The routes of the underground cathedral : [videorecording] / a document of an environmental installation by Frederick S. Abrams ; [produced by] Long Beach Museum of Art ; [post-production by] Cathleen Kane. [1986]

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The routes of the underground cathedral : [videorecording] / a document of an environmental installation by Frederick S. Abrams ; [produced by] Long Beach Museum of Art ; [post-production by] Cathleen Kane. [1986]

In this document of an environmental installation at the Long Beach Museum of Art, the 1986 sound and light installation 'The Underground Cathedral' is displayed. The evolving project combines applications of contemporary glass art and sound, which Frederick Abrams describes as a synthesis of the evolutionary changes in culture and society.

1 videocassette of 1 (U-Matic) (9 min.) ; 3/4 in. original.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8325041

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Kane, Cathleen

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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...

Abrams, Frederick S.

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