Internet Killed the Video Star

In my opinion video art is more alive than ever. The tools are now in
everyones hands at home where as ten years ago you still needed access to an
Avid, Media 100, SGI machines that, unless rich or in school made it a
pretty exclusive group of artists. The Mac 8500 could process video for the
web but the internet wasn't quite ready for it. Although there were places
like ParkTV that got in on the early jump into streaming media along with
the major networks the real boom of video on the net just began last year.

Now its more a question of what is video art? Different genres and fusions
of genres pop up every day.

Although many galleries and museums show video art and there are a handful
of video art stars, its still an issue of value and the work retaining its
value due to the un-archival mediums that its stored on. Paintings last
longer. I know many artists that joke about being the token video artist at
a gallery but have very seldomly sold work if ever and are exhibiting on the
museum level.

I also know collectors that are weary of buying dvd's because they are so
fragile, one scratch and its worthless.


On 7/31/06 2:27 PM, "Patrick Lichty" <[email protected]> wrote:

>> but what killed video art?
>
> Video never died, it merely became assimilated into canon.
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, Eric Dymond

But now that (other) song by The Buggles is stuck in my head, and I hate. It's all your fault.

> In my opinion video art is more alive than ever. The tools are now in
> everyones hands at home where as ten years ago you still needed access
> to an
> Avid, Media 100, SGI machines that, unless rich or in school made it a
> pretty exclusive group of artists. The Mac 8500 could process video
> for the
> web but the internet wasn't quite ready for it. Although there were
> places
> like ParkTV that got in on the early jump into streaming media along
> with
> the major networks the real boom of video on the net just began last
> year.
>
> Now its more a question of what is video art? Different genres and
> fusions
> of genres pop up every day.
>
> Although many galleries and museums show video art and there are a
> handful
> of video art stars, its still an issue of value and the work retaining
> its
> value due to the un-archival mediums that its stored on. Paintings
> last
> longer. I know many artists that joke about being the token video
> artist at
> a gallery but have very seldomly sold work if ever and are exhibiting
> on the
> museum level.
>
> I also know collectors that are weary of buying dvd's because they are
> so
> fragile, one scratch and its worthless.
>
>
> On 7/31/06 2:27 PM, "Patrick Lichty" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >> but what killed video art?
> >
> > Video never died, it merely became assimilated into canon.
> >
> > +
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> > -> questions: [email protected]
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> http://rhizome.org/preferences/subscribe.rhiz
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> >
>
>

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Am 31.07.2006 um 23:20 schrieb Eric Dymond:


But now that (other) song by The Buggles is stuck in my head, and I
hate. It's all your fault.



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