Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020

Aldo Tambellini

Richard Serra

Dara Birnbaum

Martha Rosler with Paper Tiger TV

Harun Farocki

Lisa Reihana

Megan Dunn

Ryan Trecartin & Lizzie Fitch

Wynne Greenwood

K8 Hardy

Josephine Meckseper

Mike Heynes

Arthur Jafa

Matthew Griffin

curated by Christina Barton

13 September – 06 November 2021

Exhibition signage on wall

Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2021. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Yellow words on blue background like old TV: "You are consumed. You are the product of television."

Richard Serra, still from Television Delivers People , 1973, video transferred to digital, 6:27 mins, colour/sound, courtesy the artist, Gagosian Gallery, New York and the Film and Video Library, Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Installation view of Matthew Griffin, "Unchained Malady". Giant LED screen in Adam Art Gallery foyer

Matthew Griffin, Unchained Malady, 2020, 133 short videos presented on a large screen, 54:46 mins, colour/sound, private collection, courtesy the artist and Fine Arts, Sydney. Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2021. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Matthew Griffin, Unchained Malady, 2020, 133 short videos presented on a large screen, 54:46 mins, colour/sound, private collection, courtesy the artist and Fine Arts, Sydney. Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University of Wellington. Photo by Ted Whitaker.

Matthew Griffin, Unchained Malady, 2020, 133 short videos presented on a large screen, 54:46 mins, colour/sound, private collection, courtesy the artist and Fine Arts, Sydney. Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2021. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Dara Birnbaum, Technology/Transformation: Wonder Woman , 1978/79, video transferred to digital, 5:50 mins, colour/sound, courtesy of the artist, Marian Goodman Gallery, New York & Paris, and Video Data Bank at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University of Wellington. Photo by Ted Whitaker.

Dara Birnbaum, Technology/Transformation: Wonder Woman , 1978/79, video transferred to digital, 5:50 mins, colour/sound, courtesy of the artist, Marian Goodman Gallery, New York & Paris, and Video Data Bank at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2021. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Dara Birnbaum, Technology/Transformation: Wonder Woman , 1978/79, video transferred to digital, 5:50 mins, colour/sound, courtesy of the artist, Marian Goodman Gallery, New York & Paris, and Video Data Bank at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University of Wellington. Photo by Ted Whitaker.

Dara Birnbaum, Technology/Transformation: Wonder Woman , 1978/79, video transferred to digital, 5:50 mins, colour/sound, courtesy of the artist, Marian Goodman Gallery, New York & Paris, and Video Data Bank at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2021. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Dara Birnbaum, Technology/Transformation: Wonder Woman , 1978/79, video transferred to digital, 5:50 mins, colour/sound, courtesy of the artist, Marian Goodman Gallery, New York & Paris, and Video Data Bank at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University of Wellington. Photo by Ted Whitaker.

Dara Birnbaum, Technology/Transformation: Wonder Woman , 1978/79, video transferred to digital, 5:50 mins, colour/sound, courtesy of the artist, Marian Goodman Gallery, New York & Paris, and Video Data Bank at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2021. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Megan Dunn, Obsession, 1998, video transferred to digital, 2:15 mins, colour/sound, courtesy of the artist and Circuit Artist Film and Video Aotearoa New Zealand. Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University of Wellington. Photo by Ted Whitaker.

Megan Dunn, Obsession, 1998, video transferred to digital, 2:15 mins, colour/sound, courtesy of the artist and Circuit Artist Film and Video Aotearoa New Zealand. Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2021. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Megan Dunn, Obsession, 1998, video transferred to digital, 2:15 mins, colour/sound, courtesy of the artist and Circuit Artist Film and Video Aotearoa New Zealand. Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University of Wellington. Photo by Ted Whitaker.

Megan Dunn, Obsession, 1998, video transferred to digital, 2:15 mins, colour/sound, courtesy of the artist and Circuit Artist Film and Video Aotearoa New Zealand. Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2021. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Arthur Jafa, Love is the Message, The Message is Death, 2016, digital video projection, 7:25 mins, colour/sound, courtesy of the artist and Gladstone Gallery. Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020 , Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University of Wellington. Photo by Ted Whitaker.

Arthur Jafa, Love is the Message, The Message is Death, 2016, digital video projection, 7:25 mins, colour/sound, courtesy of the artist and Gladstone Gallery. Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2021. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Arthur Jafa, Love is the Message, The Message is Death, 2016, digital video projection, 7:25 mins, colour/sound, courtesy of the artist and Gladstone Gallery. Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020 , Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University of Wellington. Photo by Ted Whitaker.

Arthur Jafa, Love is the Message, The Message is Death, 2016, digital video projection, 7:25 mins, colour/sound, courtesy of the artist and Gladstone Gallery. Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2021. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Lisa Reihana, Wog Features, 1990, single channel SD 4:3 video, 7:50 mins, colour/sound, courtesy of the artist. Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020 , Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University of Wellington. Photo by Ted Whitaker.

Lisa Reihana, Wog Features, 1990, single channel SD 4:3 video, 7:50 mins, colour/sound, courtesy of the artist. Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2021. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Lisa Reihana, Wog Features, 1990, single channel SD 4:3 video, 7:50 mins, colour/sound, courtesy of the artist. Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020 , Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University of Wellington. Photo by Ted Whitaker.

Lisa Reihana, Wog Features, 1990, single channel SD 4:3 video, 7:50 mins, colour/sound, courtesy of the artist. Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2021. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Lisa Reihana, Wog Features, 1990, single channel SD 4:3 video, 7:50 mins, colour/sound, courtesy of the artist. Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020 , Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University of Wellington. Photo by Ted Whitaker.

