Guerrilla Television, 1969-1972

Co-presented by Pimpadelic Wonderland and Arthur Magazine

The late ’60s was a time when change was seen by many as not just a possibility, but a necessity in nearly every way, and that included television. Video revolutionaries envisioned themselves overseeing the death of mainstream mass media as it existed, and democratizing the most powerful artform of the twentieth century. And for a brief moment, they did indeed storm the studio gates, and unbelievably, underground video art was actually broadcast on the public airwaves for potential millions to see. Tonight we will take you on a tour of some of the fascinating examples of the “guerrilla television” phenomena: work by counter-culture collectives like Raindance Corporation and Videofreeks, and an incredible PBS special, The Medium Is The Medium–all from an amazing time when major network stations allowed the most cutting edge video pioneers in the country to transform the act of television broadcast into a work of art.
Tickets – $12