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Art Videos: A Filmography

The materials below are actual art works or deal directly with artistic processes, and include film/video work, performance/installation art, design, and technique videos. Please note that all materials dealing with art history (including biographical materials) are listed in the separate "Art History" filmography. This list is alphabetized by artist, and general or miscellaneous videos are categorized under "Various". Each entry is available in the Video Viewing Area, in the basement of Hunt Library. The material can be viewed in the Viewing Area, for educational purposes, by any holder of a current CMU photo I.D. or can be scheduled for classroom use by a faculty member. Further information on each item is available through Cameo, the on-line library catalog.

Acconci, Vito
(The) Red Tapes
1976 142 min. B&W
An early work by Vito Acconci.
778.59 A17r VHS

Acconci, Vito
Red Tapes, Tape 2
1976 58 min. B&W
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 3 VHS

Acconci, Vito
Undertone
1972 30 min. B&W
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 1 VHS

Adams, Ansel
Ansel Adams, Photographer
1981 60 min. Color
Ansel Adams talks about his life and work and demonstrates some of his techniques.
779 A21h VHS

Adams, Ansel
Ansel Adams, Photographer
1981 60 min. Color
Ansel Adams talks about his life and work and demonstrates some of his techniques.
779 A21ha DISC

Allen, Rebecca
Art in Motion
1992 30 min. Color
A series of dance performances, combined with computer animation by Rebecca Allen.
702.8 A7842 VHS

Almy, Max
Almy, Max
1989 33 min. Color
A compilation of ten years of Almy's work, which examines contemporary culture through the use of digital video effects and computer processing.
778.59 A784 VHS

Anderson, Laurie
Home of the Brave (L. Anderson)
1986 90 min. Color
A video produced by Anderson of her stage performance.
781.63 A54h VHS

Anderson, Laurie
Laurie Anderson: Collected Videos
1990 55 min. Color
Features: "Beautiful Red Dress", "Language is a Virus", "Sharkey's Day", and "O Superman." Also includes TV appearances of and interviews with performance artist Anderson.
704.655 A54c VHS

Angelo, Nancy / Compton, Candace
Nun and Deviant
1976 20 min. B&W
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 4 VHS

Anger, Kenneth
Eaux d'Artifice
Anger
1953 13 min. Tinted
Video art emphasizing night-time and water imagery.
791.45 A587 VHS

Anger, Kenneth
Films of Kenneth Anger, Volume 1
Anger
43 min. Color
Contains "Fireworks", "Puce Moment", "Rabbit's Moon", "Eaux d'Artifice", and "Kustom Kar Kommandos".
791.45 A587 VHS

Anger, Kenneth
Fireworks
Anger
1947 14 min. Tinted
Video art starring Anger, examining the "myths of the sailor". Music by Respighi.
791.45 A587 VHS

Anger, Kenneth
Kustom Kar Kommandos
Anger
1965 3 min. Color
Video art with a voyeuristic theme. Music by the Parris Sisters.
791.45 A587 VHS

Anger, Kenneth
Puce Moment
Anger
1949 6 min. Color
Video art criticism of Hollywood. Music by Jonathan Halper.
791.45 A587 VHS

Anger, Kenneth
Rabbit's Moon
Anger
1950 7 min. Tinted
Video art inspired by Japanese myth and Commedia dell'Arte, examining "the Unattainable". Music by Andy Arthur.
791.45 A587 VHS

Animal Charm
Family Court
1998 4 min. Color
Video art based on idealized images of family life.
791.45 H832 VHS

Animal Charm
Hot Mirror
1998 12 min. Color
Video art based on images of home design and decorations.
791.45 H832 VHS

Animal Charm
Hot Mirror Mix: Videoworks of Animal Charm, Volume 2
1998 26 min. Color
Compilation of video art by the group known as "Animal Charm". Includes: "Mark Roth", "Family Court", "Marbles" and "Hot Mirror".
791.45 H832 VHS

Animal Charm
Marbles
1998 7 min. Color
Video art based on images of children at a summer camp.
791.45 H832 VHS

Animal Charm
Mark Roth
1998 4 min. Color
Video art emphasizing the mundanity of work in a federal office building.
791.45 H832 VHS

Ant Farm
(The) Cadillac Ranch Show (Ant Farm)
1975 14 min. Color
Contains two short films. The first traces the development of the sculpture composed of ten partially buried Cadillacs; the second records the performance piece known as Media Burn (1975). Created, produced and directed by the group known as Ant Farm (Design Group).
790.2 C124 VHS

Ant Farm / T. R. Uthco
(The) Eternal Frame
1976 24 min. Color
From "Persistence of Vision", a collection of experimental television programs.
778.59 P466 v.1 DISC

Arbus, Diane
Diane Arbus
Musilli
1989 30 min. Color
Documentary on the photography of Diane Arbus. Narration is based on text written by Arbus before her suicide. Includes interviews with her friends, teachers, and colleagues.
779 A66 VHS

Arman
Arman: The Artist's Vision
1987 28 min. Color
Arman talks about his conceptual work, including his Manhattan complex project. From the series "David Howard's Art Seen".
709.04 A727 VHS

Arnold, Martin
Passage a l'acte
1993 12 min. B&W
A film work by Martin Arnold created by the manipulation of a scene from the film "To Kill a Mockingbird".
778.59 A757 VHS

Atlas, Charles
Because We Must
Atlas
1989 54 min. Color
Performance art based on an original stage presentation at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London. Choreography by Michael Clark.
792.82 B388 VHS

Baca, Judy
Judy Baca
1990 29 min. Color
Muralist Judy Baca discusses her work, including "The Great Wall of Los Angeles". From the University of Colorado series, "What Follows".
759.13 B116 VHS

Bacon, Francis
Francis Bacon
1985 55 min. Color
Program about the everyday life of Bacon and how his artwork was affected by his lifestyle.
759.2 B12rm VHS

Bag, Alex
Untitled, Fall '95
Bag
1995 57 min. Color
Video art.
709.73 U61 VHS

Bakker, D. S.
Geek
1990 360 min. B&W
A video art work by D.S. Bakker using images of faces.
709.04 G297 VHS

Baldessari, John
Baldessari Sings Lewitt
1972 12 min. B&W
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 1 VHS

Bartlett, Scott
OffOn
Bartlett
1968 9 min. Color
Avante-garde film incorporating abstract video feedback images.
791.45 T7842 pt. 1 DVD

Bass, Saul
Bass on Titles
1977 32 min. Color
Academy Award winner Saul Bass discusses his work designing titles for such feature films as "The Man with the Golden Arm", "Seconds", "West Side Story", "The Big Country", "Grand Prix", and others.
791.43 B317 VHS

Beck, Stephen
Video Weavings
1976 28 min. Color
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 5 VHS

Benglis, Lynda
Female Sensibility
1973 14 min. Color
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 4 VHS

Benning, Sadie
Girlpower
Benning
1992 15 min. B&W
Lesbian-themed video art made with a Fisher-Price toy camera.
791.45 B47 v. 2 VHS

Benning, Sadie
It Wasn't Love
Benning
1992 20 min. B&W
Lesbian-themed video art made with a Fisher-Price toy camera.
791.45 B47 v. 2 VHS

Benning, Sadie
(A) Place Called Lovely
Benning
1991 14 min. B&W
Lesbian-themed video art made with a Fisher-Price toy camera.
791.45 B47 v. 2 VHS

Benning, Sadie
Sadie Benning, Vol. 2
Benning
1991-92 49 min. B&W
Collection of three short films by video artist Benning. Includes "A Place Called Lovely", "It Wasn't Love", and "Girlpower".
791.45 B47 v. 2 VHS

Benton, Thomas Hart
Thomas Hart Benton's Missouri
1995 28 min. Color
Documentary on Benton's mural "Social History of the State of Missouri", which depicts Missouri's history from pioneer days to the Depression. Narrated by Benton, with commentary by historian Bob Priddy.
759.13 B47 VHS

Berlinger, Roberto
You Are What You Are Born For
Berlinger
1998 6 min. Color
From "Betraying Amnesia", a collection of short films by Latino artists.
791.45 B564 VHS

Bernini, Giovanni
Bernini: Sculptor
1996 33 min. Color
A video showcasing some of Bernini's most important works, including "S Bibiana", "S Teresa and the Angel", "The Fountain of Four Rivers," and "The Trevi Fountain".
735.45 B52 VHS

Beuys, Josef
Dialogue with Audience
1980 50 min. Color
Joseph Beuys discusses his life and philosophy of art with an audience at Cooper Union in January 1980.
709.43 B56di VHS

Beuys, Josef
Public Dialogue
1974 120 min. Color
A filmed record of Joseph Beuys' first public appearance in the U.S. at the New School for Social Research, New York, during which he outlined his political and artistic philosophies.
709.43 B56pu VHS

Beuys, Joseph
Videoview: Joseph Beuys
1975 28 min. Color
Joseph Beuys is interviewed by Willoughby Sharp.
709.43 B56 VHS

Birnbaum, Dara
Technology Transformation: Wonder Woman
1978 7 min. Color
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 7 VHS

Bishop, Isabel
Isabel Bishop: Portrait of an Artist
1977 30 min. Color
Documentary on the work and creative process of painter Isabel Bishop. From the RM Arts series "Portrait of an Artist."
759.13 B6222 VHS

Blumenthal, Lynn / Klondarides, Carol Ann / Paschke, Ed
Arcade
1985 10 min. Color
From "Persistence of Vision", a collection of experimental television programs.
778.59 P466 v.2 DISC

Bobe, German
Hombres Muertos de Amor
Bobe
1991 8 min. Color
From "Betraying Amnesia", a collection of short films by Latino artists.
791.45 B564 VHS

Bode, Peter
Music on Triggering Surfaces
1978 3 min. Color
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 5 VHS

Bode, Peter
Video Locomotion
1978 5 min. Color
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 5 VHS

Boggs, J. S. G.
Money Man
1992 60 min. Color
Program about J. S. G. Boggs, who is renowned for his drawings of U.S. currency.
709.04 B67m VHS

Bogosian, Eric
Funhouse
1986 80 min. Color
A one-man show performance by Eric Bogosian. Taped live at the Matrix Theater in Los Angeles.
790.2 B675 VHS

Bonnard, Pierre
Pierre Bonnard: In Search of Pure Color
1986 55 min. Color
Examines the work of Pierre Bonnard, especially as seen through a major retrospective at the Paris Center Pompidou. From the RM Arts series "Portrait of an Artist."
759.4 B71i VHS

Brady, Robert
Robert Brady
1987 29 min. Color
An interview with ceramic sculptor Robert Brady, featuring several figurative works in progress. From the University of Colorado series "What Follows."
735.73 B812 VHS

Brakhage, Stan
Dog Star Man
Brakhage
1964 75 min. Color
The avant-garde work by Stan Brakhage.
791.45 D654 VHS

Broughton, James
Erotic Celebrations SEE: Films of James Broughton

Broughton, James
(The) Films of James Broughton
1968 47 min. Color
Four short films by Broughton including The Bed (1968), Erogeny (1976), Hermes Bird (1979) and Song of the Godbody (1977).
791.45 E71 VHS

