Kelly Moran - Love Birds, Night Birds, Devil-Birds

What this video is

Released in June 2019 via Warp Records, this video sits at the precise intersection of fine art installation culture and experimental music video. The work's origin at Frieze Los Angeles — one of the world's premier contemporary art fairs — marks a significant directional shift: the music video not as a promotional tool but as a gallery artifact redistributed digitally. McQuater's practice, rooted in feminist video…

Why it matters

Represents a landmark moment in the 'gallery-to-screen' pipeline for experimental music videos, where fine art installation practice defines the primary artifact and the traditional music video is a secondary adaptation. Moran's prepared piano and synthesizer work, as distributed via Adult Swim…

The director

Cassie McQuater (b. 1987, Detroit, USA) is a Los Angeles-based new media artist and video game designer. She received her BFA in painting from the University of Michigan School of Art & Design in 2009 and taught herself to code, moving into interactive media…