Critical Writing Index

Museum and Guerrilla Television

by Jo- Anne Birnie Danzker

Art Artist and the Media, 1978, pp. 11-14

Graz: Audiovisual Zentrum, 1978

This very informative and detailed chapter, surveys the history of video art in Canada, its particular evolution in certain provinces, and how it was aligned with geographical political ideology. Controversial Quebec video center, Videographe, which was thought by some as a propaganda tool by separatists is described. And, video's place within the museum, or institution becomes topic of debate. This chapter is written from a Canadian perspective, appearing the book "Art Artist and the Media," which contains international writings on the arts.

ITEM 1978.045 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited

John and Mimi's Book of LoveLes Levine

David Ross

Maria Gloris Biocchi

John Hopkins

Peter Bloch

John Howkins

Russell Conner

Mark Kidel

Yvves Chaput

Robert Forget

Rene Levesque

Micheal Goldberg