Buckner, Barbara
Pictures of the Lost
1978 23 min. Color
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 5 VHS

Bull, Peter / Ginbney, Alex
Ruling Classroom
1980 58 min. B&W
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 8 VHS

Burden, Chris
Chris Burden: A Video Portrait
1989 28 min. Color
Burden discusses his twenty year career and artistic development, from his early performance art to later efforts in sculpture and installations.
709.73 B94 VHS

Burgin, Victor
Victor Burgin
1987 54 min. Color
Victor Burgin, photographer, theorist, and lecturer, is interviewed by Barbara Jo Revelle. From the series "What Follows."
709.04 B95b VHS

Burgin, Victor
Victor Burgin
1987 54 min. Color
Victor Burgin, photographer, theorist, and lecturer, is interviewed by Barbara Jo Revelle. From the series "What Follows."
779 V642 VHS

Burson, Nancy
Composite News Composite
1983 4 min. B&W
From "Persistence of Vision", a collection of experimental television programs.
778.59 P466 v.1 DISC

Cahen / Huter / Longuet
Cartes Postales
1986 4 min. Color
From "Persistence of Vision", a collection of experimental television programs.
778.59 P466 v.2 DISC

Calder, Alexander
Mobile: Alexander Calder
1979 24 min Color
A study of Calder's last mobile work currently housed in the East Wing of the National Gallery of Art.
735.73 C14m VHS

Callas, Peter
Peter Callas-Selected Works: 1986-88
1988 29 min. Color
Selected works of the pioneering Australian video artist including: If Pigs Could Fly, Power House Logo, Style (Parts 1&2), Double Trouble, Kinema No Yuru, Karkadoe, The Esthetics of Disappearance, Visions.
778.59 C156 VHS

Campbell, Colin
(The) Woman Who Went Too Far
1984 11 min. Color
From "Persistence of Vision", a collection of experimental television programs.
778.59 P466 v.3 DISC

Campus, Peter
Double Vision
1971 50 min. B&W
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 2 VHS

Campus, Peter
Three Transitions
1973 5 min. Color
From "Persistence of Vision", a collection of experimental television programs.
778.59 P466 v.1 DISC

Caravaggio, Michelangelo
Caravaggio
Jarman
1986 97 min. Color
Feature film based on the life and art of the 17th century painter Michelangelo Caravaggio.
791.45 C26 VHS

Cezanne, Paul
Cezanne
1998 30 min. Color
Program examining Cezanne's work at Mont Sainte-Victoire, including oil paintings, drawings, and watercolors. Speculates on Cezanne's fascination with the location.
759.4 C42 VHS

Cohem, Jem
Amber City
Cohem
1999 48 min. Color
Video art.
791.45 A491 VHS

Condit, Cecelia
Possibly in Michigan
1983 12 min. Color
From "Persistence of Vision", a collection of experimental television programs.
778.59 P466 v.3 DISC

Conrad, Tony
Cycles of 3s and 7s
1976 30 min. Color
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 2 VHS

Cornell, Joseph
Rose Hobart
Cornell
1936 19 min. Tinted
"Found footage" reworking of the feature film "East of Borneo". 17 fps transfer from a 16 mm print.
791.45 T7842 pt. 4 DVD

Cort, David / Cort, Ratcliff
Mayday Realtime
1971 60 min. B&W
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 6 VHS

Cuevas, Jose Luis
Reality and Hallucinations
1980 23 min. Color
Documentary on Mexican artist Jose Luis Cuevas. Narrated in English and Spanish.
741 C96r VHS

Da Vinci, Leonardo
(The) Life of Leonardo da Vinci
Castellani
1972 510 min. Color
Biography of Da Vinci in five segments, tracing his life from birth to death.
759.5 L62Li VHS

Dammbeck, Lutz
Hommage a La Sarraz
Dammbeck
1981 12 min. B&W
Video art produced under the communist regime in East Germany, without state approval or control.
791.45 G291 VHS

Davis, John
(A) Trip Through the Wardrobe of the Mind SEE: Calling the Shots (Mark Wilcox)

De Vito, Cara
Always Love Your Man
1975 19 min. Color
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 4 VHS

Delacroix, Eugene
Delacroix
Jaubert
1998 26 min. Color
Examines Delacroix's painting "Liberty Leading the People".
759.4 D33pi VHS

Della Francesca, Piero
(The) Flagellation of Christ
Jaubert
1993 60 min. Color
Video examining the history of the famous painting. From the "Palettes" series.
759.5 F81f VHS

Delpeut, Peter
Lyrical Nitrate SEE: Lyrisch Nitraat

Delpeut, Peter
Lyrisch Nitraat
Delpeut
1991 50 min. Tinted
A collection of fragments from early silent films, tinted and accompanied by an orchestral score.
791.45 L992 VHS

Design / Guimard, Hector
Hectorologie
1968 13 min. Color
Examines the design and architecture of Hector Guimard. From Roland Films on Art.
720.8 G96r VHS

Design / various
(The) Flight of the Gossamer Condor
1978 27 min. Color
A film about the delicate aircraft that made the first human-powered flight. This true-life account documents the adventure and creative scientific thinking behind this achievement.
629.13334 F621 VHS

Design / various
Kampah Visions Demo Reel
1994 9 min Color
A short film designed to showcase the work of the design firm, "Kampah Visions".
659.143 K15 VHS

Design / various
Notebook on Cities and Clothes
Wenders
1990 80 min. Color
Fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto explores the role clothes and fashion play in establishing identity. The program draws comparisons between the film and fashion industries. In English.
391 N911 VHS

Design / various
(The) Story of English Furniture
1986 215 min. Color
The most significant English furniture is shown in original settings and accompanied by the stories of its designers. Design and detail explanations help to date works and identify copies. Volume I covers the period from the Middle Ages to the 18th century. Volume II covers the period from the late 18th century to the present day.
749.22 S887(2v) VHS

Downey, Juan
Laughing Alligator
1979 27 min. Color
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 6 VHS

Emshwiller, Ed
Crossings and Meetings
1974 28 min. Color
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 5 VHS

Emshwiller, Ed
Sunstone
1979 3 min. Color
From "Persistence of Vision", a collection of experimental television programs.
778.59 P466 v.2 DISC

Emshwiller, Ed / Dumpson, George
George Dumpson's Place
Emshwiller
1965 8 min. B&W
Long Island folk artist George Dumpson filmed by painter/illustrator Ed Emshwiller.
791.45 T7842 pt. 3 DVD

Foreman, Richard
Out of Body Travel
1976 42 min. B&W
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 3 VHS

Fox, Terry
Children's Tapes
1974 30 min. B&W
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 2 VHS

Freed, Hermine
Art Herstory
1974 22 min. Color
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 4 VHS

Friedrich, Caspar David
Caspar David Friedrich: Landscaping as Language
1976 20 min. Color
A program examining the painting of the German Romanticist Caspar David Friedrich. From Roland Films on Art.
759.3 F91 VHS

Frydetzki, Thomas
Engelchen
Frydetzki
1985 9 min. B&W
Video art produced under the communist regime in East Germany, without state approval or control.
491.45 G291 VHS

Galas, Diamanda
(The) Litanies of Satan
1985 30 min. Color
Galas performs her "Litanies of Satan", based upon a poem by Charles Baudelaire. Performed at the I-Beam in San Francisco in July of 1985.
709.04 L776 VHS

Gardner, Robert
Forest of Bliss
Gardner
1985 90 min. Color
An in-depth examination of culture and ritualistic practices in Benares, India.
294.5 F716 VHS

Gauguin, Paul
Gauguin: The Savage Dream
1988 45 min. Color
A portrayal of Gauguin's time spent in the islands of the South Seas. A "Home Visions" National Gallery of Art presentation.
759.4 G26 VHS

Geywitz, Magaly A. Ponce
Balance Magnetico
Geywitz
1998 7 min. Color
From "Betraying Amnesia", a collection of short films by Latino artists.
791.45 B564 VHS

Giacometti
Face to Face with Giacometti
1994 55 min. Color
A rare interview with the sculptor, filmed in his studio in 1963.
709.44 M799 v. 3 VHS

Gilbert and George
Gilbert & George
1981 89 min. Color
A film by Philip Hass of a Gilbert and George gallery performance.
709.42 G464s VHS

Gilbert and George
(The) World of Gilbert and George
1981 70 min. Color
The artists Gilbert and George present their rendition of English existence. Published by the Arts Council of Great Britain.
709.04 W9272 VHS

Ginsberg, Arthur
Continuing Story of Carel and Ferd
1976 42 min. Color
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 3 VHS

Giotto
Giotto and the Pre-Renaissance
Emmer
1986 47 min. Color
Documents the work of Giotto including the Arena Chapel in Padua and St. Croce in Florence.
759.5 G51 VHS

Girard, Francois
(Le ) Train
1985 6 min. Color
From "Persistence of Vision", a collection of experimental television programs.
778.59 P466 v.3 DISC

Goldsworthy, Andy
Nature & Nurture: Andy Goldsworthy
1991 16 min. Color
Features the nature-based art of Andy Goldsworthy. From Roland Films on Art.
709.42 G62n VHS

Golub, Leon
Golub
1988 56 min. Color
Shows the development of the artwork "White Squad X" by Leon Golub. The video addresses the viewer's relationship with the violent subject matter of the painting.
759.13 G62b VHS

Gorky, Arshille
Arshille Gorky
1982 29 min. Color
A study of the work and life of Armenian-American artist, Arshille Gorky, including archival footage, photographs, letters, and interviews. From the series "Strokes of Genius".
759.13 G66 VHS

Goya, Francisco
Goya: The Young Ones, the Old Ones
1991 30 min. Color
Examines the paintings, "The Young Ones" and "The Old Ones" by Francisco Goya. From the "Palettes" series.
759.6 G72Let VHS

Graham, Dan
Performer/Audience/Mirror
1975 23 min. B&W
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 1 VHS

Graham, Dan
Two-way Mirror Cylinder Inside Cube and a Video Salon
Graham
1992 20 min. Color
Artist Dan Graham and his work are examined and discussed in his short film.
709.04 T9742 VHS

Greenaway, Peter
26 Bathrooms
Greenaway
1985 29 min. Color
A film on bathrooms, specifically focusing on bathtubs. Includes comments from a variety of tub-bathers.
747.78 T971 VHS

Grooms, Red
Red Grooms: Sunflower in a Hothouse
Neff
1986 21 min. Color
Documentary on the life and work of artist Red Grooms.
709.73 G876 VHS

Grooms, Red
Red Grooms Talks about Dali Salad
1987 4 min. Color
Grooms describes the production process behind the work "Dali Salad".
769 G876g VHS

Guerilla Girls
Guerrilla Girls
1988 38 min. Color
The anonymous, gorilla-masked women artists, self-proclaimed as the "conscience of the artworld," talk about their current projects. Interviewed by Lucy Lippard. From the University of Colorado series "What Follows".
704.042 G935 VHS

Gusella, Ernest
Exquisite Corpse
1978 60 min. Color
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 5 VHS

Gusella, Ernest
Video-Taping
1974 3 min. Color
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 5 VHS

