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Watch This! Revelations in Media Art
April 24 – September 7, 2015
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1.
Cory Arcangel, born Buffalo, NY 1978
Photoshop CS: 50 by 50 inches, 300 DPI, RGB, square pixels, default
gradient “Blue, Yellow, Blue”, mousedown y=2000 x=1500, mouseup
y=9350 x=1650; tool “Wand”, select y=5000, x=2000, tolerance=32,
contiguous= off; default gradient “Spectrum”, mousedown y=8050
x=8700, mouseup y=3600 x=5050
2013
chromogenic print
image: 50 x 50 inches
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita
L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
2014.8
2.
John Baldessari, born National City, CA 1931
Teaching a Plant the Alphabet
1972
single-channel video, black and white, sound; 18:40 minutes
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by
the Ford Motor Company
2007.33.7
3.
Bill Beirne, born New York City, 1941
Cross Reference
1976
two-channel video installation, color, sound; 32:00 minutes
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through
the Gene Davis Memorial Fund.
2015.6.2
4.
Bill Beirne, born New York City, 1941
Cross Reference, storyboards
1976
charcoal and colored pencil on paper
overall: approx. 88 x 30 inches
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through
the Gene Davis Memorial Fund.
2015.6.5A-E
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5.
Bill Beirne, born New York City, 1941
Cross Reference, production notes (directional diagram)
1976
crayon, pencil and ink on paper with additions in collage
11 x 14 inches
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through
the Gene Davis Memorial Fund.
2015.6.6
6.
Sadie Benning, born Madison, WI 1973
Living Inside
1989
single-channel video, black and white, sound; 05:10 minutes
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through
the Samuel and Blanche Koffler Acquisition Fund
2015.8.4
7.
Sadie Benning, born Madison, WI 1973
Me and Rubyfruit
1990
single-channel video, black and white, sound; 05:30 minutes
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through
the Samuel and Blanche Koffler Acquisition Fund
2015.8.5
8.
Sadie Benning, born Madison, WI 1973
If Every Girl Had a Diary
1990
single-channel video, black and white, sound; 08:00 minutes
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through
the Samuel and Blanche Koffler Acquisition Fund
2015.8.2
9.
Hans Breder, born Herford, Germany 1935
Quanta
1967
single-channel video, color, silent; 03:46 minutes
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist
2013.50.4
10.
Hans Breder, born Herford, Germany 1935
Two Cubes on a Striped Surface
1964
plastic, stainless steel and aluminum
441/4 x 14 x 14 inches
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. Barbara Welch Breder
2014.41A-D
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11.
Chris Burden, born Boston, MA 1946
Documentation of Selected Works 1971-74
1971- 1975
single-channel video, color and black and white, sound; 34:38 minutes
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by
the Ford Motor Company
2007.33.11
12.
Jim Campbell, born Chicago, IL 1956
Grand Central Station #2
2009
custom electronics, LEDs, and mounted photo-transparency
33 x 44 x 15 inches
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by
the American Art Forum
2010.22A-C
13.
Jenova Chen, born Shanghai, China 1982
Kellee Santiago, born Caracas, Venezuela 1979
Flower
2007
video game for Sony PS3, color, sound
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of thatgamecompany
2013.70
14.
Kota Ezawa, born Cologne, Germany 1969
LYAM 3D
2008
digital animation, color, silent; 04:00 minutes
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible
through Deaccession Funds
2010.23
15.
Kota Ezawa born Cologne, Germany 1969
Choco Drink TV
2012
mixed media
10 x 8 x 3 inches irreg.
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist
2013.35
16.
Ed Fries, born Bellevue, WA 1964
Halo 2600
2010
video game for Atari VCS, color, sound
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mike Mika and Ed Fries
2013.73
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17.
Rico Gatson, born Augusta, GA 1966
Gun Play
2001
single-channel video, color, sound; 02:35 minutes
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita
L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
2015.7.1
18.
Dwinell Grant, born Springfield, OH 1912-died Doylestown, PA 1991
Contrathemis
1941
16mm film, color, silent; 08:00 minutes
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Patricia and Phillip Frost
1986.92.36
19.
Dwinell Grant, born Springfield, OH 1912-died Doylestown, PA 1991
Contrathemis, frame 590
1941
collage and crayon on paper
sheet: 8 1/2 x 11 inches
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Patricia and Phillip Frost
1986.92.33
20.
Dwinell Grant, born Springfield, OH 1912-died Doylestown, PA 1991
Contrathemis, frame 787
1941
collage and crayon on paper
sheet: 8 1/2 x 11 inches
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Patricia and Phillip Frost
1986.92.34
21.
Dwinell Grant, born Springfield, OH 1912-died Doylestown, PA 1991
Contrathemis, frame 2401
1941
crayon on paper
sheet: 8 1/2 x 11 inches
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Patricia and Phillip Frost
1986.92.35
22.
Gary Hill, born Santa Monica, CA 1951
Why Do Things Get in a Muddle? (Come on Petunia)
1984
single-channel video, color, sound; 33:09 minutes
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by
the Ford Motor Company
2007.33.15
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23.
