Decays
Two studies in image processing, Decay I and Decay II.
This tape features a documentary on the Everson Art Museum in Syracuse, New York. The videomakers speak with numerous attendees about their views and opinions the artwork in the museum, with an eye towards capturing how everyday people, including children, experience abstract art.
This tape features footage from a women’s art show with audio of poetry readings by women.
This tape features footage of a meeting of a collective representing the first female-owned art gallery in Chicago. The Artist’s Residence of Chicago is a group comprised of all female artists with the goal of highlighting women’s art in a male dominated field.
This tape contains footage from the opening of the Houston Contemporary Art Museum in 1972. Produced by Ant Farm, the piece is a half-hour scrapbook of the events taking place during the opening gala, including Ant Farm’s creation of a time capsule. The videomakers speak with attendees and artists about their involvement in the event.
Chuck Olin’s documentary on the making of Marc Chagall’s America Windows created for the Art Institute of Chicago.
French artist Marc Chagall creates The Four Seasons Mosaic for the city of Chicago. Director Chuck Olin uses the style of direct cinema along with interviews, to show Chagall’s artistic process, and the evolution of his piece from model to its final unveiling in Chicago.