Gustafson, Julie
Politics of Intimacy
1974 53 min. B&W
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 6 VHS

Hahnemann, Gino
September, September
Hahnemann
1986 5 min. B&W
Video art produced under the communist regime in East Germany, without state approval or control.
791.45 G291 VHS

Hall, Michael
Michael Hall: Sculptor
1980 12 min. Color
Video demonstrates how Hall draws from his Midwestern-American roots and environment to create his massive metal and steel assemblages.
791.45 M621 VHS

Hershman, Lynn
Electronic Diary 1, 2, & 3 (Hershman)
1986 63 min. Color
Filmmaker Lynn Hershman creates a personal video confessional which explores such issues as eating disorders, child abuse, and a failed marriage.
791.45 E382 VHS

Hershman, Lynn
Lynn Hershman
Hershman
1995 28 min. Color
Contains Virtual Love, Double Cross Click Click and selected installations. Call numbers:791.45 D7274 , 791.45 E382
791.45 D7274 VHS

Hershman-Leeson, Lynn
Double Cross Click Click
Hershman-Leeson
1995 28 min. Color
Narrative short film by video artist Hershman-Leeson.
791.45 D7274 VHS

Hill, Gary
Soundings
1979 18 min. Color
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 2 VHS

Hocking, Ralph
Complex Wave Forms
1977 5 min. Color
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 5 VHS

Hockney, David
Hockney at the Tate
1988 55 min. Color
London's Tate Gallery's retrospective of British painter Hockney's work. Hockney gives an exclusive, private showing of the exhibition and discusses work from different stages of his career.
709.73 H68 VHS

Hockney, David
Hockney the Photographer
1983 55 min. Color
Hockney applies his still photography art to moving pictures with a camera crew in his London studio.
779.9942 H68h VHS

Holtzer, Jenny
Laments: Jenny Holtzer
1989 12 min. Color
Based on Jenny Holtzer's installation at the Dia Art Foundation in 1989 of thirteen vertical LED signboards and thirteen stone sarcophagi.
709.73 H76L VHS

Horrell, Deborah
Passages: Heaven And Hell
1987 50 min. Color
Documentary on the creation of Horrell's 1986 ceramic sculpture exhibition at the Otsuka Ohmi Chemical Company, Japan.
738 H81h VHS

Howard, David
Photography as Fine Art
1987 28 min. Color
An interview with Howard on his work and methods.
709.04 P575 VHS

Hung, Su-Chen
East/West
1984 4 min. Color
From "Persistence of Vision", a collection of experimental television programs.
778.59 P466 v.2 DISC

Hunt, Richard
Richard Hunt: Sculptor
1970 14 min. Color
A profile of sculptor Richard Hunt. From the series "Black Achievements in America."
735.73 H942 VHS

Hwang, Jason
Afterbirth
Hwang
1982 34 min. B&W
A series of interviews with Asian-Americans, discussing cultural conflicts and stereotypes. Presented as a video artwork.
305.865 A258 VHS

Instructional / drawing
Image Blending & Editing Techniques
1986 30 min. Color
A demonstration of dry and felt marker drawing techniques by Ronald Kemitzer.
741.2 K31ma VHS

Instructional / drawing
Marker Rendering Techniques
1986 54 min. Color
Ronald Kemiotzer demonstrates dry and felt marker drawing techniques.
741.2 K31m VHS

Instructional / film
Steadicam EFP: Video Training Manual
1990 120 min. Color
An instructional video on hand-held video shooting. From "Master Classes in the Media Arts".
778.59 S799 VHS

Instructional / film
Tiffen: Which Filter Should I Use?
1987 30 min. Color
An instructional video for both amateurs and professionals on the use of light filters in photography, video, and film. From Tiffen Manufacturing.
771 W571 VHS

Instructional / lithography
Four Stones for Kanemitsu
1973 28 min. Color
Features lithography artist Matsumi Kanemitsu using the traditional wash techniques to create a series of lithogaphs. From Tamarind Lithography Workshop.
763 K16t VHS

Instructional / sculpture
Arlene Siegel's Sculpture Classroom
1990 53 min. Color
Arlene Siegel demonstrates many of her clay sculpting techniques.
731.4 A723 VHS

Instructional / sculpture
Better One-Piece Head Molds
1992 75 min. Color
Step-by-Step instructional video of the process of cast-molding the entire head, including hair, ears, and interior of the mouth.
731.75 B565 VHS

Instructional / sculpture
Casting & Building in Masonry Materials
1990 92 min. Color
A lecture by Joan A. Rudd demonstrating the flexibility and affordability of the use of masonry materials applied over armatures.
731.4 R91c VHS

Instructional / sculpture
Making Rubber Molds and Casting...
1990 114 min. Color
Robert Fida demonstrates mold making and casting techniques for a variety of materials.
731.43 M235 VHS

Instructional / sculpture
Success With Full Body Molds and Forton Castings
1994 70min. Color
Mark Prent of Pink House Studios demonstrates the making of plaster body casts using Algiform slow-set and Forton M.G.
731.43 S942 VHS

Ionesco, Eugene
Eugene Ionesco: Voices, Silences
1988 61 min. Color
The artist provides vivid descriptions of his paintings and interpretations of excerpts from his plays. From Roland Films on Art.
709.44 I64 VHS

Jaffrenou, Michel
Videoflashes
1982 1 min. Color
From "Persistence of Vision", a collection of experimental television programs.
778.59 P466 v.2 DISC

Jonas, Joan
Vertical Roll
1972 19 min. B&W
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 1 VHS

Kahlo, Frida
Frida Kahlo
1983 62 min. Color
Explores the work, politics, and personal life of painter Frida Kahlo. From the RM Arts series, "Portrait of an Artist."
759.972 F898 VHS

Kahnweiler, Daniel-Henry
(The) Man Behind Picasso: Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler
1994 55 min. Color
In-depth interview with Kahnweiler, an art dealer and promoter of Cubism, filmed in the 1960s.
709.44 M799 v. 6 VHS

Kandinsky, Wassily
Kandinsky
1986 60 min. Color
Great Britain. In English. A look at artist Wassily Kandinsky's work. Produced by RM Arts, TF1, Centre Georges Pompidou, and Bayerischer Runfunk.
759.7 K16kae VHS

Klauss, Cornelia
Samuel
Klauss
1984 9 min B&W
Video art produced under the communist regime in East Germany, without state approval or control.
791.45 G291 VHS

Kline, Franz
Franz Kline Remembered
1981 29 min. Color
Using photographs, period footage and interviews, this film creates a portrait of the late American Abstract Expressionist. From the series "Strokes of Genius".
759.13 K63 VHS

Klonarides, Carol Ann / Owen, Michael
Cascade: Vertical Landscapes
Klonarides / Owen
1988 7 min. Color
Video art produced by MICA-TV. Continuous mural of building images.
791.45 C336 VHS

Koeppel, Ramona
Konrad! Sprach die Frau Mama
Koeppel / Welsh
1989 11 min. Color
Video art produced under the communist regime in East Germany, without state approval or control.
791.45 G291 VHS

Koeppel, Ramona
Konrad! The Mother Said SEE: Konrad! Sprach die Frau Mama

Koons, Jeff
ART New York #31: Jeff Koons
1990 28 min. Color
Documentary on Koons' Banality Show of the late 1980's, including an in-depth interview with the artist.
735.73 K822 VHS

Kos, Paul / Kos, Marlene
Lightning
1976 2 min. B&W
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 2 VHS

Kostof, Spiro
America by Design
1987 296 min. Color
Part 1. The House (58 min.)Explores the history of the single-family detached dwelling.Part 2. The Workplace (60 min.)Focuses on farms, factories, mills, warehouses and office buildings and the changes in their design over the last 300 years. Discusses the workplace designs of architects Frank Lloyd Wright, Albert Kahn, and Louis Sullivan.Part 3. The Street (60 min.)Describes the history of American transportation systems, including rivers, railways, backroads, and interstate highways. Part 4. Public Places and Monuments (60 min.)Focuses on parks, monuments, civic centers, libraries and numerous other structures which reflect commonly shared American ideals.Part 5. The Shape of the Land (60 min.)Shows how farming, strip-mining, bridges and irrigation projects, and settlement patterns have affected the contours of the land.
720.973 K86aa (5v) VHS

Kriegman, Mitchell
My Neighborhood
1983 30 min. Color
A comical story about a mysterous bartender and his love of his neighborhood.
778.59 K92m VHS

Kubota, Shigeko
My Father
1975 15 min. B&W
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 1 VHS

Lange, Dorothea
Dorothea Lange
1988 13 min. Color
Documentary on photographer Lange, whose work documented the Great Depression in the 1930s.
779 L27 VHS

Lasansky, Mauricio
Lasansky: Inside the Image
1993 50 min. Color
Documentary on the Argentinian craftsman, discussing his immigration to America, career as an educator, and artistic techniques.
769 L33 VHS

Lassaw, Ibram
In the Studio With Ibram Lassaw
Scott
1988 11 min. Color
Documentary on the American Abstract sculptor, including work from all phases of his career.
735.73 L34i VHS

Lewandowsky, Volker
Report
Lewandowsky
1987 4 min. B&W
Video art produced under the communist regime in East Germany, without state approval or control.
791.45 G291 VHS

Lipchitz, Jacques
Jacques Lipchitz
1977 58 min. Color
The sculptor talks about his work, philosophy, and his youth in Paris and Lithuania. Includes his last three commissioned works. From the RM Arts series "Portrait of an Artist".
735.44 L76b VHS

Lippard, Lucy
Lucy Lippard
1988 19 min. Color
Lucy Lippard dicusses politically motivated art and activism. From the University of Colorado series "What Follows."
701.03 L76l VHS

Lissitzky
Lissitzky, El
1992 88 min. Color
Documentary on the work of Soviet Constructivist El Lissitzky. Provides examples of the artist's painting, typography, architecture, and exhibition designs.
709.47 L77 VHS

Long, Richard
Stones & Flies: With Richard Long...
1988 38 min. Color
This video follows artist Richard Long as he travels through the southern Sahara, interacting with the landscape.
709.42 L84 VHS

Loser, Claus
Necrology SEE: Nekrolog

Loser, Claus
Nekrolog
Loser
1985 6 min. B&W
Video art produced under the communist regime in East Germany, without state approval or control.
791.45 G291 VHS

Lucchesi, Bruno
Bruno Lucchesi: Sculpting the Portrait
1991 105 min. Color
Documents the sculpting of a male head in terra-cotta clay.
731.4 L93sc VHS

Lucchesi, Bruno
Bruno Lucchesi: Sculpting the Reclining Figure
1991 105 min. Color
Documents the sculpting of a figure in terra-cotta clay.
731.4 L93s VHS

Lucier, Mary
ART New York #33: Video Installations I
1991 28 min. Color
Features the work of video artist Mary Lucier, featuring "Wilderness".
778.59 V6526 VHS

Lunch, Lydia
(The) Gun Is Loaded (Lydia Lunch)
1988 38 min. Color
Lunch attacks America's prevalent societal and political structures using oratory, narrative and personal testimony.
709.04 L961 VHS

