Black Amour - Barry Adamson

What this video is

Released in 2002 on Mute Records, 'Black Amour' sits at a convergence of post-punk heritage and early-2000s art-video culture. Barry Adamson — formerly of Manchester's Magazine and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds — represented a lineage of avant-garde British rock extending back to the late 1970s. Mute Records, home to Depeche Mode, Nick Cave, and Moby, provided institutional context for experimental visual production.…

Why it matters

Represents the convergence of post-punk art-rock with auteur music video filmmaking. Barry Adamson's career trajectory — from Magazine bassist to Mute Records solo artist — embodies the post-punk-to-art-rock continuum. Sigismondi's direction elevates the video into a distinct visual art object,…

The director

Italian-Canadian director, photographer, and visual artist (born 1965, Pescara, Italy; raised Hamilton, Ontario). Trained at Ontario College of Art and Design. Transitioned from fashion photography to music video direction via Revolver Film Co. Known for…