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| + | |image = Les_Levine_1966.jpg | ||
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| + | |caption = Levine with one of his vacuum formed sculptures, 1966. | ||
| + | |collections = [http://www.gallery.ca/en/see/collections/artist_work.php?iartistid=3252 NGC Ottawa] 58, [[MoMA::{{MoMA|3514}}|MoMA]] 36, [[Walker::{{Walker|les-levine}}|Walker]] 2, [[Whitney::{{Whitney|773}}|Whitney]] 1 | ||
| + | |web = [http://www.ubu.com/film/levine.html UbuWeb], [http://ccca.concordia.ca/artists/artist_info.html?languagePref=en&link_id=5442 CCCA], [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Levine Wikipedia-DE] | ||
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[[Image:Les_Levine_takes_a_picture_of_his_television_sculpture_Iris_as_Iris_takes_a_picture_of_him_c1968.jpg|thumb|258px|Levine takes a picture of his television sculpture ''Iris'' as ''Iris'' takes a picture of him, c1968.]] | [[Image:Les_Levine_takes_a_picture_of_his_television_sculpture_Iris_as_Iris_takes_a_picture_of_him_c1968.jpg|thumb|258px|Levine takes a picture of his television sculpture ''Iris'' as ''Iris'' takes a picture of him, c1968.]] | ||
| − | Les Levine (Dublin, 1935) is a pioneer of video and media art, living in [[New York City]]. | + | '''Les Levine''' (Dublin, 1935) is a pioneer of video and media art, living in [[New York City]]. |
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* "The Disposable Transient Environment", ''Artscanada'' 25:1 (Apr 1968), pp 27-30. [http://books.google.com/books?id=gquqnLOBH9gC&pg=PA647] | * "The Disposable Transient Environment", ''Artscanada'' 25:1 (Apr 1968), pp 27-30. [http://books.google.com/books?id=gquqnLOBH9gC&pg=PA647] | ||
* "Red Tape", ''Design Quarterly'' 78-79 (1970), pp 37-41. [http://books.google.com/books?id=gquqnLOBH9gC&pg=PA648] | * "Red Tape", ''Design Quarterly'' 78-79 (1970), pp 37-41. [http://books.google.com/books?id=gquqnLOBH9gC&pg=PA648] | ||
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* ''Media: The Bio-Tech Rehearsal for Leaving the Body'', Calgary, Alta: Alberta College of Art Gallery, 1979, 112 pp. A collection of essays, poems, and documentation. [http://www.scartissue.org/publications/pdfs/leslevineext.pdf Extract]. [http://www.scartissue.org/publications/leslevine.html] | * ''Media: The Bio-Tech Rehearsal for Leaving the Body'', Calgary, Alta: Alberta College of Art Gallery, 1979, 112 pp. A collection of essays, poems, and documentation. [http://www.scartissue.org/publications/pdfs/leslevineext.pdf Extract]. [http://www.scartissue.org/publications/leslevine.html] | ||
| − | + | ==Interviews== | |
* Thelma R. Newman, "The Artist Speaks: Les Levine", ''Art in America'' 57:6 (Nov-Dec 1969), pp 86-93. [http://books.google.com/books?id=gquqnLOBH9gC&pg=PA647] | * Thelma R. Newman, "The Artist Speaks: Les Levine", ''Art in America'' 57:6 (Nov-Dec 1969), pp 86-93. [http://books.google.com/books?id=gquqnLOBH9gC&pg=PA647] | ||
* Davidson Gigliotti, [http://davidsonsfiles.org/LesLevineInterviewPart1.html "Les Levine Interview"], ''The Early Video Project'', 2000. Recorded 9 Dec 1999. | * Davidson Gigliotti, [http://davidsonsfiles.org/LesLevineInterviewPart1.html "Les Levine Interview"], ''The Early Video Project'', 2000. Recorded 9 Dec 1999. | ||