Mackintosh, Charles Rennie
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
1986 18 min. Color
Examines the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh in Art Nouveau, domestic, and industrial architecture, and the influences of Japanese prints and Scottish culture on his work.
720.8 M158r VHS

MacMurtrie, Chico
Chico MacMurtrie, Robotic Humanoid Sculpture
1989 45 min. Color
Features Chico MacMurtrie's robotic performances and installations, including: "Pneumatic Men", "The Five Cycles of Ollin", "Primitive Squatting Men", "Making Drawings About Society", "Neolithic Pneumatic Drummers" and "The Trees Are Walking".
709.04 R666 VHS

Magritte, Rene
Monsieur Rene Magritte
Maben
1978 60 min. Color
Visits the places and surroundings that Magritte used as subjects in his paintings. From the series "Portrait of the Artist".
759.9493 M21 VHS

Majano, Veronica
Calle Chula
Majano
1998 12 min. Color
From "Betraying Amnesia", a collection of short films by Latino artists.
791.45 B564 VHS

Malevich, Kasimir
Breaking Free of the Earth
1990 54 min. Color
Documents the 1989 Malevich exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. Features an in-depth and personal commentary from the artist. From the series "Portrait of an Artist".
759.7 M24b VHS

Man Ray
Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde
1997 60 min. Color
709.73 R263p DVD

Manet, Edouard
Edouard Manet
Wechsler
1983 27 min. Color
A discussion of the most influential works by Edouard Manet. From the RM Arts series "Portrait of an Artist".
759.4 M27me VHS

Martinis, Dalibor / Ivekovic, Sanja
Chanoyu
1984 11 min. Color
From "Persistence of Vision", a collection of experimental television programs.
778.59 P466 v.3 DISC

Marton, Pier
Marton, Pier: Collected Works, 1979-1984
1984 27 min. Color
Four films by the artist, including: Tapes (1979), Unity Through Strength (1980-82), Telepathos (1982) and Heaven is What I've Done (For My Fellow Beings) (1984).
778.59 M38c VHS

Masaccio,
Masaccio: a View of Mankind
1983 40 min. Color
Biography of the Italian painter, Masaccio. From the RM Arts series, "Portrait of an Artist."
759.5 M39 VHS

Matisse
Matisse
1983 56 min. Color
An examination of the artist's paintings as a reflection of his philosophies of art and life. From Roland Films on Art.
791.45 M43ma VHS

McCarthy, Thomas
Black and White Tapes
1975 33 min. B&W
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 2 VHS

McCormick, Pam
Found Object and the Environment II
1987 28 min. Color
Features Pam McCormick and her work, which deals with nature and the environment. Focuses on her floating sculptures. From the series "David Howard's Art Seen."
709.04 M131 VHS

McLaren, Norman
(The) Eye Hears and the Ear Sees
1989 58 min. Color
Norman McLaren describes his animation techniques. Produced by the BBC and the National Film Board of Canada.
778.53 M16e DISC

Melhus, Bjorn
No Sunshine
Melhus
1998 7 min. Color
Performance art by Bjorn and Roald Melhus
709.04 N7393 VHS

Michelangelo Buonarotti
Michelangelo
1968 70 min. Color
A critical analysis of Michelangelo's painting, sculpture, and architecture. From Roland Films on Art.
709.45 M62 (2v) VHS

Michelangelo Buonarotti
Michelangelo: Artist and Man
1994 50 min. Color
An autobiographical portrait created from Michelangelo's own writings and contemporary writings about him. Includes a catalogue of his works.
759.5 B94ar VHS

Michelangelo Buonarotti
Michelangelo's Self-Portrait
1991 144 min. Color
An autobiographical portrait created from Michelangelo's own writings and contemporary writings about him. Includes a catalogue of his works.
759.5 B94s DISC/INTER

Miles, Jeanne
Metaphysics in Art
1987 28 min. Color
Jeanne Miles talks about the Mandala and its significance in her painting. From the series "David Howard's Art Seen".
759.13 M643 VHS

Miller, Branda
L.A. Nickel
1983 10 min. Color
From "Persistence of Vision", a collection of experimental television programs.
778.59 P466 v.3 DISC

Minter, Marilyn
Marilyn Minter / Art Commercial
1990 1 min. Color
An art commercial for television.
759.13 M66 VHS

Miro, Joan
Joan Miro, Constellations: The Color of Poetry
1994 52 min. Color
A career retrospective of the work of Joan Miro. Includes archival footage and a performance by La Placa Theater Group wearing costumes which Miro designed. From Channel Films and Television Espanola.
759.6 M67 VHS

Miro, Joan
Miro: Theatre of Dreams
1978 60 min. Color
A film of Miro at work in his studio at the age of 85. From the RM Arts series, "Portrait of an Artist".
759.6 M67ma VHS

Modigliani, Amadeo
Who Was Modigliani?
1994 55 min. Color
Examines the controversial and tragic life of painter Amadeo Modigliani, with comments from his daughter, a former model, and Russian sculptor Chana Orloff.
709.44 M799 v. 5 VHS

Mogul, Susan
I Stare at You and Dream
Mogul
1997 60 min. Color
A video journal of artist Susan Mogul.
791.45 I119 VHS

Moholy-Nagy, Laszlo
(A) Memory of Moholy-Nagy
1989 15 min. Color
A documentary on the Bauhaus artist Laszlo Moholy-Nagy and his influence.
709.04 M69 VHS

Mondrian, Piet
Piet Mondrian
1992 18 min. Color
A film essay exploring the stylistic evolution of the Dutch painter's work. From Roland Films on Art.
759.9492 M74 VHS

Monet, Claude
Monet
1998 26 min. Color
Examines of Monet's techniques with special emphasis on his series of water lily paintings.
759.4 M74 VHS

Montano, Linda
Primal Scenes
1980 11 min. Color
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 4 VHS

Moore, Henry
Henry Moore
Fillard
1983 52 min. Color
Interview with sculptor Moore about his daily life.
735.42 M82f VHS

Moore, Henry
Henry Moore: London 1940-42
Roland
1964 12 min. B&W
Documentary on sculptor Moore's series of shelter drawings from World War II. Includes newsreel footage. No narration.
741 M82L VHS

Moore, Henry
(The) Mystery of Henry Moore
1985 83 min. Color
Documentary on sculptor Moore's life and work, including a personal interview and excerpts from his writings. From the series "Portrait of An Artist".
735.42 M82ras VHS

Morris, Robert / Benglis, Linda
Exchange
1973 36 min. B&W
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 1 VHS

Morris, William
Topsy: William Morris
1996 57 min. Color
Documentary on the life and work of William Morris.
745 M87t VHS

Morton, Phil
General Motors
1976 60 min. Color
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 5 VHS

Mowbray, Edward
Excerpts and Euphoria
1983 11 min. Color
From "Persistence of Vision", a collection of experimental television programs.
778.59 P466 v.1 DISC

Murray, Elizabeth
ART New York #29: Elizabeth Murray
1990 28 min. Color
Features Elizabeth Murray's show at the Paula Cooper Gallery. Includes an interview with the artist and an interview with N.Y. Times art critic Roberta Smith.
759.13 M98 VHS

Muybridge, Eadweard
Eadweard Muybridge
1990 30 min. B&W
A collection containing over 900 plates of photographer Muybridge's studies of human and animal movement.
778.932 M99m DISC

Nader, Carlos
Carlos Nader
Nader
1998 15 min. Color
From "Betraying Amnesia", a collection of short films by Latino artists.
791.45 B564 VHS

Nauman, Bruce
Stamping in the Studio
1968 60 min. B&W
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 2 VHS

Neel, Alice
ART New York #32: Alice Neel (1900-84)
1990 28 min. Color
Interview with Alice Neel shortly before her death in 1984. Includes interviews with two of her painting models.
759.13 N37 VHS

Nevelson, Louise
Louise Nevelson in Process
1977 30 min. Color
Shows Louise Nevelson creating two different sculptures and discussing the creative process. From the RM Arts Series "Portrait of an Artist".
735.73 N51naaa VHS

Nicholson, Ben
Ben Nicholson: Razor Edge
1985 60 min. Color
Examines the work of 1930s abstract painter Nicholson. From the series "Portrait of an Artist".
759.2 N62r VHS

Noguchi, Isamu
Isamu Noguchi
1980 55 min. Color
Biography of Japanese artist Isamu Noguchi. From the series "Portrait of an Artist".
735.73 N77 VHS

Noguchi, Isamu
Isamu Noguchi: Stones and Paper
1997 56 min. Color
Documentary examining the life and career of the prolific Japanese-American sculptor. Discusses his apprenticeship under Constantin Brancusi and the influence of his ethnic roots on his design of ceramics, furniture, interiors, and gardens. Transcript available.
735.73 N77s VHS

Nogueira, Alicia
Fetishistic Sopophilia
1985 3 min. Color
From "Persistence of Vision", a collection of experimental television programs.
778.59 P466 v.2 DISC

O'Neill, Pat
Water and Power
O'Neil
1989 55 min. Color
A film by Pat O'Neill.
791.45 W3242 DISC

Odenbach, Marcel
Ich Mache die Schmerz-Probe
1986 7 min. Color
From "Persistence of Vision", a collection of experimental television programs.
778.59 P466 v.2 DISC

Orchardson-Mazrui, Elizabeth
African Art and Women Artists
1992 17 min. Color
Looks at artist Elizabeth Orchardson-Mazrui and the African influences in her work.
709.6 A258 VHS

Oursler, Tony
(The) Weak Bullet
Oursler
1983 14 min. Color
Video art with an anti-gun theme.
791.45 W361 VHS

Paik, Nam June
Allan Ôn' Allen's Complaint
1982 30 min. Color
Allan Kaprow and Allen Ginsberg are featured in this assemblage of image and sound, relating two father-son allegories.
791.45 A417 VHS

Paik, Nam June
Merce by Merce by Paik
1978 28 min. Color
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 5 VHS

Paik, Nam June
Nam June Paik: Avante Garde Video
1987 28 min. Color
A documentary on the techniques and technology used by Paik in his work. Includes an interview with the artist.
709.519 P14paa VHS

Paik, Nam June
Play it Again, Nam!
1995 26 min. Color
A film biography and documentary of video artist Nam June Paik.
709.519 P14 VHS

Palazzolo, Tom
Palazzolo's Chicago
1987 60 min. Color
A collection of four films by satirical filmmaker Tom Palazzolo, including: "Your Astronauts" (1985), "Jerry's" (1974), "The Tattooed Lady of Riverview", and "Enjoy Yourself: It's Later Than You Think".
977.311 P155 VHS

Palestine, Charlemagne
Island Song
1976 16 min. B&W
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 2 VHS

Pauline, Mark
Menacing Machine Mayhem
1982 30 min. Color
A film featuring industrial performance artist Mark Pauline's mechanical anarchistic prototypes. Produced and created by Andrea Juno.
790.2 M345 VHS

Pearlstein, Philip
Philip Pearlstein Draws...
Whiteley
1985 60 min. Color
Presents Pearlstein at work and in the classroom with his students.
759.13 P35wha DISC

