Critical Writing Index

The Arts for Television

Los Angeles and Amsterdam: The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles and the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, 1987

The Arts for Television examines television as a form for contemporary art making. The exhibition documents the crossovers and collaborations that take place on television, between and among dancers, musicians, playwrights, actors, authors, poets, and visual and video artists. The programme is divided into six categories: dance, music, theatre, literature, the video image, and works that are not necessarily for television but which address the usual content of TV and transform it. The exhibit also documents the involvement of television stations in Europe and America with art and artists/ video. Included are works by Nam June Paik, Charles Atlas, Laurie Anderson, Joan Logue, Robert Longo, Robert Ashley, Peter Greenaway, Marina Abramovic, Ulay, Bill Viola, Richard Serra, General Idea, and dozens more.

Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited

Shut the Fuck UpGeneral Idea

Television Delivers PeopleRichard Serra

Global GrooveNam June Paik

SupermanLaurie Anderson

Rene and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog After the WarJoan Logue

Ex-RomanceCharles Atlas

City of AngelsMarina Abramovic and Ulay

Chatt el-Djerid (A Portrait in Light and Heat)Bill Viola