EAI pays tribute to Jaime Davidovich
Electronic Arts Intermix pays tribute to Jaime Davidovich (1936-2016) with a daylong screening of video works by the pioneering conceptual artist.
Working with video, installation, and local cable television programming, Davidovich was a major and influential figure in the vanguard of individuals and groups exploring art in the context of mass media. The screening will include a selection of key works, including episodes of the cable access program The Live! Show (1979-1984), which Davidovich hosted in the guise of his buoyant TV alter-ego, Dr. Videovich.
Multiple works will be scheduled throughout the day, with a short break at 3:00pm. A special toast will take place at 6:00pm, followed by a screening of Adventures of the Avant-Garde (1981) and Outreach: The Changing Role of the Art Museum (1977), a collaboration with art critic Gregory Battcock, at 6:30pm.
Program
12:00pm - 6:00pm
(program repeats twice, with a short break at 3:00pm)
Blue, Red, Yellow
1974, 34 min, color, silent (on monitor)
La Patria Vacia
1975, 11 min, b&w, sound, Spanish
Adventures of the Avant-Garde
1981, 10:30 min, color, sound
Portrait of the Best Artist
1982, 5:38 min, color, sound
The Gap
1982-83 min, 15:50 min, color, sound
The Live! Show (April 29, 1983)
1983, 27 min, color, sound
The Live! Show (February 18, 1983)
1983, 29 min, color, sound
The Live! Show (January 21, 1983)
1983, 22:27 min, color, sound
The Live! Show (January 28, 1983)
1983, 29:07 min, color, sound
Saludos Amigos!
1984, 21 min, color, sound
Special toast at 6:00pm, screening at 6:30pm:
Adventures of the Avant-Garde
1981, 10:30 min, color, sound
Outreach: The Changing Role of the Art Museum
1977, 27 min, color, sound
