Amy Taubin reflects on Michael Snow’s 1967 masterpiece
Amy Taubin talks with Artforum editor in chief David Velasco about Michael Snow’s Wavelength (1967), from its making and meanings to her own role in this revelatory fixture of avant-garde film. Plus: the story behind why “Strawberry Fields Forever” makes a musical cameo.
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