A History of Video Art [Paperback]

A History of Video Artis a revised and expanded edition of the 2006 original, which extends the scope of the first edition, incorporating a wider range of artists and works from across the globe and explores and examines developments in the genre of artists' video from the mid 1990s up to the present day. In addition, the new edition expands and updates the discussion of theoretical concepts and ideas which underpin contemporary artists' video.

Tracking the changing forms of video art in relation to the revolution in electronic and digital imaging that has taken place during the last 50 years,A History of Video Artorients video art in the wider art historical context, with particular reference to the shift from the structuralism of the late 1960s and early 1970s to the post-modernist concerns of the 1980s and early 1990s. The new edition also explores the implications of the internationalisation of artists' video in the period leading up to the new millennium and its concerns and preoccupations including post-colonialism, the post-medium condition and the impact and influence of the internet.

Preface to the 2nd edition

Part 1. The Origins of Video Art: The Historical and Cultural Context

Chapter 1. In The Beginning: The Origins of Video Art
Chapter 2. Crossing Boundaries: International Tendencies and Influences in Early Artists' Video
Chapter 3. Technology, Access and Context: Social and Political Activists and Their Role in the Development of Video Art
Chapter 4. Expanded Cinema: The Influence of Experimental, Avant-Garde and Underground Film
Chapter 5. Musique Concrete, Fluxus and Tape Loops: The Influence of Sound Recording and Experimental Music on Artists' Video
Chapter 6. Theory and Practice: The Impact of Theoretical Ideas on Early Technology-Based Practice in the 1970s
Chapter 7. Beyond the Lens: Abstract Video Imagery and Image Processing

Part 2: A Discussion of Some RepresentativlÃv