The work of art in the age of electronic reproduction [videorecording] / by Nancy Buchanan. [1985]

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The work of art in the age of electronic reproduction [videorecording] / by Nancy Buchanan. [1985]

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In an homage to Walter Benjamin and his essay The work of art in the age of mechanical reproduction, Buchanan's video questions how image processing transforms the role of the artist in society, as well as the nature of contemporary society itself, by juxtaposing images of the making and eating of a television-shaped cake, distorted text from writers Georgi Plekhanov and Herbert Marcuse, and footage of herself working.

1 videocassette of 1 (U-Matic) (8 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in. original.1 videocassette of 1 (Betacam SP) (8 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. archival master.1 videocassette of 1 (Digital Betacam) (8 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. copy master.1 videodisc of 1 DVD) (8 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. use copy.

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Buchanan, Nancy, 1946-

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Nancy Buchanan (b. Nancy Page Ridenour, Aug. 30, 1946, Boston, MA) is an artist best known for her work in installation, performance, and video art. She played a central role in the feminist art movement in Los Angeles in the 1970s. Her father was physicist Louis Ridenour. Buchanan earned her B.A. and M.F.A. at the University of California, Irvine and studied with Larry Bell, Vija Celmins, David Hockney, and Robert Irwin. Buchanan has made videos and performances that combine the personal and t...

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...

Funicelli, Angelo.

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Benjamin, Walter, 1892-1940

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Plekhanov, Georgiĭ Valentinovich, 1856-1918

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Marcuse, Herbert, 1898-1979

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Marcuse (1898-1979) was a German-born American political philosopher. From the description of Herbert Marcuse compositions, 1964-1971. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612747320 ...