Critical Writing Index

"In These Times of Diminishing Visual Returns ...:"

by Karen Henry

Video Guide, Mar. 1989, v. 10, no. 1, pp. 3 & 18

Karen Henry reviews the collaborative, erotic works of video artists Michael Morris and Vincent Trasov. Henry describes the artists as "unabashed sensualists, searching for a glimpse of a steamy chest, the arch of an underarm, the hollow of the knee, isolating erogenous zones and visually caressing them." The six pieces examined in this article are "classic video" in that they are candid, accessible, real images rooted in performance. Using Laura Mulvey's analysis of cinematic voyeurism as a guide, Henry critiques the woks for their clichés, representations of women, objectification, and eroticism.

ITEM 1989.120 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited

Das VideoschenMichael Morris

Das VideoschenVincent Trasov

Video NarcissusMichael Morris

Video NarcissusVincent Trasov

Video WanseeMichael Morris

Video WanseeVincent Trasov

Female Feet

Female FeetMichael Morris

StandchenVincent Trasov

StandchenMichael Morris

Female VoicesVincent Trasov

Female VoicesMichael Morris

Vincent Trasov