RE: Video Looping

[Stevaum@aol.com]

Hi Douglas & Loopy Delighters,

Regarding: Loopers-Delight-d Digest Volume 99 : Issue 99
Subject: RE: Video Looping     From: Douglas Lawrence

OK, yes were straying slightly from the "Yellow Loop Road" here; but side
trips can often be scenic & worth the extra mileage!!!

I checked out the URL you provided For Nam June Paik and really enjoyed it!

Nam June Paik is the Grandfather of Video Art and I have admired his work 
for
more than 25 years.

Around 1982 Paik did a huge retrospective show at the Museum of 
Contemporary
Art in Chicago. At this exhibition one of his most ambitious & outstanding
pieces was "Video Waterfall", a moutainesque tower of video monitors--and 
I'm
sure you can figure out what the images were!

While in Chicago he lectured & hung out at the School of the Art Institute 
of
Chicago, where I was a graduate student & Graduate Assistant for the Video
Department; and at the Center for New Television where I was Assistant
Facilities Coordinator, so I got to enjoy his visit from a close 
perspective!
I also had the opportunity to spend a lot of time with Charlotte Moorman 
who
had accompanied Paik, & performed playing cello wearing the Paik "Video 
Bra".
Unfortunately, Moorman eventual died from breast cancer, which many 
contribute
to her performing hundreds of times wearing the "Video Bra".

While attending the Art Institute we had a host of Visiting (Video) Artist,
including Shigeko Kubato, Paik's wife. Most also lectured and exhibited 
work
at the Center for New Television. I consider myself fortunate to have had 
the
opportunity to meet & get to know some of the leading pioneers of Video 
Art!!!

Paik's Electronic Super Highway exhibition sounds really excellent! I wish 
I
had seen it. I also trner of Callowhill and 16th street"!!!

I was not aware of a Paik video from The Kitchen with music by Phillip 
Glass.
I'll have to check that out.

take care,
stevo in yr video

Stevo Wolfson - Electronic Media Artist
sTeVo iN yR sTuDiO   (visual)
Pupaum   (audio)
http://www.angelfire.com/il/StevoInYrStudio/index.html   (computer art)
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