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* ''Conceptual Decorative: Prints by Les Levine, 1965-1970 / Conceptuel decoratif: estampes de Les Levine, 1965-1970'', Ottawa: National Gallery of Canada, 1971, 24 pp. [http://books.google.com/books?id=gquqnLOBH9gC&pg=PA648] [http://www.artecontemporanea.com/conceptual-decorative-prints-by-les-levine-1965-1970/] | * ''Conceptual Decorative: Prints by Les Levine, 1965-1970 / Conceptuel decoratif: estampes de Les Levine, 1965-1970'', Ottawa: National Gallery of Canada, 1971, 24 pp. [http://books.google.com/books?id=gquqnLOBH9gC&pg=PA648] [http://www.artecontemporanea.com/conceptual-decorative-prints-by-les-levine-1965-1970/] | ||
* ''Les Levine Copies Everyone'', Toronto: Isaacs Gallery, 1973, 156 pp. [http://www.artecontemporanea.com/les-levine-copies-everyone/] [http://digital-libraries.saic.edu/cdm/ref/collection/jfabc/id/2065] | * ''Les Levine Copies Everyone'', Toronto: Isaacs Gallery, 1973, 156 pp. [http://www.artecontemporanea.com/les-levine-copies-everyone/] [http://digital-libraries.saic.edu/cdm/ref/collection/jfabc/id/2065] | ||
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* ''Art Can See - Medienskulptur / Media Sculpture'', ed. Johann-Karl Schmidt, Hatje Cantz, 1997, 180 pp. With texts by Isabel Greschat, Thomas McEvilley, and Johann-Karl Schmidt. {{en}}/{{de}} [http://www.hatjecantz.de/les-levine-3633-0.html] | * ''Art Can See - Medienskulptur / Media Sculpture'', ed. Johann-Karl Schmidt, Hatje Cantz, 1997, 180 pp. With texts by Isabel Greschat, Thomas McEvilley, and Johann-Karl Schmidt. {{en}}/{{de}} [http://www.hatjecantz.de/les-levine-3633-0.html] | ||
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* Jill Johnston, "Liking Things for What They Are", ''Canadian Art'' 23:3 (Jul 1966), pp 15-17. [http://books.google.com/books?id=gquqnLOBH9gC&pg=PA647] | * Jill Johnston, "Liking Things for What They Are", ''Canadian Art'' 23:3 (Jul 1966), pp 15-17. [http://books.google.com/books?id=gquqnLOBH9gC&pg=PA647] | ||
* Joanna Marsden Woods, [http://www.erudit.org/culture/va1081917/va1199269/58143ac.pdf "Le Canada a la Biennale de Paris: Les Levine"], ''Vie des Arts'' 56 (Autumn 1969), pp 40-43. {{fr}} | * Joanna Marsden Woods, [http://www.erudit.org/culture/va1081917/va1199269/58143ac.pdf "Le Canada a la Biennale de Paris: Les Levine"], ''Vie des Arts'' 56 (Autumn 1969), pp 40-43. {{fr}} | ||
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* Gene Youngblood, "Les Levine: ''Iris''", section in Youngblood, ''[http://monoskop.org/log/?p=218 Expanded Cinema]'', New York: Dutton, 1970, pp 338-341, [http://www.n3krozoft.com/_xxbcf67373.TMP/tv/les_levine.html HTML]. | * Gene Youngblood, "Les Levine: ''Iris''", section in Youngblood, ''[http://monoskop.org/log/?p=218 Expanded Cinema]'', New York: Dutton, 1970, pp 338-341, [http://www.n3krozoft.com/_xxbcf67373.TMP/tv/les_levine.html HTML]. | ||
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* [http://www.gallery.ca/en/see/collections/artist.php?iartistid=3252 Profile at National Gallery of Canada] | * [http://www.gallery.ca/en/see/collections/artist.php?iartistid=3252 Profile at National Gallery of Canada] | ||
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* http://www.leftmatrix.com/levineleslist.html | * http://www.leftmatrix.com/levineleslist.html | ||
* http://www.artcarol.de/Levine/Titel.htm | * http://www.artcarol.de/Levine/Titel.htm | ||
| − | [[Category:Video|Levine, Les]] | + | [[Category:Video|Levine, Les]] [[Category:Systems art|Levine, Les]] |
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Revision as of 22:37, 19 April 2016
 Levine with one of his vacuum formed sculptures, 1966. | |
| Web | UbuWeb, CCCA, Wikipedia-DE |
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| Collections | NGC Ottawa 58, MoMA 36, Walker 2, Whitney 1 |
Les Levine (Dublin, 1935) is a pioneer of video and media art, living in New York City.
