Artpress launches video art oral history series with first volume on pioneers
Artpress has published the first volume of a three-part interview series tracing the history of video art through its archives. Titled 'L’art vidéo 1. Les débuts', the book covers artists from the first two generations of video makers, from pioneers Wolf Vostell and Nam June Paik to the success of Bill Viola and Gary Hill at the 1995 Venice Biennale. The volume highlights how video art emerged in dialogue with television and surveillance, while also exploring video sculpture, installation, video-theatre, video-dance, and video-performance. The series offers an interdisciplinary perspective on the medium's evolution.
Key facts
- First volume of a three-part series on video art history published by artpress
- Covers artists from the first two generations of video makers
- Includes pioneers Wolf Vostell and Nam June Paik
- Highlights Bill Viola and Gary Hill's success at the 1995 Venice Biennale
- Explores video sculpture, installation, video-theatre, video-dance, and video-performance
- Video art emerged in dialogue with television and surveillance
- Artpress offers an interdisciplinary vision of video art history
- Title quotes Nam June Paik: 'J’apprends de la vidéo ce que la vie est'
Entities
Artists
- Nam June Paik
- Wolf Vostell
- Bill Viola
- Gary Hill
Institutions
- artpress
- Biennale di Venezia
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
Sources
- artpress —