Video/Art

A personal and expert account of the artists and events that defined the medium¿s first 50 years, written a true expert in the field

¿London¿s book excites because it brings new artists into a lineage worthy of greater stuff. Her passion for lesser-known figures ¿ is contagious.¿ ¿ ARTnews, The Best Art Books of 2020

Since the introduction of portable consumer electronics nearly a half century ago, artists throughout the world have adapted their latest technologies to art-making. This first-hand account by the curator who has been following video art from its beginnings in the late 1960s, when artists first adapted portable consumer technology to art-making, spotlights video¿s ongoing importance in the art world, tracing the genre¿s development alongside the advances in technology that have continued to open up new possibilities for artists. London has worked closely and personally with the artists she writes about, who span generations, including Joan Jona