Critical Writing Index

"I Almost Ran Over Liza Minnelli Today": Colin Campbell and Lisa Steele in L.A., 1976-77

by Jon Davies

Montréal: VOX, 2021

Curator Jon Davies writes about the video works of Lisa Steele and Colin Campbell with particular attention to the nine-months the artists spent together in Southern California. Davies describes how the artists worked along side each other to advance their independent practices. In the article he compares the two artists works to each other and describes how both their practices evolved during their time in California. Davies provides historical context and highlights major themes present in the artists' filmographies.

ITEM 2021.017 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited

The Woman from Malibu seriesColin Campbell

Waiting for Lancelot seriesLisa Steele

The Scientist TapesLisa Steele

The Ballad of Dan PeoplesLisa Steele

SecretsColin Campbell

HindsightColin Campbell

Facing SouthLisa Steele

Internal PornographyLisa Steele

Hollywood and VineColin Campbell