Critical Writing Index

Artists Video: An Alternative Use of the Medium

by Brian Hoey and Wendy Brown

Tyne and Wear: Biddick Farms Art Centre, 1979

This exhibition features a wide variety of video artists from around the world. It attempts to showcase a "a complete spectrum of video art activity" (3) and approaches to the medium. Part of the aim of this show is to not only showcase the artists' works but to allow viewers to be engaged with the world of video art. The exhibition ran from October 29th to November 11th, 1979 and featured over 15 works with artists such as Richard Monkhouse, Stuart Marshall, Alex Meigh, and so on.

A copy of the essay can be found in article archive binder 1979