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, New York David Atwood, , Santa Monica, Born 1940, New York Born 1942 . Boston Born 1931, National City, California Cal Arts Faculty Sonnabend Gallery, New York WGBH-TV, Boston Face Off (15 min . B&W ), Overtone (15 min . B&W) selections from Mixed Bag. Jeremy Steig, and, The Birth of Art and Other Sacred Tales (30 min . Maipieri Quartet (20 min . C) B&W I

CIRCUIT : A VIDEO INVITATIONAL AT THE EVERSON OF ART, SYRACUSE, NEW YORK

The rapid development of video as an accessible artist's medium has exhibition of this 32 hour package was held in the Spring of 1973 at the raised the question of its practicality in a system with no real support or Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, New York ; the Henry Gallery of the distribution structure and hence a limited viewing public . The lack of University of Washington in Seattle ; and at the Cranbrook Academy of applicable models, petty rivalries and grant competition are minor in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan . These showings are to be problems compared to the lack of an inexpensive distribution format . followed by exhibitions at the County Museum, The Green- Many artists have found they have over-estimated their demand by ville County Museum in South Carolina, and other still un- support industries (cable television and audio recording concerns), confirmed as of this writing . Additional financing was also provided by and that these industries intend to develop these systems at a pace The New York State Council on the Arts . designed to maximize their profits and their control of the marketing of Works in the exhibition range from highly technical tapes employing video . computers and synthesizers ; to documentary works, conceptual works One has solution been to provide a temporary context for the exhi- and heavily edited image montages . Most of the tapes came from New bition and distribution of works by video recording artists . The museum York, although many are from California . A list of participating artists exhibition format provides such a context, and simultaneously acts as a and photographs follows . Because the relative value of photographic catalyst to change information systems still incapable of dealing with stills taken off-screen remains debatable The Everson Museum prepared art . "Circuit : A Video Invitational" is an attempt to create an informal a 60 minute video catalogue of the Exhibition on video tape, which they network of museums, galleries and art centers sharing traveling exhi- , sell for $50 plus stock and handling costs . Inquiries about the "Circuit ' bitions of video tapes and providing funds to participating artists on a exhibition and upcoming video exhibitions can also be addressed to cooperative basis . the Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York . The exhibition is an over-view of current video activity . 52 artists were invited to submit recent tapes for a showing that would occur David Ross, Everson Museum of Art simultaneously on the West Coast, East Coast and Mid West . The initial

Stephen Beck, Berkeley . California Lynda Benglis, New York George Bolling, Santa Clara, California , New York Born 1950 . Chicago Born 1941, Lake-Charles, La . Born 1946, Columbus, Ohio Born 1938, New York A .I .R . National Center for Experiments Paula Cooper Gallery, New York de Saisett Gallery, Santa Clara Bykert Gallery . New York in Television Now (12 min . C),OnScreen (7min .) 3 Series (30 ruin . B&W) Dynamic Field Series # 7and 9 (30 Undulations (30 min . C) (B&W ), Collage (9 min . C) min . B&W Double Vision (30 min . B&W ) Frank and Laura Cavastani, New York DouglasDavis, New York Dimitri Devyatkin, New York Born 1943, New York and Middletown, New York Born 1938, Washington, D.C . Born 1949, New York Intermedia Foundation A .I .R . Television Laboratory, WNET-TV, New York Electronic Kitchen . New York New York Video (60 min . C), Sundance Ceremony Studies in Color Videotape 11 (30 min . C) Studies in Motown Edit with Walter Wright (20 min . C) Tapes 130 min . B&W) Black and White Videotape 1(30 min . B&W ) (Left) {Right)

Ken Dominick, Binghamton, New York Juan Downey, New York Born 1947 . Springfield, Massa- Born 1940, Santiago, Chile chusetts , New Experimental Television Center, York Binghamton, New York Plato Now (40 min . B&W) Untitled Work (30 min . B&W)

Ed Emshwiller, Wantaugh New York Terry Fox, Born 1932, New York Born 1943, Seattle, Washington A .I .R . Television Laboratory, Incision (30 min . B&W) "'NET-TV, New York Scapemates (30 min . C)

Charles Frazier, Kentfield, Cali- Hermine Freed, New York Born 1940, New York fornia . ,Morris, Oklahoma Leo Castelli Gallery, New York Born 1930 1 Don't Know What You Mean, The Band Around the Bend in 'Pacific Ring' (30 min . B&W') Glasses, two Faces and Me and You (40 min . B&W)

Howard Fried, San Francisco Frank Gillette, New York Born 1946, Cleveland, Ohio Born 1941, Jersey City, New Jersey Sea Sell Sea Sick at Saw/Sea Soar Electronic Arts Intermix (60min . B&W) Nark Hork (18 min . B&W)

Joel Glassman, San Francisco Mike Goldberg, , B .C . Born 1947, New York Born 1947, Montreal, Quebec Mediacontact Gallery, Dusseldorf Video Exchange Directory, Van- Rattling Outside, Banging Inside couver . B .C . (30 min . B&W) Untitled Work (60 min . B&W)

