-01-01
- Status
- Released