Lisa Reihana, Wog Features, 1990, single channel SD 4:3 video, 7:50 mins, colour/sound, courtesy of the artist.

Mike Heynes, News of the Uruguay Round, 2016, digital video projection, 2 mins, colour/silent, courtesy of the artist. Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020 , Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University of Wellington. Photo by Ted Whitaker.

Mike Heynes, News of the Uruguay Round, 2016, digital video projection, 2 mins, colour/silent, courtesy of the artist. Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2021. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Mike Heynes, News of the Uruguay Round, 2016, digital video projection, 2 mins, colour/silent, courtesy of the artist. Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020 , Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University of Wellington. Photo by Ted Whitaker.

Mike Heynes, News of the Uruguay Round, 2016, digital video projection, 2 mins, colour/silent, courtesy of the artist. Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2021. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Ryan Trecartin and Lizzie Fitch, Wayne’s World, 2003, digital video, 8 mins, colour/sound, courtesy of the artist and Electronic Arts Intermix, New York. Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University of Wellington. Photo by Ted Whitaker.

Ryan Trecartin and Lizzie Fitch, Wayne’s World, 2003, digital video, 8 mins, colour/sound, courtesy of the artist and Electronic Arts Intermix, New York. Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2021. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Ryan Trecartin and Lizzie Fitch, still from Wayne’s World , 2003, digital video, 8 mins, colour/sound, courtesy of the artist and Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York.

Ryan Trecartin and Lizzie Fitch, still from Wayne’s World , 2003, digital video, 8 mins, colour/sound, courtesy of the artist and Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York.

Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020 , Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University of Wellington. Photo by Ted Whitaker.

Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2021. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020 , Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University of Wellington. Photo by Ted Whitaker.

Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2021. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Martha Rosler with Paper Tiger Television, Martha Rosler Reads Vogue: Wishing, Dreaming, Winning, Spending, 1982, video transferred to digital, 25:22 mins, colour/sound, courtesy of the artist and Video Data Bank at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020 , Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University of Wellington. Photo by Ted Whitaker.

Martha Rosler with Paper Tiger Television, Martha Rosler Reads Vogue: Wishing, Dreaming, Winning, Spending, 1982, video transferred to digital, 25:22 mins, colour/sound, courtesy of the artist and Video Data Bank at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2021. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Harun Farocki, An Image, 1983, 16mm film transferred to digital video, 25 mins, colour/sound, courtesy of the artist’s estate and Video Data Bank at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020 , Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University of Wellington. Photo by Ted Whitaker.

Harun Farocki, An Image, 1983, 16mm film transferred to digital video, 25 mins, colour/sound, courtesy of the artist’s estate and Video Data Bank at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2021. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Wynne Greenwood and K8 Hardy, New Report Artist Unknown , 2005–6, digital video, 16:30 mins, colour/sound, courtesy of the artists and Video Data Bank at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020 , Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University of Wellington. Photo by Ted Whitaker.

Wynne Greenwood and K8 Hardy, New Report Artist Unknown , 2005–6, digital video, 16:30 mins, colour/sound, courtesy of the artists and Video Data Bank at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2021. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Josephine Meckseper, 0% Down , 2008, digital video, 6 mins, black and white/sound, courtesy of the artist and Timothy Taylor, New York & London. Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020 , Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University of Wellington, 2021. Photo by Ted Whitaker.

Josephine Meckseper, 0% Down , 2008, digital video, 6 mins, black and white/sound, courtesy of the artist and Timothy Taylor, New York & London. Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2021. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Josephine Meckseper, 0% Down , 2008, digital video, 6 mins, black and white/sound, courtesy of the artist and Timothy Taylor, New York & London. Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020 , Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University of Wellington, 2021. Photo by Ted Whitaker.

Josephine Meckseper, 0% Down , 2008, digital video, 6 mins, black and white/sound, courtesy of the artist and Timothy Taylor, New York & London. Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2021. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Aldo Tambellini, Black TV , 1968–69, 16mm film transferred to 4K single channel digital video, 10 mins, black and white/sound, courtesy of the artist’s estate and Light Cone, Paris. Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020 , Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University of Wellington. Photo by Ted Whitaker.

Aldo Tambellini, Black TV , 1968–69, 16mm film transferred to 4K single channel digital video, 10 mins, black and white/sound, courtesy of the artist’s estate and Light Cone, Paris. Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2021. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Aldo Tambellini, Black TV , 1968–69, 16mm film transferred to 4K single channel digital video, 10 mins, black and white/sound, courtesy of the artist’s estate and Light Cone, Paris. Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020 , Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University of Wellington. Photo by Ted Whitaker.

Aldo Tambellini, Black TV , 1968–69, 16mm film transferred to 4K single channel digital video, 10 mins, black and white/sound, courtesy of the artist’s estate and Light Cone, Paris. Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2021. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Aldo Tambellini, Black TV , 1968–69, 16mm film transferred to 4K single channel digital video, 10 mins, black and white/sound, courtesy of the artist’s estate and Light Cone, Paris. Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020 , Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University of Wellington. Photo by Ted Whitaker.

Aldo Tambellini, Black TV , 1968–69, 16mm film transferred to 4K single channel digital video, 10 mins, black and white/sound, courtesy of the artist’s estate and Light Cone, Paris. Installation view, Image Processors: Artists in the Medium – A Short History 1968–2020, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 2021. Photo: Ted Whitaker

Aldo Tambellini, still from Black TV , 1968–69, 16mm film transferred to 4K single channel digital video, 10 mins, black and white/sound, courtesy of the artist’s estate and Light Cone, Paris.

Aldo Tambellini, still from Black TV , 1968–69, 16mm film transferred to 4K single channel digital video, 10 mins, black and white/sound, courtesy of the artist’s estate and Light Cone, Paris.