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475: 63:, the group's Whitney Biennial installation was "a pandemonium of ear-cracking sound, seizure-inducing films, and bewigged mannequins sheathed in the collective's trademark knit Afghans, which look like they were produced by a team of Taylorist acidheads with industrial looms." 78:
In addition to performing, the group produced a number of single channel video works to be projected behind them during performances. The videos are both serious and sublime, while simultaneously maintaining a sensibility of deadpan humor and menace.
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Known for performing in colorful full-body knit-wear of their own design, the band rarely played outside of Rhode Island but did two US tours with their Fort Thunder roommates
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Van Siclen, Bill (17 March 2002). "The Whitney Biennial: Forcefield was given 'carte blanche' at Whitney",
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noise
Providence, Rhode Island
Fort Thunder
Lightning Bolt
Matt Brinkman
Jim Drain
Ara Peterson
Whitney Biennial
Rachel Kushner
Bulb Records
Doing Their Own Thing, Making Art Together
The New York Times
Artforum


Looking for Graphic Lightning From Fort Thunder
The New York Times
The Providence Journal
Art in Review: Forcefield
The New York Times
Forcefield: Roggaboggas
Allmusic
Kushner, Rachel
Artforum
"Forcefield"
Electronic Arts Intermix
Forcefield Bio
Electronic Arts Intermix
eai.org
Interview with Gorgon Radeo

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