Aesthetics, Video Art and Television
Leonardo, Fall 1979, v. 12, no. 4, pp. 289-293
The author reviews two symposia and "presents an evaluation of the current state of video art in terms of philosophical aesthetics. Furthermore, he attempts to make a clear distinction between television and video art. The differences cited include corporate studio efforts vs efforts of individual artists, commercial vs artistic purpose and the substantial differences between production methods. Other issues considered are style, intimacy and narcissism."(289) He concludes by asserting that at the present moment, there is little difference between video art and television production because of video art's interest in figuration.
ITEM 1979.066 – available for viewing in the Research Centre
Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited
Nam June Paik
Richard Lorber
Joyce Neuraux
Media Shuttle: New York-Moscow – Nam June Paik
Media Shuttle: New York-Moscow – Dimitri Devayatkin
Merce and Marcel – Nam June Paik
Merce and Marcel – Merce Cunningham
Merce and Marcel – Sigeko Kubota
You Can't Lick Stamps in China – Gregory Battcock
You Can't Lick Stamps in China – Nam June Paik