Critical Writing Index

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by Jane Wright and Jeremy Walsh

British/Canadian Video Exchange '84, 1984, pp. 1-16

London: Canada House Cultural Centre, 1984

Exhibition catalogue for the British portion of the British-Canadian Video Exchange '84 which took place in London, UK, and featured video work by Canadian artists.

The catalogue features curatorial essays by British curator Jeremy Welsh and Canadian curator Jane Wright. The exhibition featured performances, installations and videos by Paulette Phillips, Peter Wronski, Lisa Steele, Vera Frenkel, Monty Cantsin, General Idea, Ed Mowbray, Paul Wong, Colin Campbell, Wade McGregor & Charlie Fox, and many others.

The curators note in the curatorial essays that many of the artists' themes are political, focusing particularly on sexual and gender politics, media politics and peace movements.

ITEM RFL.056 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited

In the Old Days When We Were Artists – Paulette Phillips

Synchrotapes – Peter Wronski

Cornucopia – Lisa Steele

Excerpts and Euphoria – Vera Frenkel

Confused – Monty Cantsin

Baby Eyes – General Idea

Rhea – Ed Mowbray

White Money – Paul Wong

Recreation of the Emergency – Liz Vander Zaag

Recreation of the Emergency – David Askevold

The Mississippi Tapes: 1 to 6 – Colin Campbell

Manufactured Romance – Charlie Fox

48 Hour Beauty Blitz – Wade McGregor

Points of View – Randy and Berenicci

Jane Wright

Anne Ramsden

Wendy Geller

Michael Banger