Artists Television

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Kirsten BATES & Allen Frame, Turmoil in the Garden (1983, 43 min.) Actors (including Bill Rice, Nan Goldin) deliver monologues by the late, celebrated painter & poet David Wojnarowicz, from his Sounds in the Distance. "The age-old voice of the road, the voice of the traveller" speaks through these stories of American hustlers, outlaws and prostitutes. William S. Burroughs.
$29.95
Susan BRITTON, Cookie Mueller (1986; 40 min) A collection of readings and droll performances Mueller did for an NYC cable TV show that reveal the humor of the late writer & actor in her many protean guises. In development.
Tim BURNS, What Is It, Zach? (1983, 28 min.) Adapted from the play by dramatist James Purdy, this live TV production by the Australian filmmaker uses oblique projection to set the stage for the drama of an aging pensioner and the tormented 'servant' living with him. Director: Bette Gordon.
$29.95
COMMUNICATIONS UPDATE (1982, 58 min.) This intriguing collection of excerpts from the artists' cable TV series makes room for broad psychological slapstick, pulp drama, the horror stories of the streets, and a wry, airy speculation on science and loneliness. The Very Reverend Deacon B. Peachy, by Milli Iatrou & Ron Morgan; A Matter of Facts by Eric Mitchell & Squat Theatre; Crime Tales by Robert Burden & Dictellio Cepeda; Lighter Than Air by Mark Magill; and Watch Being Watched by Stephen Torton.
$39.95
Bill CONSIDINE, Quartet (1985; 10 min.) Four poetry videos (directed by Edmond Chibeau) features the Life & Times of Dobie Gillis and other more cosmic meditations.
Jaime DAVIDOVICH The Gap (14 min); Evita: A Video Scrapbook (15 min.) Produced for the Long Beach Museum, The Gap deals with the lack of communication between the artist doing high art and the general public. Dr. Video interviews the people on the street and in the shopping mall. Evita is a sepia-tinted look by the Argentinian artist at his country's recent political history, and a portrait of that consummate media figure, Evita Peron.
DOWNTOWN Tonight, (1988; 30 min.) Produced by Craig Silver & Lynn Seeney for Colab, this cable TV show features artists interviews. currently cable-casting; segment details on request.
Lee EIFERMAN & Kathy HIGH. Ena's Adventures, Part One (1986; 28 min.) Quiet, thought-provoking story about a WPA-era photographer in a small desert town who sees disturbing secrets through her portrait camera lens.
Alan MOORE, Raptures of the Deep (1981, 28 min.) A live TV b/w production spoofing Jacques Cousteau; the bathyscaph discovers undersea psychiatry and merpeople. Includes an "advertisement" by Peter Fend, and a skit by performance artist and painter Ilona Granet.
$29.95
Betsy NEWMAN, Debate of the Dead (with Ellin Stein; 7 min.), and Streetwise (3 min.) Debate is a black comic gabfest between two stars, John Wayne and Susan Hayward, dead of cancer and the film they made in Nevada. Featuring Steve Buscemi. Streetwise is NewmanÕs affectionate portrait of her Lower East Side neighborhood.
Brian PIERSOL, Manhattan Naturally and Stories from Brooklyn (1983, 28 min.) Naturally is a fanciful drama of the sale of Manhattan by naive Indians. Stories features painter Paula Collery talking about her native borough.
$29.95
POTATO Wolf, Showcase 1979-80 (58 min.) Sampler of the first years of the artists' cable TV series in b/w features live performance work by Cara Perlman, Kiki Smith, Ellen Cooper, Mitch Corber, Alan Moore, Ulli Rimkus, Jim Sutcliffe & others.
$29.95

Coleslaw (1983, 58 min.) Extracts from: Wolfgang Staehle's After Art, Christy Rupp's urban wildlife, Walter Robinson's Love Show, Sally White's varieties and Scott Miller's wrestling special.
$29.95

REHAB Video, (1988; 30 min.) NYC cable TV series includes work by many artists. Artistic explorations of actions outside the mainstream.
Jim SUTCLIFFE, East Side Story (1982; 28 min.) The artist's sculptural and philosphical video essay on breaking glass and light bulbs.
$29.95
Betsy SUSSLER, Tripe (1980; 58 min.) Adapted from the play Ein Mann, Ein W”rterbuch by Franz X. Kroetz, this stars Australian director Lindzee Smith as the restless, jobless lover.
$29.95
Don YORTY, Poet Laundromat (1988; 30 min.) Speakers squirm and crawl in this sultry poetry video with ingenious homemade effects.
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