Video Art Theory: A Comparative Approach

demonstrates how video art functions on the basis of a comparative media approach, providing a crucial understanding of video as a medium in contemporary art and of the visual mediations we encounter in daily life.

A critical investigation of the visual media and selected video artworks which contributes to the understanding of video as a medium in contemporary art

The only study specifically devoted to theorizing the medium of video from the perspective of prominent characteristics which result from how video works deal with time, space, representation, and narrative

The text has emerged out of the author’s own lectures and seminars on video art

Offers a comparative approach which students find especially useful, offering new perspectives