The medium video art gives artists the freedom to create works outside the gallery or museum space, opening avenues to record, document their performances and to be own producers and distributors. For female artists, incorporating video art into their performance works becomes a means of self-expression and the exploration of female imagery.
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Resources for this episode include Jillian Mayer website, Martha Rosler website, PBS Art Assignment, Art21, Tate Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Miami New Times writer Hans Morgenstern, writer Emily Dinsdale.
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Video Excerpts foudn on Youtube include:
Jillian Mayer, "I Am Your Grandma," (2011)
Bill Viola, "The Raft," (2004)
MOMA has video excerpts for Joan Jonas "Vertical Roll," 1972 and Martha Rosler, "Semiotics of the Kitchen," 1975 You can also see images/videos discussed at my website: beyondthepaint.net