Reading: Busting the Tube: A Brief History of Video Art

Read Kate Horsfield’s Busting the Tube: A Brief History of Video Art

This essay outlines the historical context of early video art in the United States, including the political and technological changes that informed it.

1- More than half a century later, what are the similarities and differences in the social and media environment, and what are the implications for artists creating video works?

2- Research an artist mentioned in the essay, see if you can find a artwork online and write a paragraph about it.
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