Penny, Simon
Five Machine Installations: Simon Penny 1990-1993
1993 30 min. Color
Contains: "Big Father" (1992), "Big Wheels" (1992), "Point of Sale" (1992), "Pride Of Our Young Nation: A Heat Seeking Anti-Personnel Sculpture" (1990), "Ceci n'est pas d'Oiseau" (1990).
709.73 F5652 VHS

Phillips, Tom
Tom Phillips, Artist
1977 50 min. Color
Biography of Phillips.
741.64 T655 VHS/OV

Picasso, Pablo
(The) Mystery of Picasso
1956 77 min. Color
A visual record of Picasso creating 15 works in front of the camera. In French with English subtitles.
759.4 P58paaj VHS

Picasso, Pablo
Picasso
1985 81 min. Color
A film exploring Pablo Picasso's legacy to the modern art world. Includes footage from the vaults of Palais de Tokyo and from the installation of the collection of the Musee Picasso.
759.4 P586 VHS

Picasso, Pablo
Picasso: The Man and His Work
Quinn
1986 45 min. Color
This program provides an in-depth view of the work and personality of Pablo Picasso, including over 600 of the artist's works. Volume one covers the years 1881-1937. Volume two covers the years 1938-1973.
709.44 P5862 (2v) VHS

Piper, Adrian
Adrian Piper
1989 28 min. Color
Inter-media artist Piper discusses her work. Includes her video installation "Cornered". From the University of Colorado series, "What Follows".
709.73 P66 VHS

Pollock, Jackson
Jackson Pollock: Portrait
1984 54 min. Color
A film examining Pollock's life and work, featuring interviews with his contemporaries and critics. Includes film footage of Pollock at work. From the series "Strokes of Genius".
759.13 P77 VHS

Poussin, Nicolas
Poussin: The Four Seasons
1991 30 min. Color
A study and analysis of Poussin's painting, "The Four Seasons". From the series "Palettes".
759.4 P87fo VHS

Prisbey, Tressa
Grandma's Bottle Village
1982 28 min. Color
Shows the work of Tressa Prisbey, who constructed a complex village from over a million bottles that she collected and cemented together. From the series "Visions of Paradise: Contemporary Folk Artists of the United States."
745 P95g VHS

Protovkin, Richard / Backus, Franklin
Battery Film
Protovkin / Backus
1985 9 min. Color
Images of New York's Battery Park interchanged with abstract drawings inspired by the location.
791.45 T7842 pt. 2 DVD

Ramos, Tony
About Media
1977 26 min. Color
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 7 VHS

Ray, Man
(A) Life in the Day of Man Ray
1994 55 min. Color
Features an in-depth interview filmed in 1961 in which the artist talks about the Surrealist and Dada movements, and artists Salvador Dali and Max Ernst.
709.44 M799 v. 4 VHS

Ray, Man
Man Ray
1989 26 min. Color
A film about the Paris studio of Man Ray. From Roland Films on Art.
709.73 R263 VHS

Ray, Man
Man Ray Short Films
Ray
1923-29 65 min. B&W
Contains short works filmed in the 1920s, including: Emak Bakia, L'Etoile de mer, Les Mysteres du chateau du de, and Retour a la raison.
791.45 M2662 VHS

Reeves, Dan
Sabda
1984 15 min. Color
From "Persistence of Vision", a collection of experimental television programs.
778.59 P466 v.2 DISC

Reiniger, Lotte
(The) Art of Lotte Reiniger
17 min. B&W
Interview with animator Lotte Reiniger about her theatre and film productions.
791.45 R372 VHS

Rembrandt van Rijn
Rembrandt: Self-Portraits
1991 30 min. Color
A film examining Rembrandt's use of self-representation in his work. From the series "Palettes".
759.9 R38mir VHS

Remington, Deborah
Woman in the Arts
1987 28 min. Color
Deborah Remington talks about her work as an abstract painter and her success in the competitive art world. From the series "David Howard's Art Seen".
759.13 R388 VHS

Rivera, Alex
Papapapa
Rivera
1995 28 min. Color
From "Betraying Amnesia", a collection of short films by Latino artists.
791.45 B564 VHS

Rivera, Diego
Diego Rivera
Elorduy
1984 29 min. Color
Documentary on Mexican muralist Rivera. In Spanish with no subtitles.
759.972 R62u VHS

Rivera, Diego
Diego Rivera: I Paint What I See
1990 58 min. Color
An overview of the life and work of Mexican muralist Rivera. Includes the story of his relationship with Frida Kahlo and the destruction of his controversial Rockefeller Center mural.
759.972 R62i VHS

Rivera, Diego
Rivera: The Frescoes Of Diego Rivera
1986 35 min. Color
Discusses Rivera's artistic and poltical evolution. From the RM Arts series "Portrait of an Artist".
759.972 R62 VHS

Rockwell, Norman
Norman Rockwell: An American Portrait
1987 60 min. Color
Explores Rockwell's work and influence through discussions with Mason Adams, Erma Bombeck and Robert Coles. From V.I.E.W. Art Series.
759.13 R68 VHS

Roes, Tohm di
7x7 Facts about the life of the Poet Tohm di Roes in Present Climes SEE: 7x7 Tatsachen aus dem...

Roes, Tohm di
7x7 Tatsachen aus dem hiesigen Leben des Dichters Tohm di Roes
Roes
1983 17 min. B&W
Video art produced under the communist regime in East Germany, without state approval or control.
791.45 G291 VHS

Rogola, Miroslaw
Nature Is Leaving Us
Rogola
1989 27 min. Color
Artist Miroslaw Rogala presents a comparison of the rhythms of natural processes and the arhythmia of human behavior.
709.04 N2852 VHS

Roloff, John
John Roloff
1987 26 min. Color
John Roloff discusses his site-specific constructions and how they reflect his interest in geology. From the University of Colorado series, "What Follows".
735.73 R755 VHS

Rose, Peter
Babel
1987 17 min. Color
Part one of VOX, a film/video collage of visual images and sound.
791.45 B133 VHS

Rose, Peter
(The) Man Who Could Not See Far Enough
1981 33 min. Color
An experimental film that explores vision and proposes alternative ways of seeing, especially through the employment of a wide variety of metaphors.
791.45 M2667 VHS

Rosenthal, Rachel
Pangaean Dreams
1991 55 min. Color
A 55-minute adaptation of the 100-minute live performance by Rosenthal at the Santa Monica Museum of Art, 1990 Los Angeles Festival.
709.04 R815p VHS

Rosler , Martha
Semiotics of the Kitchen
1975 6 min. B&W
Martha Rosler performs an A-to-Z demonstration of kitchen tools, with dry cynicism and vehemence.
709.04 S471 VHS

Rosler, Martha
Vital Statistics of a Citizen, Simply Obtained
1977 38 min. Color
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 4 VHS

Rothko, Mark
In Search of Rothko
Sale
1984 22 min. Color
Examines the life and work of American abstract painter Mark Rothko, as seen through a retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum of Modern Art. From the series "Strokes of Genius".
759.13 R84 VHS

Rubens, Peter Paul
Rubens
Jaubert
1998 32 min. Color
Examines two portraits of Helene Fourment, Rubens' wife and a model in several of his paintings.
759.9 R82 VHS

Ruskin, John
Ruskin's Journey: Teaching People to See
Wheeler
2000 48 min. Color
Biography of painter Ruskin, with emphasis on his home and his travels.
820.81 R95 VHS

Ryan, Paul / Raindance
Proto Media Primer
1970 16 min. B&W
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 7 VHS

Sanborn, John
Ear to the Ground
1979 5 min. Color
From "Persistence of Vision", a collection of experimental television programs.
778.59 P466 v.2 DISC

Sandin, Dean
5 Minute Romp Through the Ip
1973 6 min. Color
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 5 VHS

Sassetta
Sassetta: The Polyptich of San Francisco
1991 30 min. Color
A study of the altarpiece by Sassetta which is currently in sections distributed among ten museums. From the series "Palettes".
759.5 S25 VHS

Scarlett-Davis, John
Wardrobes of the Mind
1984 7 min. Color
A video work by John Scarlett-Davis.
791.45 C161 VHS

Scharf, Kenny
Kenny Scharf: The Master's Choice
1990 28 min. Color
An interview with pop artist/photorealist Kenny Scharf. From the series "David Howard's Art Seen".
709.73 S311 VHS

Schleime, Cornelia
Unter Weissen Tuchern
Schleime
1983 6 min. B&W
Video art produced under the communist regime in East Germany, without state approval or control.
791.45 G291 VHS

Schneemann, Carol
Fuses
Schneemann
1967 23 min. Color
A silent erotic film of heterosexual love-making.
791.45 F993 VHS

Schwitters, Kurt
Merz: Kurt Schwitters
1991 28 min. Color
An overview of the career of German artist Kurt Schwitters, including "Merz", the art form that he created and developed. From Roland Films on Art.
709.43 S41m VHS

Segal, George
(The) Artist's Studio
1984 30 min. Color
In his studio George Segal discusses his work with Meyer Schapiro.
735.73 S45sa VHS

Segalove, Ilene
Dragnet Kiss
1983 2 min. Color
From "Persistence of Vision", a collection of experimental television programs.
778.59 P466 v.1 DISC

Segalove, Ilene
Mom Tapes
1978 28 min. Color
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 4 VHS

Segalove, Ilene
(The) Pastrami Sandwich
1985 2 min. Color
From "Persistence of Vision", a collection of experimental television programs.
778.59 P466 v.1 DISC

Segalove, Ilene
Why I Got Into TV
1983 2 min. Color
From "Persistence of Vision", a collection of experimental television programs.
778.59 P466 v.1 DISC

Serra, Richard / Holt, Nancy
Boomerang
1974 11 min. Color
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 2 VHS

Serra, Richard / Schoolman, Carlotta Fay
Television Delivers People
1973 7 min. Color
From "Persistence of Vision", a collection of experimental television programs.
778.59 P466 v.1 DISC

Serra, Richard / Schoolman, Carlotta Fay
Television Delivers People
1973 6 min. Color
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 7 VHS

Serrano, Andres
Andres Serrano, What Follows
1991 31 min. Color
Photographer Andres Serrano dicusses his politically charged and highly controversial artwork. From the University of Colorado series, "What Follows".
779.997471 S487 VHS

Seurat, Georges
Seurat
1982 24 min. Color
A critical examination of Seurat's painting, presented within the context of French culture. From Roland Films on Art series "Modern Art and Modernism".
759.4 S49 VHS

Seurat, Georges
Utopia Orange, Green, Purple: a Sunday on La Grande Jatte - 1884
1991 30 min. Color
Examines the pointilist painting by Seurat. From the series "Palettes".
759.4 S49su VHS

Siegel, Eric
Einstine
1968 5 min. Color
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 5 VHS

Slavit, Ann
Red Shoes
Sadek
1979 28 min. Color
Documentary on the creation of Ann Slavit's air-filled sculpture of a pair of 30-foot-long ballet slippers.
735 S63r VHS

