Video art began in the mid-1960s, when portable video equipment became available on the consumer market. At that time, it was impossible to predict to what extent video would be an effective means of artistic expression. This exhibition, drawn entirely from the Museum's extensive collection, looks at video's evolution from clean slate to evolved art form.
Video art began in the mid-1960s, when portable video equipment became available on the consumer market. At that time, it was impossible to predict to what extent video would be an effective means of artistic expression. This exhibition, drawn entirely from the Museum's extensive collection, looks at video's evolution from clean slate to evolved art form. This month's program includes work that explores issues of identity.
Video Time was organized by Barbara London, Associate Curator, Department of Film and Video.
Screening Schedule:
Video Spaces: Program I.
16 Millimeter Earrings. 1966. Directed by
Meredith Monk. 4 min.
"Bigmouth Strikes Again" from Nine Years
Later. 1995-98. USA. Directed by Robert Beck.11 min.
Fast Trip: Long Drop. 1993. USA. Directed by
Gregg Bordowitz. 54 min.
A Place Called Lovely. 1991. USA. Directed by
Sadie Benning
14 min.
Video Spaces: Program II.
Happy Birthday America. 1976. USA. Directed
by Maxi Cohen. 4 min.
A Spy in the House that Ruth Built. 1989.
USA. Directed by Vanalyne Greene. 29 min.
Babalu. 1980. USA. Directed by Tony Labat. 10
min.
Color Schemes. 1989. USA. Directed by Shu
Lea Cheang. 28 min.
Video Spaces: Program III.
The Laughing Alligator. 1979. USA. Directed
by Juan Downey. 29 min.
Distance between Myself and My Losses.
1983. Germany. Directed by Marcel Odenbach. 10 min.
Because We Must. 1989. USA. Directed by
Charles Atlas. 50 min.
Video Spaces: Program IV.
The King. 1972. USA. Directed by Eleanor Antin.
52 min.
Another Day of a Housewife. 1978. Japan.
Directed by Mako Idemitsu18 min.
Sugar Daddy. 1980. Canada. Directed by Ardele
Lister. 27 min.
Let's Play Prisoners. 1988. USA. Directed by
Julie Zando. 22 min.
Video Spaces: Program V.
The Inability to Express Oneself through Body
Language. 1973. Germany. Directed by Valie
Export. 7 min.
Art Herstory. 1974. USA. Directed by Hermine
Freed. 22 min.
Belladonna. 1989. USA. Directed by Beth B and
Ida Applebroog. 12 min.
Third Known Nest. 1991-99. USA. Directed by
Tom Kalin. 40 min.
Corazon Sangrante. 1993. Mexico. Directed by
Ximena Cuevas. 5 min.
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