Art-museum opulence, feature-length films, meditations on race and class, and more.
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There was a dark period for music videos for a while.
No longer could you plop yourself on the couch and watch an endless stream of videos.
Here are the ten best ones we saw this year.
Its a delight to watch play out.
Every frame of the thing could be an art exhibit.
The only knock against it remainsits potentially shady origins.
Doja Cat, Moo
Sometimes, the best visual moments happen with very little thought or intention.
Boom: A viral video was born.
Theres no sense in trying to resist this DIY masterpiece.
Troye Sivan, Bloom
More and more, music videos are becoming resplendent mood boards.
Theres not a whole lot of action happening here, but more than enough to feast your eyes on.
At last, Sivan has reached his final form: a living Pride float.
Enough dildos to makeAmerican Vandalblush.
If youre not playing CupcakKe in your sex-ed classes, its time to reevaluate the curriculum.
Janelle Monae,Dirty Computer
Janelle MonaesDirty Computeris another world-building offering from the archandroid.
This film was the moment when Monae came out as herself.
Did you think these men were self-taught?
Put some colored girls in the MoMA.
But at this point, shes not waiting around for permission to enter that space.
The keys are hers to do with them whatever she damn well pleases.
Tierra Whack,Whack World
Theres not a minute to waste in Tierra Whacks audiovisual splendor,Whack World.
It is black joy snuffed out by brutality.
It is life interrupted.
It is warfare on the playground.
