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Video Acts: Single Channel Works from the Collections of Pamela and Richard Kramlich and the New Art Trust

Authors
Anthony Huberman; Alanna Heiss; Glenn D. Lowry
Publisher
P.S. 1
ETC archive
ETC2542

Abstract

historical overview of video art created for display on a single monitor, with more than 100 pieces, dating from the mid-60s through 2000, including numerous landmarks in the development of this young medium by Marina Abramovic, Gilbert & George, Acconci, Jonas, and Nauman, as well as more recent work by Tony Oursler, Darren Almond, Pipilotti Rist, and others redefining the genre.Artists Include: Dan Graham, Christopher Eamon, Vito Acconci, Gilbert & George, David Hammons, Gary Hill, Joan Jonas, Mike Kelley, Anthony Huberman, John Baldessari, Peter Campus, Steve McQueen and Bill Viola.Essays by Klaus Biesenbach, Barbara London and Christopher Eamon,Foreword by Glenn Lowry.Introduction by Alanna Heiss. - Amazon
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Anthony Huberman; Alanna Heiss; Glenn D. Lowry. Video Acts: Single Channel Works from the Collections of Pamela and Richard Kramlich and the New Art Trust. P.S. 1. 2003.

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historical overview of video art created for display on a single monitor, with more than 100 pieces, dating from the mid-60s through 2000, including numerous landmarks in the development of this young medium by Marina Abramovic, Gilbert & George, Acconci, Jonas, and Nauman, as well as more recent work by Tony Oursler, Darren Almond, Pipilotti Rist, and others redefining the genre. Artists Include: Dan Graham, Christopher Eamon, Vito Acconci, Gilbert & George, David Hammons, Gary Hill, Joan Jonas, Mike Kelley, Anthony Huberman, John Baldessari, Peter Campus, Steve McQueen and Bill Viola. Essays by Klaus Biesenbach, Barbara London and Christopher Eamon, Foreword by Glenn Lowry. Introduction by Alanna Heiss. - Amazon

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