Who Is Afraid (Of Old Media Art)?- Les Levine From Dublin To New York
“We are not afraid” from here.
(This post ia a gift from Vitro Nasu for Hal and Masayo who are old friends . Hal and Masayo posed for this photo by Les Levine. )
Alongside such figures as Nam June Paik, Les Levine is regarded as a pioneer of video and media art. Levine exploits the language of advertising to reveal the state of art and culture. (Via artbook.com)
To get some historical perspective on Levine’s place in
media art, click the circle for 1960 in video at “influence org” ,
Here is an interview by David Gigliotti (1999).
From Ro Gallery, here.
From Philipp March Contemporary, here.