Critical Writing Index

Videotape shows the fruit of a happy marriage of talents

by John Bentley Mays

The Globe and Mail, Nov. 25, 1989

This article presents a brief profile of Lisa Steele and Kim Tomczak, both their collaborative video work as well as work produced individually, in the context of their Art Gallery of Ontario exhibition 4 Hours and 38 Minutes. Mays reviews the work of Lisa Steele and Kim Tomczak before and after they joined forces as a creative team. The pieces question issues such as free trade, sexual stereotyping, censorship and political issues.

ITEM 1989.007 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited

The Gloria Tapes – Lisa Steele

100 Years of Aggression – Kim Tomczak

Working the Double Shift – Lisa Steele and Kim Tomczak

Evil – Lisa Steele and Kim Tomczak

White Dawn – Lisa Steele and Kim Tomczak

Demonstration of Fear and Pain – Kim Tomczak