In this early Tom Rubnitz, Barbara Lipp and Tom Koken collaboration, "Frieda" performs her rap song with a bevy of dolls as back-up singers and dancers. Features rock-bottom production values and song lyrics by Barbara Lipp and Tom Koken.
Plastic Rap with Frieda
Tom Rubnitz, Barbara Lipp, Tom Koken
1983 00:04:07 United StatesEnglishColorMono4:3VideoDescription
About Tom Rubnitz
A quintessential New York underground film/video artist, the late Tom Rubnitz took a bite out of the Big Apple and spat it out in a wild kaleidoscope of unequivocal camp and hallucinogenic color. Ann Magnuson, the B-52s, The “Lady” Bunny, and the late John Sex are but a few of the stars that shine oh-so-brightly in Rubnitz’s glittering oeuvre. A genre artist par excellence, Rubnitz treated the sexy-druggy-wiggy-luscious-desserty qualities of the ’80s downtown club scene with the loving care only a true hedonist could show. Rubnitz died from an AIDS-related illness in 1992.
Video Data Bank also holds Tom Rubnitz's papers (covering 1966-1992). This collection documents Rubnitz’s career, artistic development and personal life. The collection spans Rubnitz's life from childhood through his final works before his death, offering researchers unique documentation of both his personal journey and professional relationships within the New York, San Francisco and international art scene. The Tom Rubnitz Papers Finding Aid is available to researchers. Please contact VDB to make an onsite appointment.