Vital Signals
| Nov ’09 |
| 14 |
| 2:00 pm |
“Vital Signals,” a program of early video art from America and Japan, highlights the significant parallel developments in these countries during the 1960s and ‘70s. Co-presented with EAI, the leading international resource for video and media art, for Performa 09, the three-part screening program brings together rarely screened and seminal video art works, and includes a special discussion with artist Takahiko Iimura and an American artist (TBD), both of whom are featured in the screening program.
Open Television 2–4 pm
The new medium of video and its inherent accessibility changed the way artists approached the moving image and spurred the growth of communities. The artists presented in this screening saw video as a way to directly engage with culture. This program includes work by Nam June Paik, Jud Yalkut, Toshio Matsumoto, Fujiko Nakaya, Chris Burden, TVTV, Saburo Muraoka, Tatsuo Kawaguchi, Keiji Uematsu, Ko Nakajima, Allan Kaprow, Shirley Clark, Video Earth and Video Information Center.
The Language of Technology 5:45–7:15 pm
This section highlights early examples of video art that explored technical developments such as electronic image manipulation and instantaneous playback. Artists include Nam June Paik, CTG, Gary Hill, Toshio Matsumoto, Katsuhiro Yamaguchi, Keigo Yamamoto, James Byrne, Takahiko Iimura, Kohei Ando and Morihiro Wada.
With Takahiko Iimura and an American artist (TBA).
Body Acts 8:30–10:30 pm
The artists featured in Body Acts use video technology to experiment with physical and emotional gesture in performative works created for the camera. Artists include Joan Jonas, Takahiko Iimura, James Byrne, Norio Imai, William Wegman, Katsuhiro Yamaguchi, Ante Bozanich, Mako Idemitsu, Paul McCarthy, John Baldessari, Hakudo Kobayashi, Mobuhiro Kawanaka and Vito Acconci.
Co-presented by Japan Society and EAI (Electronic Arts Intermix).
Tickets for one video screening $10 / $8 Japan Society members. All-day pass (re-entry permitted) $20 / $15 Japan Society members.
