Archiving Video Art: From Schum's Fernseh-Galerie to Bicocchi's Art/Tapes/22
This article addresses the difficulties of archiving video art, with a focus on initiatives in Europe. In 1971, Howard Wise established Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI) in New York, marking the inception of the first nonprofit dedicated to video art, which provides a Resource Guide for media art. The Tate Gallery in London is committed to the ongoing exhibition of works reliant on technology. In 1968, Gerry Schum initiated the Fernseh-Galerie Berlin to showcase land and conceptual art, with his collection later acquired by Egidio Marzona and Staatliche Museen zu Berlin in 2002. Maria Gloria Conti Bicocchi launched Art/Tapes/22 in Florence in 1972, producing videos until 1974. A 2011 conference celebrated her impact, while the Smithsonian American Art Museum restored Nam June Paik's installations in 2009.
Key facts
- Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI) was founded in 1971 by Howard Wise in New York.
- Gerry Schum launched Fernseh-Galerie Berlin in 1968 to broadcast art on television.
- Schum's collection was acquired by Egidio Marzona and later by Staatliche Museen zu Berlin in 2002.
- Maria Gloria Conti Bicocchi founded Art/Tapes/22 in Florence in 1972 with Bill Viola.
- Art/Tapes/22 tapes were acquired by ASAC of the Venice Biennale in 1976.
- Nam June Paik's unrealized project Video Events Composed on the Way to Rome (1974) involved destroying a camera.
- Smithsonian American Art Museum acquired Paik Foundation archives in 2009.
- A conference on Art/Tapes/22 took place on 26–27 May 2011 at Pinacoteca Civica di Follonica.
Entities
Artists
- Howard Wise
- Gerry Schum
- Gino De Dominicis
- Ger Van Elk
- Barry Flanagan
- Gilbert & George
- Richard Long
- Maria Gloria Conti Bicocchi
- Bill Viola
- Primo Conti
- Giulio Paolini
- Jannis Kounellis
- Nam June Paik
- John G. Hanhardt
- Wladimiro Dorigo
- Germano Celant
- Anna Mazzanti
- Valentina Valentini
- Silvia Borgini
- Cosetta G. Saba
- Egidio Marzona
- Martin Wisser
- Mia Wisser
- Ursula Wevers
- Eleonora Charans
- Michel Pencréac’h
Institutions
- Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI)
- Tate Gallery
- Fernseh-Galerie Berlin
- Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
- Hamburger Bahnhof
- Art/Tapes/22
- Long Beach Museum of Art
- ASAC (Archives historiques d’art contemporain de la biennale de Venise)
- University of Udine
- Centre Pompidou
- Pinacoteca Civica di Follonica
- Kunstbibliothek Berlin
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Nam June Paik Media Arts Center
- School of Advanced Studies in Venice Foundation
- Università Cà Foscari
Locations
- New York
- United States
- London
- United Kingdom
- Berlin
- Germany
- Cologne
- Düsseldorf
- Amalfi
- Italy
- Florence
- Venice
- Porto Marghera
- Follonica
- Grosseto
- Naples
- Udine
- Washington, D.C.
- Seoul
- South Korea
- Miami
- Tokyo
- Japan
Sources
- artpress —