Smith, Anna Deavere
Fires in the Mirror
Wolfe
1993 82 min. Color
Anna Deavere Smith performs the roles of 18 individuals who were involved in the 1991 racial conflicts and riots in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Includes film footage of the riots. Written by Smith. From the series "On the Road: In the Search of American Character."
974.723 F523 VHS

Smith, David
David Smith: Steel into Sculpture
1983 58 min. Color
Shows sculptor David Smith at work, featuring art from different periods of his career. From the series "Strokes of Genius".
735.73 S64 VHS

Smith, Michael
It Starts at Home
1982 25 min. Color
Video production of a performance in which Smith's life becomes the object of a cable television show.
778.59 S65i VHS

Smyth, Ned
Sculptural Balance
1987 28 min. Color
Features artist Ned Smyth discussing his site-specific artworks in various U.S. locations. From the series "David Howard's Art Seen".
711 S667 VHS

Soldner, Paul
Paul Soldner: Thoughts on Creativity
1989 28 min. Color
Soldner discusses his work and demonstrates some of his techniques. Produced by the American Ceramics Society.
738 S684 VHS

Soutine, Chaim
Soutine the Obsessed
1994 55 min. Color
A biographical look at the Russian-born painter.
709.44 M799 v. 10 VHS

Steele, Lisa
Birthday Suit - With Scars and Defects
Steele
1974 12 min. B&W
The artist traces her life from birth through a chronological examination of her scars.
791.45 B6192 VHS

Steichen, Edward
Edward Steichen
1989 30 min. Color
Photographer Edward Steichen discusses his personal philosophy and his approach to his work. From the series "Masters of Photography".
779 S818 VHS

Sweeney, Skip
Illuminatin Sweeney
1974 29 min. Color
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 5 VHS

Taper, Geri
Found Object and the Environment I
1987 28 min. Color
Features Geri Taper and her work painting the environment of buildings. From the series "David Howard's Art Seen".
709.04 T172 VHS

Tapia-Urzua, Andres
Spanglish
1994 15 min. Color
A video work by Andres Tapia-Urzua that poetically represents and explores issues of national and continental identity. In English and Spanish with English subtitles.
778.59 T17s VHS

Tapia-Urzua, Andres
Technology of Repetition
1992 35 min. Color
A video work by Andres Tapia-Urzua about video technology, based on a statement by Jean-Luc Godard and the book War in the Age of Intelligent Machines by Manuel Delanda.
778.59 T17t VHS

Tapia-Urzua, Andres
Up
1996 20 min. Color
Video art by Andres Tapia-Urzua in which the artist considers his bicultural identity.
778.59 T17U VHS

Titian
Titian
1998 33 min. Color
Documentary focusing on the painting "Le Concert chapetre", discussing the 16th-century cultural context and its contemporary counterparts. From the series "Palettes: Great Artists and Their Paintings".
759.5 T53 VHS

Turner, J. M. W.
J. M. W. Turner: The Sun Is God
1992 63 min. Color
Dramatization of the life and artistic development of J. M. W. Turner based on the writings of John Russell.
759.2 T85ru VHS

Ukeles, Mierle Ladreman
Not Just Garbage
1990 71 min. Color
Features artist Mierle Ladreman Ukeles and her performance and video work involving the New York City Department of Sanitation.
709.04 N899 VHS

van Eyck, Jan
Van Eyck
Jaubert
1989 26 min. Color
Examines the Flemish painter's work "The Virgin of Chancellor Rolin".
759.9 M671 VHS

Van Gogh, Vincent
To Paint The Stars
1991 60 min. Color
PBS documentary speculating on Van Gogh's mental disorder, using biographical and historical material.
759.9 G61 VHS

Van Gogh, Vincent
Van Gogh
Pialat
1991 155 min. Color
Feature film about Vincent Van Gogh in his final days. Starring Jacques Dutronc, Bernard Lecoq, and Alexandra London. In French with English subtitles.
791.45 G61 VHS

Van Gogh, Vincent
Van Gogh Revisited
Isabouts
1982 stills Color
Interactive laserdisc of the 1982 film "Vincent Van Gogh, A Portrait in Two Parts". Narrated by Leonard Nimoy.
759.9 G61ph DISC/INTER

Van Gogh, Vincent
Vincent: A Dutchman
Highan
1985 26 min. Color
A video tracing the life and career of Van Gogh through the examination of his paintings and letters. From the series "Portrait of an Artist".
759.9 G61v VHS

Van Gogh, Vincent
Vincent Van Gogh: The Bedroom at Arles
Jaubert
1993 30 min. Color
An analysis of the Van Gogh painting. From the series "Palettes".
759.9 G61hi VHS

Various
Assault Video
45 min. Color
An experimental video work assembling images of violence in the media, occult activities, porn films and TV evangelists.
791.45 A844 VHS

Various
Attica Interviews
1971 30 min. B&W
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 6 VHS

Various
Autonomous Cultural Play...
1994 63 min. Color
A video essay which presents the aesthetics and working methods of the emerging field of interactive art. Includes documentation of "Alive" by Patti Maes, "A Memory Project" by Henry See and "Big Father" by Simon Penny. Contains excerpts from the documentary video of Machine Culture.
700.105 A939 VHS

Various
Burnt Whole
1995 29 min. Color
A collection of artistic impressions of the Holocaust created by artists born after the event. Produced to accompany the "Burnt Whole" exhibition organized by the Washington Project for the Arts.
709.04 B967 VHS

Various
Business of Local News
1974 25 min. Color
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 7 VHS

Various
Fifty Wonderful Years
1973 28 min. B&W
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 7 VHS

Various
First Transmission of ACTV
1972 4 min. B&W
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 6 VHS

Various
FISEA 1993 Electronic Theater Videotape
1993 60 min. Color
Fourth International Symposium on Electric Art. Artists included: Alex Tylevish, Alain Mongeau, James Duesing, John Watanabe, Nick Didovsky, Heloisa Siffert, Martin Gardiner, Herve Huitric, Monique Nahas, Marie-Heleene Tramus, Chris George, Warren Midgley, Sarafipoulos, Katherine Szuminska, William Latham, Adem Jeffers, John Douglas, Chris Landreth, Michelle Robinson, Matthew Brunner, John Tonkin, Cheung Wai-Kwong, Nance Patrenoster, Leslie Bishko and Troy Innocent.
702.8 F531 VHS

Various
Four More Years
1972 60 min. B&W
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 8 VHS

Various
GDR Underground Films
1981-89 90 min. Color
Includes "Hommage a la Sarraz", "September, September", "Draped in White", "Samuel", "Report - a Comment on a Comment", "Necrology", "7x7 Facts About the life of the Poet Tohm di Roes in Present Climes", and "Konrad! The Mother Said".
791.45 G291 VHS

Various
Healthcare Your Money or Your Life
1978 60 min. Color
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 8 VHS

Various
Jonesboro Storytelling Festival
1974 6 min. Color
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 6 VHS

Various
(Der) Lauf der Dinge
1987 31 min. Color
A performance art happening, showing a chain reaction of objects and elements.
709.04 L373 VHS

Various
Performance: The Living Art
Dwyer / Vituccio
1988 58 min. Color
A documentary on the performance art movement. Interviewed artists include Meredith Monk, Joan Jones, Spaulding Gray, Robert Wilson, Linda Montano, Michael Smith, Ping Chong and others.
709.04 P4382 VHS

Various
Persistence of Vision
1989 175 min. Color
A collection of experimental television productions intending to protest and undermine commercial television by using unusual narrative forms and incorporating expressionistic audio and video content. Descriptions of individual programs are listed on the packaging of each volume.
778.59 P466 (3v) DISC

Various
(The) Pre-Raphaelite Revolt
Thompson
30 min. Color
Explores the early years of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, examining the works of Millais, Ruskin, Ford Madox Brown, Holman Hunt, Arthur Hughes, and Rossetti.
759.2 P927 VHS

Various
(The) President's World
1986 3 min. Color
From "Persistence of Vision", a collection of experimental television programs.
778.59 P466 v.1 DISC

Various
Public Interventions
1994 47 min. Color
Explores the current political and social dimensions of public art. Based on Interviews with artists and curators involved with the "Public Interventions" exhibition in 1994. Produced by the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston.
709.73 P976 VHS

Various
Queen Mother Moore Speech at Granhaven Prison
1973 17 min. Color
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 6 VHS

Various
Selected Tapes
1971 28 min. B&W
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 6 VHS

Various
Surveying the First Decade
1996 1643 min.
An eight-volume collection of video productions from the 1970s, intended to serve as primary and secondary sources for students of video art history and video production. The materials encompass a variety of subjects including American studies, feminism, television, the documentary, the history of radicalism, art, and technology. Each volume is associated with a theme: "Explorations of Presence, Performance, and Audience", "Investigations of the Phenomenal World", "Approaching Narrative", "Gendered Confrontations", "Performance of Video Imaging Tools", "Decentralized Communications Projects", "Critiques of Art and Media as Commodity and Spectacle", and "Independents Address Television Audiences". A guide containing descriptions of each program as well as bibliography and videography resources is available.
778.59 S963 (8v) VHS

Various
Test Tube
1979 28 min. Color
Test Tube is a complex portrait of the 1980s artist, incorporating television formatting and video effects. Written and directed by General Idea.
709.04 T342 VHS

Various
Two Moon July
1987 60 min. Color
Performances and video collaboration between Laurie Anderson, David Byrne, and Philip Glass.
709.04 T974 VHS

Various
Wax or The Discovery of Television...
1990 85 min. Color
A feature-length exercise in surrealistic expression.
778.59 W357 VHS

Various
(A) Young Man's Dream & A Woman's ...
1990 58 min. Color
A film which presents and compares two very different traditional artists: a funerary sculptor in Madagascar and a builder of spirit houses in Papua New Guinea. From the series "Magicians of the Earth".
732.2 Y68 VHS

Various / 20th century
Art and Revolution in Mexico
1993 51 min. Color
In English.
709.72 A7842 VHS

Various / 20th century
ART New York #1: Current Exhibit
1980 28 min. Color
Features: Andy Warhol, Ned Smyth, Thomas Lanaghan-Schmidt, Mel Bochner and Joseph Beuys. Interview with Beuys included.
709.04 C976 VHS/OV

Various / 20th century
ART New York #13: Performance
1982 28 min. Color
Sam Hsieh performs in the streets of NYC, Robert Longo stages Living sculptures and Colette performs a scene at the Armaggeddon Night Club.
709.04 P438 VHS/OV

Various / 20th century
ART New York #14: Public Sculpture
1983 28 min. Color
Features Luise Nevelson, Owen Morrel, and Richard Serra. Nevelson and Serra are interviewed by Marc Miller.
735.23 P976 VHS

Various / 20th century
ART New York #16: Video as Art
1990 28 min. Color
Explores new developments in video art. Includes interviews with Nam June Paik, Ernest Gusella and David Byrne.
778.59 V6525 VHS

Various / 20th century
ART New York #22: New Narrative
1984 27 min. Color
Features narrative works by Jennifer Bartlett, Jonathan Borofsky and Robert Longo.
709.04 N5324 VHS

