MIT Graduate Program in Comparative Media Studies

Studying Media and Making Media

Edward Dimendberg

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Podcast: Edward Dimendberg, “Remembering Los Angeles in the Digital Age: Pat O’Neill’s The Decay of Fiction”

Los Angeles artist and special effects virtuoso Pat O’Neill filmed The Decay of Fiction (2002) in the landmark Ambassador Hotel, once the center of Hollywood celebrity culture. His film blurs the boundaries between architectural investigation, urban documentation, and aesthetic exploration.