Gil Scott-Heron - New York Is Killing Me (Chris Cunningham Remix) [Full 3 Screens HD]

What this video is

Released in 2010 as part of Gil Scott-Heron's late-career resurgence via XL Recordings, 'New York Is Killing Me' emerges from 'I'm New Here,' his first album in 16 years. The Chris Cunningham audiovisual remix premiered at MoMA, New York — a deliberate positioning of the work within fine-art institutional space rather than broadcast music television. This reflects a broader 2000s–2010s trend of music videos…

Why it matters

A landmark at the junction of audiovisual art installation and music video, this work extends Cunningham's signature dark-minimalist aesthetic into spoken-word and soul-blues territory. It represents a rare instance of a canonical experimental music video director engaging deeply with…

The director

Chris Cunningham (born October 15, 1970, Reading, Berkshire, England) is an English music video director, video artist, and film creature-effects designer. He made his directorial debut in 1997 with Aphex Twin's 'Come to Daddy,' followed by 'Windowlicker,'…