Critical Writing Index

Cénotaphe

by Jill Pollack and Barbara Steinman

Video Guide, 1986, v. 8, no. 2, p. 14

Jill Pollack reviews Barbara Steinman's installation, "Cénotaphe," part of "Luminous Sites," a larger exhibition of Canadian video art in Vancouver. The video portion of Steinman's installation illuminates a cenotaph memorializing anonymous victims, of unspecified time and of an unspecified number. Pollack reflects on her jarring experience as a viewer examining her place in global power dynamics.

Please refer to item 1986.109 ("As A Wife Has a Cow," exhibition review by Sara Diamond) for printed publication details.

ITEM 1986.122 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited

CénotapheBarbara Steinman