"Iraq Campaign 1991" by Phil Patiris is now online

Carrie McLaren is a guest blogger at Boing Boing and coauthor of Ad Nauseam: A Survivor's Guide to American Consumer Culture. She lives in Brooklyn, the former home of her now defunct Stay Free! magazine.

One of my other favorite films from the Illegal Art Exhibit was Phil Patiris' "Iraq Campaign 1991," a genius bit of agitprop he created in 1992 using TV footage of the first Gulf War. It was especially a hit at lefty media conferences. I wanted to put this up on the Illegal Art site back in the day, so I'm psyched to see that it has finally made its way online. Enjoy.

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(Thanks to Craig B. back in the day)

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Takuan | July 28, 2009 7:17 AM | Reply

great piece, time for a sequel
http://rawstory.com/blog/2009/07/report-traumatized-us-soldiers-brought-war-home/

a_user | July 28, 2009 7:48 AM | Reply

there was a time when this would have been wild satire - but I think anyone can create this now - grad a dvd or two and off you go. Mashups I believe the term is.

farkinga | July 28, 2009 7:58 AM | Reply

That is still wild satire. WOW.

Anonymous | July 28, 2009 12:40 PM | Reply

Not just wild, but biting. A satire is at its best when you feel sick to be a part of it. This succeeds. Most of us were right there at the stadium, when the F-16s did their flyby, fists pumping the air.

MarkM | July 28, 2009 2:22 PM | Reply

All the quick juxtapositions reminded me of:
"Robocop":
"Robocop! WHO is he? WHAT is he?"
The 6000 SUX
but moreso, "Starship Troopers":
"WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE?"

Anonymous | July 28, 2009 3:22 PM | Reply

I was more impressed by the stuff EBN put out about the the war just after it happened than this long winded attempt here.

Flashman | July 28, 2009 4:01 PM | Reply

That was great - DeLilloesque, even, even if it was a bit crude and heavy-handed.
Highlights: Whitney Houston, 10 mins in. And JR!

But it would be nice to have access to bits and pieces of this - the advertising e.g.
Although I guess there are some copyright issues with various aspects of this material.

rickrees | October 8, 2009 10:30 AM | Reply

Whatever happened to Phil Patiris?
I miss his work.

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