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VideoStudio

03.31-06.26.2011

Senga Nengudi Dance Card (still), 1986 Courtesy the artist
Senga Nengudi Dance Card (still), 1986 Courtesy the artist 
Houston Conwill Cake Walk (still), 1983 Courtesy Ulysses Jenkins
Houston Conwill Cake Walk (still), 1983 Courtesy Ulysses Jenkins 
Maren Hassinger Beige (still), 1992 Courtesy the artist
Maren Hassinger Beige (still), 1992 Courtesy the artist 
Fred Holland Cowboy (Carlos Abraham Foster) (still), 1984 Courtesy the artist
Fred Holland Cowboy (Carlos Abraham Foster) (still), 1984 Courtesy the artist 
Ulysses Jenkins Z-GRASS (still), 1983–84 Courtesy the artist
Ulysses Jenkins Z-GRASS (still), 1983–84 Courtesy the artist 
Ishmael Houston-Jones and Fred Holland Untitled Duet (Oogala) (still), 1983 Courtesy Fred Holland
Ishmael Houston-Jones and Fred Holland Untitled Duet (Oogala) (still), 1983 Courtesy Fred Holland 

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VideoStudio: Playback is the first exhibition in a series of programs dedicated to work made in the late twentieth century that reflect the influence of dance and avant-garde theater as well as contemporaneous social concerns on early uses of video by artists. Emphasizing improvisation, collaboration and innovative uses of technology, the artists in the exhibition include Houston Conwill (b. 1947), Maren Hassinger (b. 1947), Fred Holland (b. 1951), Ishmael Houston-Jones (b. 1951), Ulysses Jenkins (b. 1946), Senga Nengudi (b. 1943) and Howardena Pindell (b. 1943). Organized by Exhibition Coordinator and Program Associate Thomas J. Lax, Playback is the fourth installment of VideoStudio, an ongoing series of video and film installations inaugurated in fall 2008.

Read the exhibition brochure here.

[video:1]
Preview Fred Holland's  Cowboy (Carlos Abraham Foster), 1984
 

[audio:1]
Above, listen to artist Maren Hassinger discuss her video works in VideoStudio: Playback.

VideoStudio

03.31-06.26.2011

Senga Nengudi Dance Card (still), 1986 Courtesy the artist
Senga Nengudi Dance Card (still), 1986 Courtesy the artist 
Houston Conwill Cake Walk (still), 1983 Courtesy Ulysses Jenkins
Houston Conwill Cake Walk (still), 1983 Courtesy Ulysses Jenkins 
Maren Hassinger Beige (still), 1992 Courtesy the artist
Maren Hassinger Beige (still), 1992 Courtesy the artist 
Fred Holland Cowboy (Carlos Abraham Foster) (still), 1984 Courtesy the artist
Fred Holland Cowboy (Carlos Abraham Foster) (still), 1984 Courtesy the artist 
Ulysses Jenkins Z-GRASS (still), 1983–84 Courtesy the artist
Ulysses Jenkins Z-GRASS (still), 1983–84 Courtesy the artist 
Ishmael Houston-Jones and Fred Holland Untitled Duet (Oogala) (still), 1983 Courtesy Fred Holland
Ishmael Houston-Jones and Fred Holland Untitled Duet (Oogala) (still), 1983 Courtesy Fred Holland 

[image:1-7]

VideoStudio: Playback is the first exhibition in a series of programs dedicated to work made in the late twentieth century that reflect the influence of dance and avant-garde theater as well as contemporaneous social concerns on early uses of video by artists. Emphasizing improvisation, collaboration and innovative uses of technology, the artists in the exhibition include Houston Conwill (b. 1947), Maren Hassinger (b. 1947), Fred Holland (b. 1951), Ishmael Houston-Jones (b. 1951), Ulysses Jenkins (b. 1946), Senga Nengudi (b. 1943) and Howardena Pindell (b. 1943). Organized by Exhibition Coordinator and Program Associate Thomas J. Lax, Playback is the fourth installment of VideoStudio, an ongoing series of video and film installations inaugurated in fall 2008.

Read the exhibition brochure here.

[video:1]
Preview Fred Holland's  Cowboy (Carlos Abraham Foster), 1984
 

[audio:1]
Above, listen to artist Maren Hassinger discuss her video works in VideoStudio: Playback.