Ron Hays, Boston Born 1945, Omaha, Nebraska Cynthia Grey, New York Director of Music-Image Work- Born 1947, New York shop, WGBH-TV, Boston L .C .A . Productions A Series of Short Works on Video- Karma (60 min . B&W) synthesizer and some improvi- sations done with Micahel Tilson Thomas (30 min . C)

Ralph Hocking, Binghamton, Nancy Holt, New York NewYork Born 1938, Worchester, Massa- Born 1931, Liverpool, Ohio chusetts Director, Experimental Television LoGuidice Gallery, New York Center, Binghamton Untitled Work (30 min. C) Locating #1 and 2 (30 min . B&W) and Zeroing In (30 min . B&W) (Left) (Right)

Taka limura, New York , New York Born 1944,Tokyo, Japan Born 1936, New York A Chair (30 min . B&W) and Blink- Leo Castelli Gallery, New York ing (30 min . B& W ) Left Side Right Side (18 min . B&W) Vertical Roll (12 min . B&W)

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Ruby, New YorkBorn 1945, New York and 1939, Paul Kos, San Francisco New York Born 1942 . Rock Springs, Wyo- Co-editors Radical Software ming 4th of July in Saugerties (10 min . Universitv of Santa Clara Faculty (B&W The Boring Years (10 min. Black Holes (60 min . B&W B& W I and Greatest Hits of the 80"s (10 min . B&W I

Richard Landry, New York , New York Born 1938, Louisiana Born 1948,Tokyo,Japan Leo Castelli Gallery, New York on 1/2 inch a Day (30 min. 6 Vibrations forAgnes Martin(15 min B&W I . B&W I, Hebes Grande Bois (B min . B&W I and 4th Register(12min . B&W)

Andy Mann, New York Born 1947, New York Robert Morris, New York Electronic Arts Intermix Born 1931, Kansas City Danger Flying Rock Zone! (20 Leo Castelli Gallery, New York min . B&W) Exchange i40 min . C)

Rita Myers, New York , Pasadena, California Born 1947, Hammonton . New Jersey Born 1941, Fort Worth, Indiana Sweeps, Jumps, Slow Squeezes Leo Castelli Gallery, New York and Tilts (60 min . B&W ) Tony Sinking Into the Floor Face Up and Face Down (40 min .C)

Dennis Oppenheim, New York Born 1938, Mason City•, Washington Nam June Palk, New York Sonnabend Gallery, New York Born 1932, Seoul . Korea Tooth and Nail (20 min . B&W ), A .I .R . Television Laboratory, Nail Sharpening (20 min . B&W) WNET-TV, New York and FormingSounds (20 min . Waiting for Commercial (20 min .C) B&W) B . S. O . Piece (10 m i n . C )

Anthony Ramos, Los Angeles Born 1947, Los Angeles Peter Van Riper, Valencia, Cali- Fat City School of Finds Art fornia Balloon Plastic Bag (20 min . B&W ) Born 1945 Watermellon Heaven (20 min . Cal Arts Faculty B&W ), and Water Plastic Bag Changes #1 and 2 (two 30 min. (20 min . B&W) tapes C) (left) (Right)

Richard Serra, New York Born 1939, San Francisco Leo Castelli Gallery, New York Television Delivers People (9 , New York Born 1936, New York min . C) Hands, Catching Lead Editor, Avalanche (4 min . B&W'), I lands Tied (8 min . B&W), Surprise Attack Willoughby Sharp Videoviews (12 min . B&W), Hands Scrap- Vito Acconci (60 min . B&W) ing (10 min . B&W) and Anxious Automation (5 min . B&W)

Eric Siegle, New York Michael Snow , , Ontario Born 1945, New York Born 1939, Toronto, Ontario Electronic Arts Intermix Bykert Gallery, New York Stockholm Visited (30 min . B&W) 3 Breakfasts (30 min . C)

Aldo Tambellini, Brooklyn, New Keith Sonnier, New York York Born 1941, Louisiana Born 1931, Syracuse, New York Leo Castelli Gallery, New York A .I .R . Television Laboratory, Color Wipe (30 min . C) W NET-TV, New York 6673(60 min . C)

N .E. Thing Company, Bradford, Ontario Woody and Steina Vasulka , New Name registered, 1966, Incorpor- York ated, 1969, Victoria, BC . Born 1934,Czechoslovakia VSI # 3 and 4, and the N . E. Thing and 1938, Iceland Co . Hockey Team (60 min . Electronic Kitchen B&W) Home (30 min . C)

Videofreex , Lanesville, New York William Viola , Syracuse, New Established 1969, New York York Lanesville TV Retrospective Born 1951, New York (30 min . B&W) Instant Replay (30 min . B&W)

CIRCUIT : A VIDEO INVITATIONAL AT THE EVERSON MUSEUM OF ART, SYRACUSE, NEW YORK

Jud Yalkut, New York William Wegman, New York Born 1938, New York Born 1941, Holyoke, Massa- A .I .R . Television Laboratory, chusetts WNET-TV, New York Sonnabend Gallery, New York 's 26' 1499' as Per- Selected Works 1972(30 min . formed by Charlotte Moor- B&W) man and (60 min . C)

Photos : Robert Lorenz / Design: David Hicock/Compilation : Judson Rosebush