The New Television, MIT Press 1977 First Edition Softback (Out of Print) folk art rock face Very solid structural condition

Very solid structural condition

again with hand-numbered squares

with fringe to boot

Or a nice contrast in a super refined setting

with chip carved detailing on the face of it

The New Television, MIT Press 1977 First Edition Softback (Out of Print) folk art rock face Very solid structural conditionThis one, a seminal text of early video art, is long out of print, and makes for interesting reading (and looking) now making me nostalgic for the early days of experimental video, but also speaking to issues inherent to shifts in modes of communication more generally. (I'm thinking a lot these days about the points in history where major technological advances spur periods of grappling with what that means for art making, and creation representation