Writings
- "The Disposable Transient Environment", Artscanada 25:1 (Apr 1968), pp 27-30. [1]
- "Red Tape", Design Quarterly 78-79 (1970), pp 37-41. [2]
- "The Information Fallout", in Conceptual Decorative: Prints by Les Levine, 1965-1970, Ottawa: National Gallery of Canada, 1971. Adapted from a paper written for a catalogue to the Recorded Activities (1970).
- "What Can the Government of Canada Do For You?", Impulse 4:3 (Fall 1975), pp 1-20. [3]
- "Les Levine: We Are Still Alive", Parachute 2 (Jan-Mar 1976), pp 23-26. [4]
- "We Are Still Alive", MayDay 1:2 (1976), pp 8-19. [5]
- "One-Gun Video Art", in Video by Artists, ed. Peggy Gale, Toronto: Art Metropole, 1976, pp 177-185; repr. in New Artists Video: A Critical Anthology, ed. Gregory Battcock, New York: E.P. Dutton, 1978, pp 76-94.
- Media: The Bio-Tech Rehearsal for Leaving the Body, Calgary, Alta: Alberta College of Art Gallery, 1979, 112 pp. A collection of essays, poems, and documentation. Extract. [6]
Interviews
- Thelma R. Newman, "The Artist Speaks: Les Levine", Art in America 57:6 (Nov-Dec 1969), pp 86-93. [7]
- Davidson Gigliotti, "Les Levine Interview", The Early Video Project, 2000. Recorded 9 Dec 1999.
Catalogues
- Conceptual Decorative: Prints by Les Levine, 1965-1970 / Conceptuel decoratif: estampes de Les Levine, 1965-1970, Ottawa: National Gallery of Canada, 1971, 24 pp. [8] [9]
- Les Levine Copies Everyone, Toronto: Isaacs Gallery, 1973, 156 pp. [10] [11]
- Les Levine, Vancouver: Vancouver Art Gallery, c1974, 32 pp. Texts by Gregory Battcock, David Bourdon, Jack Burnham, John Perreault, Catherine Levine. [12]
- Art Can See - Medienskulptur / Media Sculpture, ed. Johann-Karl Schmidt, Hatje Cantz, 1997, 180 pp. With texts by Isabel Greschat, Thomas McEvilley, and Johann-Karl Schmidt. (English)/(German) [13]
Literature
- Jill Johnston, "Liking Things for What They Are", Canadian Art 23:3 (Jul 1966), pp 15-17. [14]
- Joanna Marsden Woods, "Le Canada a la Biennale de Paris: Les Levine", Vie des Arts 56 (Autumn 1969), pp 40-43. (French)
- Jack Burnham, "Les Levine: Business as Usual", Artforum International 8:8 (Apr 1970), pp 40-43; repr. in Burnham, The Great Western Salt Works, New York: G. Braziller, 1974, pp 39-46. [15]
- Jack Burnham, "Les Levine and the Troubles", Arts Magazine 47:6 (Apr 1973), pp 56-59. [16]
- Axel Hecht, "Les Levine", Kunstforum 1: "Kommunikations-Objekte", Cologne, Mar-Apr 1973. [17] (German)
- Barbara Cavaliere, et al., Limited Editions of Hand Printed Etchings by Les Levine, New York: Artist Profusions, 1979, 64 pp.
- Jacqueline Fry, "'We Are Still Alive' de Les Levine ou 'La provocation ratee'", Parachute 3 (Apr-Jun 1976), pp 19-22. (French) [18]
- Gene Youngblood, "Les Levine: Iris", section in Youngblood, Expanded Cinema, New York: Dutton, 1970, pp 338-341, HTML.