Various / 20th century
ART New York #23: Women In Art
1985 28 min. Color
Features Marisol and others at "Celebration of American Women Artists" exhibition, Sidney Janis Gallery 1984. Patsey Norvell, Judy Rifka, Hannah Wilke, Maya Lin, Marisol and Nancy Graves are interviewed and discuss their current work.
704.042 W8723 VHS

Various / 20th century
ART New York #4: Sculpture Today
1981 26 min. Color
Features Duane Hanson, Anthony Cara, Alain Kirili and Jonathan Borofsky. Interview with Borofsky included.
735.23 S4372 VHS/OV

Various / 20th century
ART New York #5: New York/New Wave
1981 28 min. Color
Features Robert Mapplethorpe and other photographers, NYC graffiti artists, PUNK magazine and a music segment by DNA. Includes interviews with artist Curt Hoppe and curator Diego Cortez.
709.04 N5326 VHS

Various / 20th century
Art Seen: Artists In Their Studios (Pt. I)
1987 28 min. Color
Interviews with artists and museum curators including Lloyd Hamrol, David Quick, Michael Lawrence, Craig Roper, Terry Chevillat, Charles Arnoldi and Richard Koshalek.
709.04 A7846 VHS

Various / 20th century
Artists At War
1994 55 min. Color
Shows the contrast between the works of the artists and writers who went off to WW I (Apollinaire, Braque, Leger) and those of the foreigners who remained in Paris (Picasso, Modigliani, Foujita). Also features poet-artist Jean Cocteau.
709.44 M799 v. 2 VHS

Various / 20th century
Artists At Work: A Film on New Deal Art Projects
1989 35 min. Color
Details the effects of New Deal art programs on artists across the country. Includes interviews with Alice Neel, Jacob Lawrence, James Brooks, Cham Gorss, Lee Krasner, Edward Lanning, Ilya Bolotowsky, Joseph Delaneey, Harry Gottlieb, Joseph Solman and Michael Lantz.
709.73 A7914 VHS

Various / 20th century
Aufbruch in die moderne
1972 26 min. Color
Examines the "Die Brucke" School of Art and its emphasis on the importance of color at the beginning of the modern art movement in Germany. From Roland Films on Art.
709.43 A918 VHS

Various / 20th century
(The) Avant-Garde In Russia 1910-1931
1981 89 min. Color
Presents examples of art produced prior to and following the mandate of Social Realism, the official style of Soviet Message Art, showing the effect on artistic expression.
709.47 A9462 VHS

Various / 20th century
Betraying Amnesia, Portraying Ourselves: Video Portraits by Latin-American and Latino Artists
various
1991-98 77 min. Color
Collection of six short films by Latin-American and Latino artists. Includes "You Are What You Are Born For", "Calle Chula", "Papapapa", "Balance Magnetico", "Hombres Muertos de Amor", and "Carlos Nader". See individual titles for details.
791.45 B564 VHS

Various / 20th century
Beyond Tradition: Contemporary Indian Art and Its Evolution.
1989 45 min. Color
An examination of traditional and contemporary Native American art and of the ways in which tradition influences the work of modern Native American artists.
709.72 B573 VHS

Various / 20th century
Europe After the Rain
Gold
1978 47 min. Color
Discusses the psychological and political aspects of the Dada and Surrealist movements, as well as their influence on the plastic arts. Features Duchamp, Tzara, Arp, Ernst, Schwitters, Breton, and Dali.
709.04 E892 (2v) VHS

Various / 20th century
Expanding Universe of Sculpture
1970 15 min. Color
Discusses the broad and varied use of materials in contemporary sculpture. Shows the work of Rueben Nakins, Alex Lieberman, David Burt and Doris Chase. From the series "Films For a New Age".
735.23 E96 VHS

Various / 20th century
Germany-Dada
Herbst
1986 55 min. Color
Documentary on the foundation of the movement, filmed in cooperation with Dadaists Hans Richter and Richard Huelsenbeck, in the Dadaist style. Includes excerpts of several Richter films.
709.43 G3734 VHS

Various / 20th century
Ghosts at the Banquet
1994 55 min. Color
Explores the eccentricity and androgyny of the masked balls and parties of the 1920s, with comments from British actress Diana Rigg.
709.44 M799 v. 7 VHS

Various / 20th century
Havana Postmodern: The New Cuban Art
Fusco
1988 54 min. Color
USA. In English.
709.7291 H383 VHS

Various / 20th century
Los Angeles California Art Scene
1986 28 min. Color
Interviews with artists: Ed Moses, Janet McCloud, Joe Amrhein, John Rose, Jane Mock, Curtis Gutierrez, Micael McMillen, Lydia Takeshita, Theresa Chavez, Michaael Lawrence, Jack Reilley, Donald Kreeger, Peter Zokosky.Interviews with gallery directors: Peter Gould, Lucy Adelman, Karl Borstein, David Gurian, Fiona Whitney, Roy Boyd, Joy Silverman, Jan Baum, Ben Marks, Jonie Gordon, Pat Faure, Sandy Ballafore, Alex Wright, Jan Turner, Mark Richards.
709.79494 L8792 VHS

Various / 20th century
Masters of Modern Sculpture
1978 179 min. Color
A discussion of Constructionism, Dada and Surrealism, featuring the work of leading artists of those movements.
735.23 M423 (3v) VHS

Various / 20th century
Mixing it Up II
1988 35 min. Color
Artists Jolene Rickard, Robbie McCauley, Judy Baca and May Sun discuss their work within cultural contexts. From the University of Colorado series, "What Follows".
709.04 M685 VHS

Various / 20th century
Mixing It Up III
1990 54 min. Color
Artists Jeanne Lamar, Hung Lui, Lorna Simpson and Kathy Vargas discuss their work within cultural contexts. From the University of Colorado series, "What Follows".
709.04 M685a VHS

Various / 20th century
Montparnasse Revisited
Reinders
1994 550 min. Color
A ten volume program featuring artists who frequented the Montparnasse cafes and studios in Paris between 1890 and the Second World War.
709.44 M799 (10v) VHS

Various / 20th century
Painters Painting
1972 116 min. Color
Features the work and ideas of de Kooning, Jasper Johns, Robert Motherwell and Andy Warhol.
709.73 P148a VHS

Various / 20th century
Part of the Struggle
1985 36 min. Color
Focuses on artists based in Dresden and Berlin during the Weimar years. Includes the Red Group in 1923 and the Association of Revolutionary Artists in 1928. From Roland Films on Art.
709.43 P273 VHS

Various / 20th century
San Francisco California Art Scene (Pt.2)
1986 28 min. Color
Interviews artists and gallery directors:Artists: Manual Neri, Keith Haring, Allan Shepp, Roy DeForest, Nam June Paik, Richard Herman, John Okulick, Glen Grafelman, Poison Gas Research, Tony Costanzo, Carlos Villa, Daniel Phill, Edgar Heap of Birds, Tad Savinar. Gallery Directors: Kathan Brown, Bruce Velick, Dorothy Goldeen, John Martin, Marshall Weber, Diana Fuller, William Sawyer, Hank Baum, Gary Lichtenstein, Ardys Allport, Ken Rackow, Mark Reenie, Louise Allrich, Michele Mincher, Ruth Braunstein and Charles Fiske. From the series "David Howard's Art Seen".
709.7946 S194 VHS

Various / 20th century
(The) Shock of the New
1980 416 min. total Color
An overview of the development of Modern Art up to 1980 by art critic Robert Hughes. A BBC TV and Time-Life video.Vol. 1. The Mechanical Paradise - Explores art in the American West 1870-1914, focusing on the effects of mechanization on urban life.Vol. 2. The Powers That Be - Looks at Dada and German Expressionism as reflections of the intellectual and political climate of the post-WWI period. Vol. 3 . The Landscape of Pleasure - Discusses color in the Impressionist and Fauvist movements, and also looks at aspects of the works of Braque and Picasso. Vol. 4. Trouble in Utopia - Features internationally influential German and Italian architects who believed that architectural design should promote particular concepts of social legislation.Vol. 5. Threshold of Liberty - Shows the effects of Surrealism on art and architecture, featuring the Ideal Temple in rural France, the Watts Tower and paintings by Miro, Dali, and Magritte.Vol. 6. The View From the Edge - Discusses the decline of Expressionism as an effect of the horror of W.W.II.Vol. 7. Culture as Nature - Discusses the Pop Art movement as an example of the 20th century shift in artists' subject matter from nature to culture.Vol. 8. The Future That Was - Examines the contemporary state of modern art and the breakdown of the avant-garde, with a particular focus on conceptual art, earthworks and body art.
709.04 S559 (8v) VHS

Various / 20th century
(The) Situationist International, 1957-1972
1991 22 min. Color
Examines the history of the artistic and political Situationist movement.
700.904 O582a VHS

Various / 20th century
Sna Jolobil
1992 22 min. Color
Shows the Sna Jolobil, an association of Mayan weavers dedicated to preserving the traditional Mayan weaving techniques. In Spanish without subtitles.
746.1 S669 VHS

Various / 20th century
Songs and Sentiments
1994 55 min. Color
Documentary on the Bobino Theatre of the 1930s. Includes interviews with Montparnasse artists and sound recordings of theater singers.
709.44 M799 v. 8 VHS

Various / 20th century
Vita Futurista
1987 42 min. Color
A look at the Futurist movement in Italy in both historical and cultural contexts. From the Roland Collection on Art.
709.04 V819 VHS

Various / 20th century
Ways of Seeing v.1-4
1974 120 min. Color
Vol. 1. Painting and the Camera - Berger discusses how photography affects the perception of painting and alters the original meaning of a work.Vol. 2. Painting, Nudes, and Women - Makes the distinction between nakedness and nudity in painting. Discusses the objectification of women and its impact on their self-perception. Vol. 3. Painting and Possessions - Berger examines the art object as a symbol of wealth and status, drawing parallels between art collections and the advertising industry.Vol. 4. Painting and Advertising - Discusses the effects of alternative-lifestyle imagery bombardment upon people, in terms of both modern advertising and oil paintings from the past.
750.1 W35aa VHS

Various / 20th century
Wieviel Farben Hat die Hand?
1980 50 min. Color
A documentary on Max Ernst including an interview with Marcel Duchamp conducted by Joan Bakewell in 1968.
759.3 E71w VHS

Various / 20th century
(The) World of Tomorrow
1984 84 min. Color
A record of the 1939 New York World's Fair.
909.82 W532 VHS

Various / film
French Avant-Garde Shorts
various
1926 134 min. B&W
Includes "Anaemic Cinema" by Marcel Duchamp (1926), "Ballet Mecanique" by Fernand Leger (1924), "Life and Death of a Hollywood Extra" by Germaine Dulac, "Menilmontant" by Dimitri Kirsanov (1926), "Pacific 231", "La Jetee", and "The Seashell and the Clergyman".
791.45 F8732 VHS

Various / Germany
Bauhaus: Face of the 20th Century
1994 50 min. Color
Documentary on the development of the Bauhaus and the key figures involved in it: Walter Gropius, Mies van der Rohe, Laslo Moholy-Nagy, and Josef Albers. Contains interviews and archival footage. From Roland Films on Art.
707.11 B3464 VHS

