“The curator who founded MoMA’s video program recounts the artists and events that defined the medium’s first 50 years.”
“This book describes the madcap trajectory of a pliable medium.”—Barbara London
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“Since the introduction of portable consumer electronics nearly a half century ago, artists throughout the world have adapted their latest technologies to art-making. In this book, curator Barbara London traces the history of video art as it transformed into the broader field of media art – from analog to digital, small TV monitors to wall-scale projections, and clunky hardware to user-friendly software. In doing so, she reveals how video evolved from fringe status to be seen as one of the foremost art forms of today.”
Video/Art, The First Fifty Years (Phaidon Press) traces the history of video art as it transformed into the broader field of media art.
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