Overview

Surveying her analysis of television through the 1980s, this selection presents some of Birnbaum’s most well-known works. Editing and manipulating images from popular TV programmes, integrating special effects, text and music, Birnbaum constructed a distinctive video language which has influenced several generations of artists.

The programme includes:

Technology/Transformation: Wonder Woman, 1978-79, 5’50
Kiss the Girls: Make Them Cry, 1979, 6’50
Pop-Pop Video: General Hospital/Olympic Women Speed Skating, 1980, 6’
Kojak/Wang, 1980, 3’
Remy/Grand Central: Trains and Boats and Planes, 1980, 4’
Fire! Hendrix, 1982, 3’13
Damnation of Faust Trilogy: Evocation, 1983, 10’02
Will-o'-the-Wisp, 1985, 5’46
Charming Landscape, 1987, 6’30

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