Sonsbeek 71
Sonsbeek 71, an exhibition which included artists from around the world, with an emphasis on site-specific and "audio-visual" works, including film and video. June 19 - August 15, 1971. Exhibitions occurred at multiple sites throughout Arnhem and The Netherlands. Participating organizations included the Stedelijk Museum.
Included was a video studio, where invited artists came to create works; artists included Nam June Paik, Jack Moore, Eric Siegel, Stanley Brown and joepat. The film exhibition included three categories - structural film, land art film and artists film; Regina Cornwell and Willard VanDyke assisted in programming. Artists included Vito Acconci, Tony Conrad, Hollis Frampton, Ernie Gehr, Dan Graham, Robert Nelson, Michael Snow, Peter Kubelka, George Landow, Ken Jacobs, Bruce Nauman, Dennis Oppenheim, Richard Serra, Paul Sharits, Michael Snow, Joyce Wieland, Jud Yalkut.
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"Sonsbeek 71." Video History Project, Experimental Television Center, 2011. https://www.videohistoryproject.org/sonsbeek-71.
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Sonsbeek 71 was a multi-site exhibition in Arnhem and elsewhere in the Netherlands held June 19–August 15, 1971; it emphasized site-specific and "audio-visual" works, including film and video, and participating organizations included the Stedelijk Museum. The exhibition provided a video studio where invited artists such as Nam June Paik, Jack Moore and joepat created works; the film program, assisted by Regina Cornwell and Willard VanDyke, was organised into three categories—structural film, land art film and artists film—and included participants such as Vito Acconci, Hollis Frampton, Michael Snow and Richard Serra.
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