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Video Art

Michael Rush author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Thames & Hudson Ltd

Published:7th May '07

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A most complete survey of an ubiquitous art form born just over forty years ago

Offers a history of the medium seen through the perspectives of its early practitioners, through the vast array of conceptual, political, personal and lyrical installations of the 80s and 90s to the present digital revolution. This book overviews of an art form born less than forty years ago and now ubiquitous worldwide.Abundantly illustrated with frames and sequences, Video Art offers a history of the medium seen through the perspectives of its early practitioners, through the vast array of conceptual, political, personal and lyrical installations of the 80s and 90s to the present digital revolution. This book remains the most complete and up-to-date overview of an art form born less than forty years ago and now ubiquitous worldwide.

'Engagingly written, exhaustively researched and filled with hundreds of images of video works and installations, the book provides a trenchant historical overview with a more focused thematic analysis.' - Publishers Weekly

ISBN: 9780500284872

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 1240g

256 pages

Revised Edition