Video Tapes by Women 1986-1992: A Critical Review
Poolside, Summer 1992, no. 6, pp. 11-12
Article briefly discusses the video work of women artists available through Video Pool's distribution catalogue. Many of the women artists discussed began working with video as members of Women Artists in Video (WAIV), a group set up to help women with the intimidating technology of video production. The author traces developments in the artists' work from WAIV to the present.
Szadkowski approaches the history of video production by women after having viewed a number of videos by women from Video Pool's collection. She explores the different ways that women who produce video, under the aegies of Video Pool, use video as a medium to say something. The article looks at work by Diane Whitehouse, Hope Susan Peterson, Grace Martini, WAIV (Women Artist in Video), Rosalie Bellefontaine, Kris Anderson, Tanis Kyle, among others who are part of WAIV.
ITEM 1992.011 – available for viewing in the Research Centre
Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited
A Short Tape About Short People – Diane Whitehouse
Coats – Barbara Hunt
Can - D - Man – Barbara Hunt
Selling the Flamingo – Hope Susan Peterson
TNT (Technology Intimidation) – Grace Martini
Night Bus to Fargo – Hope Susan Peterson
Armour for LIving – Hope Susan Peterson
North of Westgate – Rosalie Bellefontaine
A Real Class Act – Kris Anderson
Labouts of Love – Kris Anderson
Framing the Perfect You – Tanis Kyle
Hey Kids – Alethea Lahofer
Sam Suicide – Alethea Lahofer
Manufractured – Alethea Lahofer
Canora – Kim Oulette
A is for Apple – Dana Cooley
Totentanz – Sharon Alward