ART/new york: A Video Magazine on Art, The 1982 – 1983 Art Season, Keith Haring, Nam June Paik, Brice Marden, Lee Krasner, Julian Schnabel, Robert Rauschenberg, 1983. Folded card. Size: 10.5 x 12.25 inches
This promotional mailer for Paul Tschinkel’s Art/new york, A Video Magazine on Art is a reminder of how dynamic the contemporary art scene was in the 1980s. Gallery 98’s Marc H. Miller was fortunate to experience all of it up close by providing the narration and interviewing artists for this pioneering videotape series.
The portable video camera was still a novelty in the early 1980s, and artists were eager to see how they and their art looked on television. A new generation of artists was making its debut, while successful artists from the 1960s and 70s were still going strong. At ART/new york, we had no trouble putting together exciting thematic programs covering the most compelling new exhibitions. In addition to the artists spotlighted on the ART/new york mailer above, these six programs also feature Joyce Kozloff, John Ahearn, Henry Geldzahler, David Byrne, MoMA video curator Barbara London, Jean-Michel Basquiat, James Rosenquist and others.
Much has changed in the forty years since these videotapes were made. What was once exciting because it was new, is now valued because it’s historic. The technology of video has also evolved, especially in terms of its distribution. Back then subscribers received video cassettes in the mail; now they can see ART/new York programs online through services like YouTube and Vimeo. What follows below can be interpreted as an update of the 1983 printed mailer above. Each of the six short video trailers promotes one of the 1982-1983 art season programs featured in the Art/new york brochure.
New Public Art
Keith Haring in New Public Art, ART/new york, tape #15, 1983. Produced by Paul Tschinkel. Video preview, 2:58 min.
This program features exhibitions by artists who make work for public places. Included: Joyce Kozloff at the Barbara Gladstone Gallery; Keith Haring on Houston Street and the Tony Shafrazi Gallery; and John Ahearn in the South Bronx and the Shafrazi Gallery. Interviews with the artists and NYC Commissioner of Cultural Affairs, Henry Geldzahler.
See more ephemera by Keith Haring, Joyce Kozloff, and John Ahearn.
Video as Art
Nam June Paik in Video as Art, ART/ new york, tape #16, 1983. Produced by Paul Tschinkel. Video preview, 2:27 min.
This program features the first major retrospective exhibition by Nam June Paik at The Whitney Museum of American Art; and the program “New Imagery and Performance Video” at the Museum of Modern Art, with Ernest Gusella and David Byrne. Interviews with Nam June Paik, Ernest Gusella, David Byrne, and MoMA video curator Barbara London.
See more ephemera by Nam June Paik and David Byrne
Geometric Abstraction
Brice Marden in Geometric Abstraction, ART/ new york, tape #17, 1983. Produced by Paul Tschinkel. Video preview, 3:45 min.
Exhibitions by Al Held at the Andre Emmeric Gallery, Sol Lewitt at the John Weber and Barbara Toll Galleries and Brice Marden at the Pace Gallery. Interviews with Al Held and Brice Marden.
See more ephemera by Brice Marden and Sol Lewitt
Expressionist Painting
Lee Krasner in Expressionist Painting, ART/ new york, tape #18, 1983. Produced by Paul Tschinkel. Video preview, 6:45 min.
Exhibitions by Julian Schnabel at the Leo Castelli and Mary Boone Galleries (1981), Lee Krasner at the Robert Miller Gallery and Malcom Morley at the Xavier-Fourcade Gallery. Interviews with Julian Schnabel, Lee Krasner, and Malcom Morley.
See more ephemera by Lee Krasner and Malcolm Morley
Young Expressionists
Julian Schnabel in Young Expressionists, ART/ new york, tape #19, 1983. Produced by Paul Tschinkel. Video preview, 1:14 min.
Exhibitions by Jean-Michel Basquiat at the Fun Gallery, Francesco Clemente at the Sperone Westwater Gallery and Julian Schnabel at the Leo Castelli Gallery. Interviews with Jean-Michel Basquiat and Julian Schnabel.
See more ephemera by Julian Schnabel, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Francesco Clementre
Pop Art Today
Robert Rauschenberg in Pop Art Today, ART/ new york, tape #20, 1984. Produced by Paul Tschinkel. Video preview, 2:00 min.
Exhibitions by Tom Wesselmann at the Sidney Janis Gallery, James Rosenquist at the Leo Castelli Gallery and Robert Rauschenberg also at the Leo Castelli Gallery. Interviews with Tom Wesselmann, James Rosenquist and Robert Rauschenberg.
See more ephemera by Robert Rauschenberg, Tom Wesselmann and James Rosenquist
