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: […]
Congratulations to Kathy High, Sherry Miller Hocking, and Mona Jimenez on the recent publication of The Emergence of Video Processing Tools: Television Becoming Unglued (Intellect Ltd., 2014), which provides a new angle on the history of art and technology. This two-volume study features stories about equipment and systems designed by artists and techies during the […]
Recently, I met scholar Deirdre Boyle, to discuss how the Dorsky exhibition can generate more discussion on the Videofreex and early video history. This would continue the momentum that Deirdre initiated with her essential book Subject to Change: Guerrilla Television Revisited (1997), and more recently as a participant in the SVA symposium We’re All Videofreex: […]
We held our first meeting at SUNY New Paltz on April 24, 2014 to present exhibition themes to campus and off-campus partners, and to introduce ideas for related public programs and participatory activities. Engagement opportunities are essential for the success of Videofreex: The Art of Guerilla Television. Perhaps the most important contribution that Freex made […]
“We don’t produce buffoons, we produce leaders,” says Fred Hampton, a 21-year-old leader of the Black Panther Party in Illinois, to the Videofreex in 1969. “…It’s a type of flowing power.” By special request, here is a clip from that video. The full interview is available from the Video Data Bank in Chicago. NOTE: Videos or images that […]
The events held in Washington, D.C. on March 9 and 10 both proved popular. The National Gallery of Art presentation drew about 75 audience members and numerous in-depth questions on early video and preservation. The screening at the DC Arts Center packed the black box theater. Reminiscence on resistance and video continued into the night. […]
Greetings fellow Freex and fans! My name is Andrew Ingall. I’ll be contributing intermittently to the blog during the development of the exhibition “Videofreex: The Art of Guerilla Television” which will be on view at the Samuel Dorsky Museum at SUNY New Paltz from February 7-July 21, 2015. I’m honored to serve as guest curator […]
The Videofreex and friends are coming to Washington, D.C. in March. Join us for two events. 1) On Sunday, March 9, the National Gallery of Art will host a screening of Videofreex material and a talk by Videofreex members Skip Blumberg and Parry Teasdale, along with Tom Colley of Video Data Bank. Early Video Pioneers: […]
In May 2013, Videofreex members returned to Goddard College more than 40 years after a conference originally drew them. This video, which includes images from the Videofreex, provides a recounting of the Alternative Media Conference and its historical context. The description on YouTube explains: The Alternative Media Conference took place at Goddard College from June […]
The event We’re All Videofreex at the School of Visual Arts drew artists and mediaphiles from way back and just now, listening to stories and media philosophies. And, of course, watching video. The theater held 70 to 80 audience members for most of the panels, and more than 100 for the screening. Attendees milled and […]
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