Critical Writing Index

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

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 series – Colin Campbell

Waiting for Lancelot series – Lisa Steele

The Scientist Tapes – Lisa Steele

The Ballad of Dan Peoples – Lisa Steele

Secrets – Colin Campbell

Hindsight – Colin Campbell

Facing South – Lisa Steele

Internal Pornography – Lisa Steele

Hollywood and Vine – Colin Campbell