A history of experimental film and video : from the canonical avant-garde to contemporary British practice / A.L. Rees.

"This new edition covers the history of avante-garde film and video, ranging from Cezanne and dada, via Cocteau, Brakhage and Le Grice, to the new wave of British video artists in the 1990s. The author also reconstitutes the avante-garde film as an independent form of art practice with its own...

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Main Author: Rees, A. L.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire] : London : Palgrave Macmillan ; British Film Institute, 2011.
Edition:2nd ed.
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Summary:"This new edition covers the history of avante-garde film and video, ranging from Cezanne and dada, via Cocteau, Brakhage and Le Grice, to the new wave of British video artists in the 1990s. The author also reconstitutes the avante-garde film as an independent form of art practice with its own internal logic and aesthetic discourse"--
Physical Description:xii, 196 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781844574360 (pbk.)
1844574369 (pbk.)
9781844574377 (hb)
1844574377 (hb)