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Ben Franklin Dreams of His Immortal Soul (1990)
Directed by Peter Rose
Overview
A three-channel video installation that was commissioned on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Franklin’s death. The work presents a contemporary dreamscape of Franklin’s thoughts on research, invention, politics, mischief, women, electricity, and language, and was installed at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1991.
Length 22 minutes