Steina and Woody Vasulka (IS/CZ)
During their lifelong dialogue with machines – from cathode-ray televisions to digital computer systems – video revolutionists Steina and Woody Vasulka were among the first to engage with the electronic signal as an artistic medium. Their extensive body of work has shaped and continues to articulate the structure and materiality of video art history. In 1971 they founded The Kitchen in New York, one of the first institutions to embrace the emerging fields of video art, performance art, and cross-disciplinary practice.
Steina (b. 1940, Reykjavík; IS) and Woody Vasulka (b. 1937, Brno; CZ. d. 2019) have received numerous awards and recognitions for their life’s work, such as Guggenheim fellowships and honorary doctorates from SFMOMA (US). Their work has been exhibited extensively in many of the world’s most major museums including: the Whitney Museum of American Art (US) and The Centre Pompidou (FR).
Waveform Studies XXVIII
Woody Vasulka, Iris Print Series
1977-2003
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Waveform Studies VII
Woody Vasulka, Iris Print Series
1977-2003
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The Matter
Woody Vasulka, Installation view
1974
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Electromagnetic Objects
Woody Vasulka
1975
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Iris Print Series
Woody Vasulka, Installation view
1977-2003
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Iris Print Series
Woody Vasulka, I, Installation view
1977-2003
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