Various / Italy
Trajan's Column
1989 50 min. Color
A study of Trajan's Column as both classical art and as political propaganda, including a discussion of restoration work on the monument. From the "Ancient World" series.
731.76 T768 VHS

Various / Italy
Vidal in Venice
1984 110 min. Color
Discusses the history and culture of Venice, with author Gore Vidal.
914.53 V648 (2v) VHS

Various / pre-20th century
(The) Age of Leonardo and Raphael
1974 28 min. Color
Features artwork by Leonardo, Filippino Lippi, Michelangelo, Botticelli, Andrea del Sarto, Perugino, Raphael, Sebasiano del Piombo, Garofalo Lorenza Casta, Correggio, Parmigianino, Pontormo and Bronzino. From Roland Films on Art series "The National Gallery: A Private View."
759.5 A265 VHS

Various / pre-20th century
American Art from the National Gallery
1993 30 min. Color
Provides a compendium of over 2,600 works by American artists, spanning three centuries.
709.73 N277a DISC

Various / pre-20th century
Art of Indonesia
1990 28 min. Color
Examines the treasures of ancient Indonesia and looks at the culture's rituals, myths and performances. From the National Gallery of Art and The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
709.598 A784 VHS

Various / pre-20th century
(The) Art of the Dogon
1988 24 min. Color
An exploration of Dogon culture, especially as seen through the art collection donated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art by Lester Wunderman.
730.963 A784 VHS

Various / pre-20th century
(The) Aztec Sun
1990 59 min. Color
An examination of Aztec culture as reflected in surviving Aztec art. From the Roland Films on Art series "Mexica a Traves de Su Arte". Narration in English.
709.72 S684 VHS

Various / pre-20th century
(The) Book of Kells
Bertschy
1987 15 min. Color
An examination of the manuscript of the Gospels at Trinity College, Dublin. Accompanying book is located in Hunt Library.
745.67 B724a VHS

Various / pre-20th century
(The) Brilliant Years
1994 55 min. Color
Focuses on the impact of Cubism and the construction of the Eiffel Tower on Montparnasse, through the recollections of Russian artist Zadkine, the art dealer Kahnweiler and Sonia Delaunay, wife of Robert Delaunay.
709.44 M799 v. 1 VHS

Various / pre-20th century
Islamic Art
1983 30 min. Color
An overview of Islamic art, including architecture, sculpture, manuscripts, and music. From the RM Arts series "The World of Islam."
709.17671 I822 VHS

Various / pre-20th century
(The) Lascaux Cave: A Look at Our Prehistoric Past
1990 23 min. Color
A narrated tour of the Lascaux cave paintings with anthropologist Leslie G. Freeman.
709.01 L769 VHS

Various / pre-20th century
Louvre
1989 stills Color
A catalogue of artwork from the Louvre with English and French commmentary. Vol. 1. Painting and DrawingVol. 2. SculptureVol. 3. Egyptian, Near, and Middle Eastern, Roman and Greek antiquities
709 L895 DISC/INTER

Various / pre-20th century
Madonna and Child
1992 50 min. Color
A discussion of the role of Christian symbolism in medieval sculpture.
704.9482 M183 VHS

Various / pre-20th century
Masterpieces of Italian Art (15th c.)
1991 59 min. Color
Features masterpieces of 15th century Italian art, including works by Alberti, Fra Angelico and Botticelli.
709.45 F469 DISC

Various / pre-20th century
(The) Pre-Raphaelites
1990 26 min. Color
An introduction to the painting of the Pre-Raphaelites. From Roland Films on Art.
759.2 P92 VHS

Various / pre-20th century
(The) Statue of Liberty
1986 60 min. Color
Documentary created during the renovation of the Statue of Liberty, tracing its history and symbolism. Produced by Ken Burns.
974.71 S797 VHS

Various / pre-20th century
Tassili N'Ajjer, Prehistoric Rock Paintings
Lajoux
1972 16 min. Color
Explores the history of Saharan rock and cave paintings. From Roland Films on Art.
709.01 T213 VHS

Various / pre-20th century
Vienna 1900
Fournier
1986 53 min. Color
An examination of late Imperial Vienna and the major intellectual figures who contributed to the end of the Imperial Age. Produced by RM Arts.
709.436 V662 VHS

Various / Russia
Face of Russia
Gill / Grigor
1998 180 min. Color
USA. In English. Three-part cultural history of Russia. Part I focuses on icon painting and the restoration of churches and monasteries. Part II examines Russian architecture of churches and palaces, and discusses the writings of Gogol and Russia's "Facade of Power". Part III examines Russian music and cinema, focusing on the composer Musorgsky and filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein.
709.47 F138 VHS

Various / Spain
Modernism in Barcelona
1992 25 min. Color
Explores Barcelona's cultural revival, as seen in architecture, art, costume and decoration. From Roland Films on Art.
709.46 M689 VHS

Various / Turkey
Suleyman the Magnificent
1987 57 min. Color
Documentary on the life and achievements of Suleyman and the palaces and mosques of the Ottoman Empire. Filmed on location in Turkey.
709.561 S949 VHS

Vasulka, Steina
Switch! Monitor! Drift!
1976 4 min. Color
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 5 VHS

Vasulka, Woody
C-Trend
1974 9 min. Color
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 5 VHS

Vasulka, Woody / Vasulka, Steina
Calligrams
1970 4 min. B&W
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 5 VHS

Vasulka, Woody / Vasulka, Steina
Participation
1972 30 min. B&W
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 6 VHS

Vermeer, Jan
Vermeer
1998 28 min. Color
Video graphics are used to analyze the structure and composition of Vermeer's painting "The Astronomer".
759.9492 V52t VHS

Veronese, Paolo
Veronese: Feast in the House of Levi
1991 32 min. Color
An analysis of the Veronese painting. From the series "Palettes".
759.5 V54pai VHS

Veronese, Paolo
Veronese, Paolo
1993 60 min. Color
A detailed study of the life and work of the 16th century painter. Filmed on location in Venice. From the RM Arts series "Portrait of an Artist".
759.9 V54 VHS

Viola, Bill
Bill Viola: Selected Works
Viola
1986 55 min. Color
Contains: "Migration" (1986), "The Reflecting Pool" (1977-79), "Ancient Days" (1979-81), and "Chott el-Djerid, A Portrait in Light and Heat" (1979).
778.59 V79s DISC

Viola, Bill
I Do Not Know What. It Is I Am Like
Viola
1986 88 min. Color
A video work in which Viola examines the nature of human consciousness, as well as humanity's connection to the animal kingdom.
791.45 V79i DISC

Viola, Bill
(The) Space Between the Teeth
1976 10 min. Color
From "Persistence of Vision", a collection of experimental television programs.
778.59 P466 v.2 DISC

Viola, Bill
Sweet Light
1977 10 min. Color
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 2 VHS

vom Bruch, Klaus / Fendel, Heike-Melba
(Der) Westen Lebt
1984 5 min. Color
From "Persistence of Vision", a collection of experimental television programs.
778.59 P466 v.3 DISC

Vuillard
Vuillard: Public Gardens
Jaubert
1991 30 min. Color
An in-depth analysis of the Vuillard painting. Directed by Alain Jaubert. From the series "Palettes".
759.4 V98pu VHS

Warhol, Andy
Andy Warhol
1988 54 min. Color
Warhol discusses art, money, and culture from inside the Brooklyn Museum. The video also includes video of Warhol at The Factory and the Cannes Festival, and interviews with Clement Greenberg and Harold Rosenberg.
709.73 W27waa VHS

Warhol, Andy
Andy Warhol, Made in China
1985 28 min. Color
Follows Andy Warhol as he journeys through China from Hong Kong to Peking's Forbidden City.
709.73 W27waai DISC

Warhol, Andy
Warhol
Evans
1987 79 min. Color
A profile of the artist's work in painting, publishing, music, and television. From the London weekend television show, South Bank.
709.73 W27 DISC

Webb, Boyd
Scenes and Songs from Boyd Webb
1984 20 min. Color
A film of the performance artwork of Boyd Webb. Published by the Arts Council of Great Britain.
709.04 W36s VHS

Wegman, William
(An) Afternoon With William Wegman
1991 15 min. Color
An interview with William Wegman featuring a broad sampling of his work, including photographs, drawings, video works and paintings. Includes Wegman's photo session with dog subjects Fay Ray and Betina.
709.73 W41 VHS

Wegman, William
(The) Best of William Wegman
1988 20 min. B&W
Selected works (1970-78) including: "Duet", "Milk Floor Piece", "Stomach Song", "Two Lamps", "Deodorant", "Message Chair" and "Spelling Lesson". From Art Metropole Series.
778.59 W41w VHS

Wegman, William
Dogs (Back and Forth)
1972 3 min. B&W
From "Persistence of Vision", a collection of experimental television programs.
778.59 P466 v.3 DISC

Wegman, William
Selected Works
1972 90 min. B&W
Part of the collection "Surveying the First Decade". An accompanying guide containing video descriptions and bibliographic information is available.
778.59 S963 v. 1 VHS

Wegman, William
William Wegman: Reel #7
1977 17 min. Color
Compilation including: "Doctor Joke", "Alarm Clock A and B", "Smoking", "Drop It" and "Piano Hands". Released by Art Metropole.
778.59 W41r VHS

Werner, Thomas
Guten Tag, Berlin!
Werner
1987 11 min. Color
Video art produced under the communist regime in East Germany, without state approval or control.
491.45 G291 VHS

Werner, Thomas
Hello, Berlin! SEE: Guten Tag, Berlin!

Whitney, John
(An) Afternoon With John Whitney
1991 18 min. Color
Filmmaker John Whitney discusses his work of the past fifty years, and discusses the beginnings and future of high technology art. Contains experimental and animated films and computer drawing.
791.4 W61a VHS

Whitney, John
John Whitney
1992 30 min. Color
Contains four video animation works, representing Whitney's career; "Permutations", "Matrix I", "Matrix II" and "Arabesque".
791.4 W61 VHS

Wilcox, Mark
Calling the Shots
1984 13 min. Color
A video work by Mark Wilcox. Also included is "A Trip Through the Wardrobe of the Mind," by John Davis.
791.45 C161 VHS

Winsor, Jackie
Jackie Winsor
1978 56 min. Color
Sculptor Jackie Winsor is interviewed by Kay Miller and Albert Aldaheff. From the University of Colorado series "What Follows".
735.73 W78wa VHS

Wodiczko, Krzysztof
Krzysztof Wodiczko: Projections
1991 55 min. Color
Video examines Wodiczko's art, in which he alters or illuminates the meanings of monuments and buildings by projecting politically charged images onto them. From Roland Films on Art.
709.04 W83 VHS

Wright, Frank Lloyd
Frank Lloyd Wright: Mike Wallace Interviews
1994 53 min. Color
Two 1957 interviews with the 90 year old Wright, conducted during the construction of his Guggenheim Museum. Mike Wallace provides an introduction and conclusion added in 1994.
720.8 W94in VHS

Young, Graham
Accidents in the Home
1986 3 min. Color
From "Persistence of Vision", a collection of experimental television programs.
778.59 P466 v.3 DISC