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| 1998 Luxor,Egypt, meets Luxor, Las Vegas, calling into question the nature of reality through a meltdown of the real and the replica. Each world is suspended and then reborn in the realm of video as past, present and future merge into one pulsing electronic moment. Luxor is also designed as a single channel installation. 18:00 minutes “With its resplendent images, Luxor lures us into glittering hieroglyphic displays and sparkling sands as we ponder the mystery of where one location ends and another begins.” – TL Reid, Afterimage “The ‘real’ archaeological site meets its modern day ‘replica’ in Vegas, as McElwee collapses culture and history in the high desert.” – Steve Seid, Curator, University Art Museum, Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, California “Mesmerizing…ingenious originality…Luxor’s images shimmer like a heat-wave mirage.” – Diane Carson, Riverfront Times, St. Louis |
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With its 219,000 square-foot building on 15.5 acres just south of Norman, Riverwind Casino is almost double the size of Las Vegas’ Caesar’s Palace and The Mirage casinos. The casino opened its doors July 17, and even without advertising, some 2,000 people were lined up outside the doors. A grand-opening ceremony is set for Aug. 10.
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