Landmarks Video Archive

Landmarks Video presents the most highly regarded and influential works of video art from the past six decades. This page is an archive of every work presented as part of the Landmarks Video program and includes curatorial essays, images, and other contextual information. 

Please note that some videos may not be appropriate for all audiences.

Charlemagne Palestine
A man putting a bow-like object on a gate
Body Music I/Body Music II
1973-74

Video
20:30 min., b&w, sound
Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York

Alix Pearlstein
Goldrush
2008

HD video
03:05 min., color, sound
Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York

Rachel Perry
Karaoke Wrong Number
2001-2004

Video on DVD
07:14 and 05:46 min., color, sound
Courtesy of the artist and Yancey Richardson Gallery

Thao Nguyen Phan
Screenshot of Thao Nguyen Phan's "Becoming Alluvium"
Becoming Alluvium
2019

Single channel color video
16:50 min., color, sound
Courtesy of Galerie Zink Waldkirchen, Germany

John Pilson
man picking up files from desk
Mr. Pick Up
2001

Three channel video
17:00 min., color, sound
Courtesy Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery, New York

Howardena Pindell
Screenshot of Howardena Pindell's "Free, White and 21"
Free, White and 21
1980

Video
12:15 min., color, sound
Courtesy of the artist, the University of Texas Libraries, and Garth Greenan Gallery, New York

Cheryl Pope
Up Against
2010

Single-channel HD video
10:00 min., color, sound
Courtesy of the artist, Mark Moore Gallery

Nicolas Provost
Two mirrored faces of the same woman
Papillon d’amour
2003

Video
04:00 min., b&w, sound
Image copyright the artist, courtesy of Video Data Bank, www.vdb.org

Yvonne Rainer
After Many a Summer Dies the Swan
2002

Video
31 min., color, sound
Courtesy of the Video Data Bank, www.vdb.org