Critical Writing Index

Shalom Gorewitz: Metaphoric Image Manipulator

by Victor Ancona

Videography, Nov. 1980, v. 5, no. 11, pp. 62-67

Video artist, curator and professor Shalom Gorewitz discusses his involvement in the world of video art. As an artist, he is recognized for the production of numerous series including titles such as: Color Field Abstractions, Poetry Videotapes and Dance Videotapes. Gorewitz tactfully edits and synthesizes his work with music in order to create the ambiance of a metaphoric dream world. Pieces such as Gorewitz's Excavations investigates personal metaphors dealing with the notions of the identity, history and the homeland in Jerusalem.

ITEM 1980.071 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited

Parataxis – Shalom Gorewitz

Dance This Mess Around – Shalom Gorewitz

Chicago Sunset – Shalom Gorewitz

Desire – Shalom Gorewitz

Travelin' Round the World – Shalom Gorewitz

Excavations – Shalom Gorewitz

Oleg's Desire – Shalom Gorewitz

Measures of Volatility – Shalom Gorewitz

Travels – Shalom Gorewitz