As you
rightly say, there is a sense in which the American artists have written
everybody else out of the history of video art. I would like to put some
people (such as yourself) back in! I would like to use an image or two from
the stills of Monument that I have
found on the web, but they are very low resolution. Would you be willing to
e-mail an image of greater resolution? (300dpi would be best- jpeg or tiff,
if possible) also, i attach a little form so that you grant me the rights
to reproduce the image in the book. Is this OK? if so, please fill it
in and send it back to me.
I would like to do more than simply
paraphrase what Gene (Youngblood) has written in Expanded Cinema, which as
you say is what M. Rush has done. Any chance that you can tell me a little
bit more about your ideas with Monument and how it began? I will of course
piece togther what I can from the web site, and from what Aapo Saask has
written. I also will talk to Brian Hoey and Peter Donebauer. i also have the
Biddick Farm catalogue from the exhibtion at Tyne & Wear, which has a
little info.
All best wishes to you- and i will certainly send your
regards to Brian & Peter!!!
Chris
Dr. Chris Meigh-Andrews PhD (RCA)
MA, HDCP Electronic & Digital Art Unit 38 St. Peters Street Preston
PR1 7BS www.uclan.ac.uk/edau