As Mentioned, an appendix
Guest · Middlebrow

Andrew Thomas Huang

9 works across 1 episode; mostly films, lately records.

Film

  1. 27:19

    The Dark Crystal Frank Oz, 1982

    Puppetry as a way in for a shy, closeted theater kid who hated being on camera. Middlebrow, Beyond The Hedges

  2. 27:22

    Labyrinth Jim Henson, 1986

    Named twice, once with the animatronics and once among the fantasies that traumatized him. Middlebrow, Beyond The Hedges

  3. 49:34

    The NeverEnding Story Wolfgang Petersen, 1984

    A pivotal childhood film, and you can still see the dragon in his work. Middlebrow, Beyond The Hedges

  4. 11:05

    Rubber Johnny Chris Cunningham, 2005

    The live projection shows that showed Huang you could be commercial and still make your own art. Middlebrow, Beyond The Hedges

Music

  1. 12:20

    360 Charli XCX, 2024

    He praised his friend's video, then met twenty year olds who hadn't seen it. Middlebrow, Beyond The Hedges

  2. 14:18

    Cellophane FKA twigs, 2019

    His own moment, and he knows exactly how unrepeatable the alignment was. Middlebrow, Beyond The Hedges

  3. 9:22

    Ex-Girlfriend No Doubt, 2000

    The Hype Williams clip lodged in his memory from an older sister's MTV habit. Middlebrow, Beyond The Hedges

Miscellany

  1. 20:58

    Turandot Giacomo Puccini, 1921

    He did video for a Sydney production, and it prompted the question: is film going the way of opera? Middlebrow, Beyond The Hedges

Architecture

  1. 21:09

    Sydney Opera House Jørn Utzon, 1961

    Where his Orientalism-haunted Turandot projections played. Middlebrow, Beyond The Hedges