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Mailer photos by Penny Dhaemers |
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The retrospective exhibition Videospace: National Center for Experiments in Television, 1967 - 1975 was assembled by the Pacific Film Archive and presented at The Berkeley Art Museum, September 14 - Nov 15, 2000. The curators were Steve Seid, Video Curator of the Pacific Film Archives and Maria Troy, Associate Curator of the Wexner Center. (Web posting) |
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The exhibit comprised tapes of NCET productions, still images, assorted memorabilia, the Beck Direct Video Synthesizer, and the Videola - not to mention (on opening night) surviving members, interns, involved associates and friends of the NCET group. |
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Here is a smattering of photos from the occasion, captioned with best identifications we could manage (and profuse apologies for any omissions or errors - (please write if you spot any). |
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INSTALLATION |
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The gallery space |
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Beck Direct Video Synthesizer (foreground), Videola and memorabilia display (background) |
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Beck Direct Video Synthesizer and display monitors |
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Display monitor, Vidoela photographs and Videola |
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The Videola from the side (what the audience should never see). This smaller version of the Videola was ingeniously reconstructed from 8 of the original 12 mirrors, by the Berkeley Museum staff. These mirrors were mercifully salvaged by Stephen Beck from a KQED dumpster. |
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Color photos of the Viodeola display by Penny Dhaemers (circa 1973) |
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The Videola doing 'it's thing' |
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NCET memorabilia display being installed |
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Completed memorabilia display under glass |
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Videospace - Page 2 |
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