Critical Writing Index

Video Tapes by Women 1986-1992: A Critical Review

by Katherine Szadkowski

Poolside, Summer 1992, no. 6, pp. 11-12

Article briefly discusses the video work of women artists available through Video Pool's distribution catalogue. Many of the women artists discussed began working with video as members of Women Artists in Video (WAIV), a group set up to help women with the intimidating technology of video production. The author traces developments in the artists' work from WAIV to the present.

Szadkowski approaches the history of video production by women after having viewed a number of videos by women from Video Pool's collection. She explores the different ways that women who produce video, under the aegies of Video Pool, use video as a medium to say something. The article looks at work by Diane Whitehouse, Hope Susan Peterson, Grace Martini, WAIV (Women Artist in Video), Rosalie Bellefontaine, Kris Anderson, Tanis Kyle, among others who are part of WAIV.

ITEM 1992.011 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited

A Short Tape About Short People – Diane Whitehouse

Coats – Barbara Hunt

Can - D - Man – Barbara Hunt

Selling the Flamingo – Hope Susan Peterson

TNT (Technology Intimidation) – Grace Martini

Night Bus to Fargo – Hope Susan Peterson

Armour for LIving – Hope Susan Peterson

North of Westgate – Rosalie Bellefontaine

A Real Class Act – Kris Anderson

Labouts of Love – Kris Anderson

Framing the Perfect You – Tanis Kyle

Hey Kids – Alethea Lahofer

Sam Suicide – Alethea Lahofer

Manufractured – Alethea Lahofer

Canora – Kim Oulette

A is for Apple – Dana Cooley

Totentanz – Sharon Alward