Dutch Treat: Amsterdam's Luminous Image
The Independent, Dec. 1984, v. 7, no. 11, pp. 7-8
The definition(s) of video installation, the versatility of video as an aesthetic medium, the newness of video and installation as art forms, the American video arts versus that of the European, etc. are all points dealt with in the exhibit and accompanying article. Specific European works are also described and discussed as they pertain to the show. This short article gives you a sense of the immediacy of the burgeoning video arts scene in the early half of the eighties.
ITEM 1984.044 – available for viewing in the Research Centre
Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited
Nostos II – Thierry Kuntzel
Walking in Any Direction... – Nan Hoover
Terra degli Dea madre – Ulay/Abramovic
Mauhro's Wijk – Kees de Groot