Film and Video Documentation

This page contains excerpts of film and video footage about the Howard Wise Gallery in New York, including television documentaries, interviews, and documentation of works exhibited at the gallery. They may be viewed by clicking on the "View QuickTime" link.


   
László Moholy-Nagy, Light Space Modulator, 1922 - 1930 (rebuilt 1960s)

Exhibited at the Howard Wise Gallery in 1970, Light Space Modulator was described by Moholy-Nagy as an "apparatus for the demonstration of the effects of light and movement." The following excerpt is from the Howard Wise Gallery Archives, Super 8mm, color, silent. Overall dimensions: 151.1 x 69.9 x 69.9 cm.

Julio Le Parc, Boule sur Ressort, 1963-65

This documentation of a kinetic sculpture by Argentinian experimental artist Julio Le Parc (b. 1928), was part of the On the Move exhibition at the Howard Wise Gallery in 1964. At the forefront of the kinetic art movement, Le Parc was a founding member of the French Groupe de Recherche d'Art Visuel. The following excerpt is footage shot by Alfred Hitchcock in preparation for the film Torn Curtain (1966). Howard Wise Gallery Archives, Super 8mm, color, silent.

Len Lye Interview (1965)

On the occasion of his solo exhibition at the Howard Wise Gallery in 1965, experimental filmmaker and artist Len Lye (1901-1980) discusses his work The Loop (1964), in the following interview. Producing his most widely recognized work in kinetic art after moving to New York in the 1940s, Lye intently pursued the translation of movement into artistic form. The following excerpt is from the Howard Wise Gallery Archives, 16mm, color, sound.

Paul Williams, Light Hemisphere, 1967

Paul Williams' Light Hemisphere, a transparent Plexiglas semi-sphere housing garlands of small lights programmed to flash at certain intervals, was exhibited at the Howard Wise Gallery in 1967 as part of the large group exhibition Lights In Orbit. The following excerpt is from the Howard Wise Gallery Archives, 16mm, color, silent. Overall dimensions: 26 x 26 x 12 in.

Thomas Tadlock, Quadrilateral Light Case With Changing Geometric Designs, 1967

An experiment in light, Tadlock's sculpture of random geometric patterns was exhibited at the Howard Wise Gallery as part of the Lights In Orbit exhibit in 1967. Tadlock was later also a participant of the gallery's TV as a Creative Medium exhibition in 1969. The following excerpt is from the Howard Wise Gallery Archives, Super 8mm, color, silent. Overall dimensions: 24 x 25 x 22 in.

Tony Martin, Game Room from British Broadcasting Corporation, Tomorrow's World program, Part I (1968)

The BBC travels to New York to investigate recent developments in contemporary art, focusing on uses of new technology and audience participation. The Howard Wise Gallery is featured, along with Tony Martin's Game Room (1968) which is on view. The following excerpt is from the Howard Wise Gallery Archives, 16mm, b&w, sound.

Tony Martin, Game Room from British Broadcasting Corporation, Tomorrow's World program, Part II (1968)

The BBC program explores Tony Martin's Game Room (1968) in further detail. Outfitted with photo-electric cells which turn different elements of the project on and off, the Game Room is a highly interactive and experiential project which allows the participant to "create his own environment." The following excerpt is from the Howard Wise Gallery Archives, 16mm, b&w, sound.