As we move into 2025, Gallery 98 intends to keep things moving by incorporating new formats in our social media efforts. Earlier this year we introduced short videos for use on TikTok, and as Instagram reels. Given Gallery 98’s ambition to present the history of art and culture in the 1970s and 80s in a way that works for both researchers and collectors, it’s a natural progression. Every item of ephemera tells a story and video is one way to show the full context.
Each of the four short videos below is based on one of the online exhibitions that you can find on our collections page. They are less than 90 seconds each so they fit into current social media formats. They may be short but they’re packed with information. Many thanks go to Cole Berry-Miller who created these videos for Gallery 98.
Colette: On the Streets and in the Clubs, 1972–1985
In the 1970s, Colette (now known as Colette Lumiere) was an acclaimed pioneer of performance and installation art. She is still going strong, and we look forward to her exhibition Everything She Touches Turns to Gold, opening at Company Gallery on 16 January 2025.
Roger Lannes de Montebello (1908–1986): A 40-Year Quest for 3-D Photography
This video about Roger Lannes de Montebello’s quest to create 3-D photographs during the pre-digital era clearly strikes a chord. Over half-a-million people have viewed it on TikTok and Instagram. While some individual works are available for sale, Gallery 98 aims to keep the core of the collection together in a museum or library.
Photo Cut-Outs: M. Henry Jones’ Film Soul City, 1977–79
The career of artist, filmmaker and animator M. Henry Jones (1957 – 2022) spanned both the analogue and digital eras and is as much about process as results. This video about Jones’ film Soul City (1978/79) reveals every step it took to achieve a simple strobe effect in the period before Photoshop.
Letters and Ephemera: Anne MacDonald, Sam Wagstaff, Robert Mapplethorpe
A collection of letters, cards and other ephemera from the estate of art patron Anne MacDonald (1942-2018) provides insight into the mutually beneficial relationship between the photography collector Sam Wagstaff and his lover photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.
