Video, an Art, a History 1965-2010
A Selection from the Centre Pompidou and Singapore Art Museum Collections


This accompanying publication to the exhibition Video, an Art, a History 1965-2010: A Selection from the Centre Pompidou and the Singapore Art Museum Collections brings together studies on video art from Western Europe, the Americas and East Asia. It also introduces recent investigations into video as an emerging artistic practice in Southeast Asia. The 10 essays in this publication comprise critical studies alongside country surveys. The 53 entries present the selection of video projections and installations featured in the exhibition, of which 41 works are from the Centre Pompidou and 12 from the Singapore Art Museum. Extensively illustrated, this rare gathering of some of the most definitive works in video art is designed to address a wide audience ranging from specialists to the general public.