"Video is Being Invented"
Arts Magazine, Dec. 1973, v. 47, no. 3, pp. 37-44
Artist Nam June Paik is considered to be the founding father of video art, his experimentation with black and white television led to an aesthetic movement that influenced the production of videoart in the subsequent decades to come. Artists such as Keith Sonnier, Joon Jonas, Linda Benglis and Nancy Holts, among several others, produced videos, which investigated the unique features of video art. Exploring colour, sound, tactile sensations, movement and the relationship between the audience and art object became critical themes of investigation.
ITEM 1973.039 – available for viewing in the Research Centre
Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited
Video Synthesizer – Nam June Paik
Video Bed – Ralph Hacking and Ken Dominick
TV Bra – Nam June Paik
TV In-TV Out – Keith Sonnier
Mat Key Radio Track – Keith Sonnier
Mirror Check – Joon Jonas
Vertical Roll – Joon Jonas
Left Side, Right Side – Joon Jonas
Home Tape – Linda Bengalis
Noise – Linda Bengalis
Views Through a Sand Dune – Nancy Holt
Locating #2 – Nancy Holt
Born Without A Mouth – William Wegman
Rage and Depression – William Wegman
Stomach Stone – William Wegman
Milk on Floor – William Wegman
Three Breaffasts – Michael Snow
Live Taped Video Corridor – Bruce Nauman
Interface – Peter Campus
Lesbian Mothers – David Sasser
Ruff Cut, an homage to R. Mutt, a work in progress, so to speak – Frank Giliette
Chicken Dinner – Videofreex