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Videofreex: A Foundation for Participatory Art and Social Engagement
“Videofreex: A Foundation for Participatory Art and Social Engagement”: Skip’s report to the Videofreex re: museum event in March. Rhea’s apology to the Videofreex in May: Sorry for posting so late! Skip’s report The panel at Dorsky on Sunday [March 8, 2015], organized by Janis Benincasa and attended by Dorsky director Sara Pasti and […]
New York Times coverage
The New York Times published a hefty story about “Videofreex: The Art of Guerrilla Television.” Writer Susan Hodara was there for the February 7 exhibit opening, and managed to see much more of it than I did! This is why I plan to go back. To feel like you were there, and revel in the […]
Exhibit opens!
On February 7, the public had its first glimpse of Videofreex: The Art of Guerrilla Television at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art. The New Paltz museum dedicated a few thousand square feet to this massive retrospective, curated by Andrew Ingall. There were video screens, maps of New York City and State plotting Videofreex haunts […]
One week until Videofreex: The Art of Guerrilla Television
Just one week from today, on Saturday, February 7, the Videofreex exhibit opens at The Dorsky. That day, members of the Videofreex will come from New York, California, and D.C. (that’s me!) for the opening reception. Skip is driving up in what he’s dubbed the Videofreex Mini Media Bus. Join us at the Samuel […]
The Dorsky Museum announces Videofreex exhibit
The State University of New York at New Paltz has announced the upcoming Dorsky Museum exhibit on The Videofreex. Open February 9 through July 12, 2015. Check out the press release: The Dorsky Museum announces Videofreex: The Art of Guerrilla Television exhibition
Videofreex featured on Clocktower Radio
Skip and Davidson appeared on Clocktower Radio this past weekend. Here Come the Videofreex co-creator Jon Nealon and Andrew Ingall, curator of the Videofreex exhibit at the Dorsky Museum, joined them. Check out their conversation at Second Sundays: Videofreex.
Here Come the Videofreex has arrived!
It’s official: Here Come the Videofreex! has arrived. Before I explain exactly what I mean, I want to go back four years. Attending a screening of Videofreex work at the Light Industry in Brooklyn, I met a guy named Jon Nealon who said he was interested in making a documentary about the group. I was […]
More pics: Video processing Tools book launch and discussion
In addition to the joy of old photos resurfacing, seeing new images is a great benefit of this whole Videofreex Partnership. The bonus with the latter is that I was actually alive when the events happened! Here are two examples of brand new pictures, taken at a book launch for The Emergence of Video Processing […]
Photos for the archives and museum
One of the membership perks of the Videofreex Partnership is seeing archival materials as they resurface. The images below are three that made the rounds of the Videofreex email inboxes lately. Both photos courtesy of Dave Jones, jonesvideo.com. Both photos courtesy of Dave Jones, jonesvideo.com.
Videofreex and friends gather in NYC
Thanks to a New York City visit by Videofreex member David Cort (a.k.a. DC), a small reunion took place on May 22. Fellow member Skip Blumberg wrote the message below to the group. Parry is of course Videofreex member Parry Teasdale, and the “doc” is the feature-length documentary Here Come the Videofreex. The report: […]
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