New Television - Rebecca Cleman

On The Rich History Of Video Art And Its Enduring Relevance To Todays Artistic And Critical Practices.the New Television Delves Into The Rich History Of Video Art, Reexamining The Pivotal Open Circuits Conference Held At Moma In 1974 And Exploring Its Enduring Relevance To Todays Artistic And Critical Practices. Open Circuits Was An Important Event In Establishing Video Art In American Museums And Articulated A Range Of Conflicting Teloses For The Medium, Some Which Materialized (like Local Cable Television) And Others That Remain Unrealized. The Conference Proceedings Were Published In 1977 As The New Television: A Publicprivate Art, And The Radical Design Of The Book Reflected The Conferences Utopian Aims.this Two-part Publication Includes A Facsimile Of The Long-out-of-print Conference Proceedings And New Essays And Discussions By Over A Dozen Scholars And Artists.