Image Union: All night
Image Union’s late-night special from 1:45-2:37 a.m. Features a collection of “films and video tapes you don’t usually see on TV”: various short films, commercials, viewer phone calls, music, and interviews.
Image Union’s late-night special from 1:45-2:37 a.m. Features a collection of “films and video tapes you don’t usually see on TV”: various short films, commercials, viewer phone calls, music, and interviews.
Kid from Cleveland, moving – three homes, kids ‘ birth, family belongs together, grand old man of baseball, parties, visitors.
A video letter from Doug Michels to Tom Weinberg documenting the Ant Farm’s tour of Australia. It begins with an onscreen introduction by Doug Michels and includes several appearances on Australian television shows, including some outrageous behavior.
In this episode of Artbeat Chicago, the renovation and renewal of the Chicago Theater district is discussed, a young actress playing the role of gospel singer Mahalia Jackson is profiled, a throng of classic black art is showcased in the downtown gallery scene, and a production based on the life of Peggy Guggenheim is visited. Studs Terkel briefly appears in the piece on Mahalia Jackson.
The Halsted Street TV Show was a video project started by Tom Weinberg and Scott Jacobs. At a storefront on Halsted Street in Chicago, independent videomakers and artists held screenings and discussions of their work. Tonight features a live performance by Yugoslavian performance artist The Great Dragan, followed by a question and answer session.
Raw footage shot for “The 90’s” following musician/artist Phoebe Legere backstage and onstage during one of her concerts at Chicago’s China Club. Features some good backstage footage of Phoebe, her backing band, and her entourage. While backstage, Phoebe speaks of her recent ventures into video art, and creati ng her own music videos. Other discussion topics include: Bill Clinton, George H. W. Bush, and the 1992 election. When onstage Phoebe performs several songs and plays the accordion.