Ulysses Jenkins, born Los Angeles, CA 1946
Griot's Trilogy
1989- 1991
single-channel video, color, sound; 36:20 min
Smithsonian American Art Museum, NEA Artists Archive;
Transfer from The National Endowment for the Arts; digitally
re-mastered exhibition copy courtesy of the artist
NEAVID.2903.95.01
24.
Igor Kopystiansky, born Lvov, Ukraine 1954
Svetlana Kopystiansky, born Voronez, Russia 1950
Yellow Sound
2005
single-channel video, black and white, silent; 04:33 minutes
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of an anonymous donor
2009.43
25.
Christian Marclay, born San Rafael, California 1955
Record Players
1984
single-channel video, color, sound; 03:50 minutes
Smithsonian American Art Museum, NEA Artists Archive;
Transfer from The National Endowment for the Arts; digitally
re-mastered exhibition copy courtesy of the artist and White Cube, London, UK
NEAVID.4492.85.01
26.
Raphael Montañez Ortiz, born New York City 1934
Golf
1957
16 mm film, black and white, sound; 01:59 minutes
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita
L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
2011.30.1
27.
Takeshi Murata, born Chicago, IL 1974
Monster Movie
2005
single-channel video, color, sound; 04:19 minutes
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita
L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
2013.71
28.
Bruce Nauman, born Fort Wayne, IN 1941
Art Make-Up
1967- 1968
single-channel video, 16mm film on video, color, sound; 40:00 minutes
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by
the Ford Motor Company
2008.21.3A-D
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29.
Nam June Paik, born Seoul, Korea 1932-died Miami Beach, FL 2006
T.V. Clock
1963/1981
eleven fixed-image televisions
dimensions variable
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Nam June Paik Archive;
Gift of the Nam June Paik Estate
NJP.1.TV.42.1-.11
30.
Nam June Paik, born Seoul, Korea 1932-died Miami Beach, FL 2006
9/23/69: Experiment with David Atwood
1969
single-channel video, color, sound; 80:00 minutes
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Nam June Paik Archive;
Gift of the Nam June Paik Estate
NJP.1.VID.1
31.
Nam June Paik, born Seoul, Korea 1932-died Miami Beach, FL 2006
Etude 1
1967- 1968
computer printout with additions in ink
8 x 11 inches
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Nam June Paik Archive;
Gift of the Nam June Paik Estate
NJP.1.PAPERS.26
32.
Nam June Paik, born Seoul, Korea 1932-died Miami Beach, FL 2006
Etude 1
1967- 1968
Fortran computer program on continuous feed paper
each sheet: 11 x 15 inches
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Nam June Paik Archive;
Gift of the Nam June Paik Estate
NJP.1.PAPERS.25
33.
Martha Rosler, born New York City 1943
Semiotics of the Kitchen
1975
single-channel video, black and white, sound; 06:09 minutes
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by
the Ford Motor Company
2008.21.7
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34.
Buky Schwartz, Israeli, born Jerusalem 1932-died Tel Aviv, Israel 2009
Painted Projection
1977
closed-circuit video installation
dimensions variable
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita
L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
2014.10.1
35.
Buky Schwartz, Israeli, born Jerusalem 1932-died Tel Aviv, Israel 2009
Painted Projection, installation views
1977
gelatin silver prints
overall: 13 x 20 inches
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita
L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
2014.10.4A-C
36.
Buky Schwartz, Israeli, born Jerusalem 1932-died Tel Aviv, Israel 2009
Painted Projection, installation views
1977
gelatin silver prints
overall: 13 x 20 inches
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita
L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
2014.10.2A-C
37.
Buky Schwartz, Israeli, born Jerusalem 1932-died Tel Aviv, Israel 2009
Painted Projection, installation views
1977
gelatin silver prints
overall: 13 x 20 inches
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita
L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
2014.10.3A-C
38.
Eve Sussman, born London, England 1961
whiteonwhite:algorithmicnoir
2010-2011
two-channel digital cinema installation
dimensions variable
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the
Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
2014.43
39.
Eve Sussman and Rufus Corporation
Yuri’s Office
2009- 2010
movie set installation
9 x 14 x 14 feet
Courtesy of the artist
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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40.
Camille Utterback, born Bloomington, IN 1970
Romy Achituv, born Rome, Italy, 1958
Text Rain
1999
interactive digital installation
dimensions variable
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by
the American Art Forum
2015.14.
41.
Steina Vasulka, born Reykjavik, Iceland 1940
Violin Power
1970- 1978
single-channel video, black and white, sound; 10:04 minutes
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by
the Ford Motor Company
2008.21.12
42.
Bill Viola, born New York City 1951
The Fall into Paradise
2005
single-channel video installation, high-definition, color, sound; 09:58 minutes
dimensions variable
Performers: John Hay, Sarah Steben
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the
Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
2012.56
43.
Robert Watts, born Burlington, IA 1923-died Bangor, PA 1988
David Behrman, born Salzburg, Austria 1937
Bob Diamond, born New York City 1946
Cloud Music
1974- 1979
hybrid sound/video installation with custom electronics
dimensions variable
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita
L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
2013.64
44.
Robert Watts, born Burlington, IA 1923-died Bangor, PA 1988
David Behrman, born Salzburg, Austria 1937
Bob Diamond, born New York City 1946
Cloud Music, archival materials
ca. 1974- 1979
various media and dimensions
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