Ubu Web, the massive, Kenneth Goldsmith-helmed database of avant-garde art, can be difficult to dive into. That’s why Marie von Heyl and Joao Flux created Ubu Roulette, a site that randomly selects one of the many video artworks hosted on Ubu and plays it back for you. “Organize your own Ubu Roulette party…random art is a perfect way to trigger random conversations,” writes Flux on his website. Also seems like a pretty good thing to have for next time you’re stoned and staring into the internet.
Science Friction, a 1959 collage film by Stan Vanderbeek, was the first thing it gave me. It’s great. Heavy Monty Python vibes, and apparently that’s no accident.
