The amazing Bow Wow [videorecording] / [written and directed by] Lynda Benglis ; [written and produced by] Stanton Kaye. [1977]

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The amazing Bow Wow [videorecording] / [written and directed by] Lynda Benglis ; [written and produced by] Stanton Kaye. [1977]

The amazing Bow Wow follows the adventures of a talking, hermaphroditic dog given to a couple, Rexina and Babu, who decide to make the dog a sideshow act in order to earn their fortune. The resulting narrative questions traditional notions of sexual identity and gender definitions as well as society's placement of the artist.

1 videocassette of 1 (U-Matic) (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in. original.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6814098

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Benglis, Lynda, 1941-

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Lynda Benglis (1941- ) is a sculptor in New York, N.Y. Benglis is known for working with wax and latex. From the description of Oral history interview with Lynda Benglis, 2009 Nov. 20 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495596883 ...

Small, Rena

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Long Beach museum of art

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The Long Beach Museum of Art (LBMA) was among the first to focus on video as an artistic medium, spurring similar efforts throughout the United States. Beginning in 1974 the museum began collecting and exhibiting video art, later also actively encouraging the development of video art by co-producing projects and offering editing facilities to artists in its Video Annex. The museum's innovative approaches to the display of video art included several experiments with broadcast and cable television...

Kaye, Stanton

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