Hidden on Tape. Early Video Art in Europe

How can the history of early video art in Europe be rewritten?

The history of video art has been covered in numerous publications and exhibitions to date. However, it is noteworthy that academic discourse in this area has focused primarily on the North American continent and artistic production there. Developments in video art within Europe, on the other hand, form an interwoven and sometimes opaque network of many isolated, fragmentary, and at the same time fragmented narratives. Only a few important European video art pioneers have achieved international renown. To this day, there is no Europe-wide history of video art. This is precisely where the exhibition Hidden on Tape. Early Video Art in Europe comes in.

We warmly invite you to the opening!

Program

7:00 pm Welcome

• Alistair Hudson (Scientific-Artistic Director of the ZKM)
• Dr. Albert Käuflein (Mayor of the City of Karlsruhe)
• Prof. Dr. Frank Druffner (Deputy Secretary General of the Cultural Foundation of the German States)

7:20 pm Curatorial Introduction

8:00 pm Performance In Two Minds by Kevin Atherton (Media Theater)