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Inconsecration of New Space

Date
1973

Inconsecration of New Space, at the University of Illinois, January 23, 1973. Performers included Dan Sandin, Jim Wiseman and Philip Lee Morton.

The performance incorporated the Sandin Image Processor built by Dan Sandin, the Paik Abe Video Synthesizer built by Jim Wiseman at California Institute of Arts, as well as cameras, film and videotape.

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Inconsecration of New Space was presented at the University of Illinois on January 23, 1973; performers were Dan Sandin, Jim Wiseman and Philip Lee Morton. The presentation incorporated the Sandin Image Processor built by Dan Sandin and the Paik Abe Video Synthesizer built by Jim Wiseman at California Institute of Arts; cameras, film and videotape were also used.

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