Film and Video Documentation The exhibition TV as a Creative Medium, (1969) was documented by various individuals who were actively involved in the emerging video art scene of the late 1960s. Jud Yalkut, a filmmaker, video artist, and frequent collaborator of Nam June Paik, and Ira Schneider, a video artist and exhibition participant, were among them. This page contains excerpts from films and videos that document individual works included in this landmark exhibition. They may be viewed either by clicking on the "View QuickTime" link. A complete copy of Schneider's video TV as a Creative Medium 1969-84 is available through the EAI Online Catalogue. |
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TV Bra for Living Sculpture, Nam June Paik and Charlotte
Moorman. TV Bra for Living Sculpture was both an apparatus to be worn and a live performance. In this collaboration, Moorman manipulates the images displayed on the two miniature television screens of the bra Paik designed, with the sound of her playing the cello. The following excerpt is from Jud Yalkut's Television as a Creative Medium, 1969-72, 16mm, color, silent, 6 min. |
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Participation
TV, Nam June Paik. In Participation TV, gallery visitors could see themselves reproduced and transformed in multiple colors in real time. The following excerpt is from Ira Schneider's TV as a Creative Medium 1969-84, video, b&w, sound, 12:08 min. |
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Wipe
Cycle, Ira Schneider and Frank Gillette. An installation of nine television screens, Wipe Cycle combined live images of gallery visitors, found footage from commercial television, and shots from pre-recorded tapes. The material was alternated from one monitor to the next in an elaborate choreography. The following excerpt is from Ira Schneider's TV as a Creative Medium 1969-84, video, b&w, sound, 12:08 min. |
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Wipe Cycle, Ira Schneider and Frank Gillette, 1969.
(Detail) Howard Wise documents himself interacting with Wipe Cycle. Live images of gallery visitors were presented at varying intervals on the work's nine screens. The following excerpt is from the Howard Wise Gallery Archives, Super 8mm, color, silent. |
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The Archetron, Thomas Tadlock. Tadlock combines images from three live television broadcasts to generate fluctuating, kaleidoscopic images. Editing the footage in real time with an electronic console, he reproduces a triangular section of a televised image and replicates it around a symmetrical axis with the use of mirrors and color filters. The following excerpt is from the Howard Wise Gallery Archives, Super 8mm, color, silent. |
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Everyman's Moebius Strip, Paul Ryan. In this work, gallery visitors were invited to walk into a private room and follow pre-recorded audio tape instructions. Participants could then watch a videotape of themselves performing these actions before the information was erased with the next recording. The following excerpt is from Jud Yalkut's Television as a Creative Medium, 1969-72, 16mm, color, silent, 6 min. |