Wider Angle, Sharper Focus for Tape Show
San Francisco Chronicle, Sept. 22, 1985
Stephen Agestein, the director of the San Francisco International Video Festival discusses the changes in the sixth annual festival. Agestein's changes in the structure of the festival are intended to nurture the audience of viewers. A wide selection of contemporary video work will feature artists such as Michael Klier's Der Riese, which functions as a critical commentary on the pervasive use of the surveillance camera.
ITEM 1985.110 – available for viewing in the Research Centre
Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited
Der Riese – Michael Klier
Why Do Things Get in a Muddle? (Come on Petunia) – Gary Hill
Le Train – Francois Girard
Evol – Tony Oursler
Prisoners – Jonathan Borofsky and Gary Glassman