Video Art

Includes an introduction with approximately 30 photographs, and a timeline of important events. This book contains a selection of the important works; each presented on a 2-page spread with a full-page image and a description/interpretation of the work, a reference work, portrait of the artist, quotes, and biographical information.
From the Publisher
TASCHEN's Basic Art movement and genre series: each book includes a detailed introduction with approximately 30 photographs, plus a timeline of the most important events (political, cultural, scientific, sporting, etc.) that took place during the time period. The body of the book contains a selection of the most important works of the epoch; each is presented on a 2-page spread with a full-page image and, on the facing page, a description/interpretation of the work, a reference work, portrait of the artist, quotes, and biographical information.
About the Author
Joshua Decter is a curator and writer living in New York. His exhibition projects include: Tele[visions] (Kunsthalle Vienna, 2001/02); Transmute (The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, 1999); Heaven: Public View/Private View (PS 1, New York, 1998). Decters writings have been widely published in museum catalogs and magazines such as Artforum, Flash Art, Purple Prose, and NU.