Tag Archives: video


Jonathan Minard

‘Archive’ (2013) by Jonathan Minard

A documentary focused on the future of long-term digital storage, the history of the Internet and attempts to preserve its contents on a massive scale.

Part one features Brewster Kahle, founder of the Internet Archive and his colleagues Robert Miller, director of books, and Alexis Rossi, director of web collections. On a mission to create universal access to all knowledge, the Internet Archive’s staff have built the world’s largest online library, offering 10 petabytes of archived websites, books, movies, music, and television broadcasts.
The video includes a tour of the Internet Archive’s headquarters in San Francisco, the book scanning center, and the book storage facilities in Richmond, California.


Michael Blum

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‘My Sneakers’ (2001) by Michael Blum

“In August 1999, I purchased a pair of Nike sneakers in Paris. Two years later, I would travel them back to where they came from – Indonesia, according to the label – and try to learn more about them.”


Adrian Paci

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‘The Column’ (2013) by Adrian Paci.

A video installation following a piece of marble getting carved out of a rock in China and traveling to the exhibition space in Paris. On the boat, during the trip, the marble stone gets transformed into a classical column by Chinese sculptors. The column is then presented outside of the exhibition space, while the video of the journey is presented inside.


Bill Murray

Bill Murray improvises multiple takes of a rant against technology for a TV show promo, New York City (1982)


Keren Cytter

‘Video Art Manual’ (2011) by Keren Cytter.


Bruce Nauman

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‘Setting a Good Corner (Allegory & Metaphor)’ (1999) by Bruce Nauman.

The video Setting a Good Corner (Allegory and Metaphor) (1999) shows Bruce Nauman building a corner to stretch a fence and hang a gate in his ranch in New Mexico.


Joost Conijn

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Joost Conijn, ‘C’est une hek’ (1997)


Jack and Charmian Saward

Jack and Charmian Saward’s 1974 propaganda film for the Greater London Council, ‘Living at Thamesmead’.

 


Yvonne Rainer

Yvonne Rainer, ‘Hand Movie’ (1966)


Koki Tanaka

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Someone’s junk is someone else’s treasure (2011) by Koki Tanaka