Stephen Partridge
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Stephen Partridge is a British video
artist who studied under David Hall
and his career as an artist, academic and researcher, helped to establish video as an art form in the UK.
. He was in the "landmark" video shows of the 1970s including "The Video Show" at the Serpentine in 1975, the "Video Show" at the Tate Gallery
London in 1976 (where he exhibited the installation "8x8x8" ), the Paris Biennalle in 1977 and The Kitchen in New York in 1979. During the eighties he exhibited widely and also became interested in works for broadcast television and was commissioned by Channel 4 television to produce Dialogue for Two Players in 1984, and "The Sounds of These Words, again for Channel 4 in 1989.
In 1976 he co founded London Video Arts
in collaboration with David Critchley, Stuart Marshall, David Hall
, Tamara Krikorian and others. This acted as a promotional agency, an artist-led workshop and a distribution service.
He is an academic researcher at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design
and his major research projects include REWIND| Artists’ Video in the 70s & 80s and REWIND Italia: Italian Video art 1968-1993.
His most recent recent work was a collaboration with Elaine Shemilt
, "Quattro Minuti di Mezzogiorno", a HiDefinition Video installation. Exhibited in Fuoriluogo 15 - Una Regressione Motivata, Limiti Inchiusi Arte Contemporanea, Campobasso, Molise, Italy. December 2010, January 2011. The exhibition included work by Fausto Colavecchia (IT), Douglas Gordon
(GB), and was curated by Deirdre MacKenna, Director of Stills - Scotland’s centre for photography in Edinburgh.
Video art
Video art is a type of art which relies on moving pictures and comprises video and/or audio data. . Video art came into existence during the 1960s and 1970s, is still widely practiced and has given rise to the widespread use of video installations...
artist who studied under David Hall
David Hall (video artist)
David Hall is a British video artist, whose pioneering work did much to establish video as an art form.-Life and work:David Hall attended Leicester College of Art and the Royal College of Art. During the 1960s he worked as a sculptor and showed his work internationally...
and his career as an artist, academic and researcher, helped to establish video as an art form in the UK.
Life and work
Stephen Partridge attended Maidstone College of Art and the Royal College of ArtRoyal College of Art
The Royal College of Art is an art school located in London, United Kingdom. It is the world’s only wholly postgraduate university of art and design, offering the degrees of Master of Arts , Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy...
. He was in the "landmark" video shows of the 1970s including "The Video Show" at the Serpentine in 1975, the "Video Show" at the Tate Gallery
Tate Gallery
The Tate is an institution that houses the United Kingdom's national collection of British Art, and International Modern and Contemporary Art...
London in 1976 (where he exhibited the installation "8x8x8" ), the Paris Biennalle in 1977 and The Kitchen in New York in 1979. During the eighties he exhibited widely and also became interested in works for broadcast television and was commissioned by Channel 4 television to produce Dialogue for Two Players in 1984, and "The Sounds of These Words, again for Channel 4 in 1989.
In 1976 he co founded London Video Arts
LUX
LUX is the principal centre for the promotion and distribution of experimental film and video works in the UK.It has one of the largest collections of experimental film and video art and houses works of over 1000 artists...
in collaboration with David Critchley, Stuart Marshall, David Hall
David Hall (video artist)
David Hall is a British video artist, whose pioneering work did much to establish video as an art form.-Life and work:David Hall attended Leicester College of Art and the Royal College of Art. During the 1960s he worked as a sculptor and showed his work internationally...
, Tamara Krikorian and others. This acted as a promotional agency, an artist-led workshop and a distribution service.
He is an academic researcher at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design is an integral part of the University of Dundee in Dundee, Scotland. It is ranked as one of the top schools of art and design in the United Kingdom and has an outstanding reputation in both practice and research.-History:Attempts were made to...
and his major research projects include REWIND| Artists’ Video in the 70s & 80s and REWIND Italia: Italian Video art 1968-1993.
His most recent recent work was a collaboration with Elaine Shemilt
Elaine shemilt
Elaine Shemilt is an artist and researcher, especially known as a fine art printmaker. She is a graduate of Winchester School of Art and the Royal College of Art. She has exhibited internationally including Switzerland, Denmark, Holland, Canada, USA, Australia, Italy and Germany including the...
, "Quattro Minuti di Mezzogiorno", a HiDefinition Video installation. Exhibited in Fuoriluogo 15 - Una Regressione Motivata, Limiti Inchiusi Arte Contemporanea, Campobasso, Molise, Italy. December 2010, January 2011. The exhibition included work by Fausto Colavecchia (IT), Douglas Gordon
Douglas Gordon
Douglas Gordon is a Scottish artist; he won the Turner Prize in 1996 and the following year he represented Britain at the Venice Biennale...
(GB), and was curated by Deirdre MacKenna, Director of Stills - Scotland’s centre for photography in Edinburgh.
External links
Writings
- " A Kick in the Eye", Book chapter in "Expanded Cinema", (David Curtis, Al Rees, Duncan White, and Steven Ball, eds), Tate Publishing, 2011 http://www.tate.org.uk/shop/do/Books/Expanded-Cinema/product/46523
- "Video: Incorporeal, Incorporated", Book chapter in Experimental Film and Video, Jackie HatfieldJackie HatfieldJackie Hatfield was an artist, writer, and academic.-Biography:Her early career was spent making papier-mâché sculptures which enjoyed some recognition and sales before she undertook a variety of casual and sometimes unusual roles. One night, attending a London Film-Makers' Co-op screening, she...
, Editor. (John Libbey Publishing, 2006; distributed in North America by Indiana University PressIndiana University PressIndiana University Press, also known as IU Press, is an academic publisher at Indiana University that specializes in the humanities and social sciences. It was founded in 1950. Its headquarters are located in Bloomington, Indiana....
) http://www.johnlibbey.com/books_detail.php?area=cine&ID=132