Ann Arbor, Michigan.- The University of Michigan Museum of Art is pleased to present “Robert Wilson: Video 50” on view at the museum’s New Media gallery from January 7th through April 29th 2012. Wilson’s Video 50 contain aspects of his hallmark aesthetic: surreal or dream-like imagery, the absence of a linear narrative, the conflation of seemingly unrelated characters and micro-stories, and a mesmerizingly slow pace. Video 50 consists of a randomly arranged set of 30-second “episodes,” a few of which feature notable French personalities of the 1970s—perfumier Hélène Rochas stares down a mugger, culture minister Michel Guy struggles to open a dresser drawer—and Wilson thought of these as miniature portraits or character studies. The creator and director of aggressively experimental theater, Wilson first came to prominence with works from the mid-1970s such as ‘The Life and Times of Joseph Stalin’ (1973) and ‘Einstein on the Beach’ (1976). These lavish, unusually long productions broke and then redefined every convention of theater.