Kara Walker, …calling to me from the angry surface of some grey and threatening sea., 2007
Landmarks Video Announces Tenth Season
2019 - 2020 season of Landmarks Video to feature Kara Walker, Michael Snow, and others
This fall marks the tenth season of Landmarks Video, a curated program of highly regarded and influential video art from the past six decades.
Launching September 1, the new season will feature videos by Ragnar Kjartansson, Kara Walker, Michael Snow, and Mungo Thomson, among other national and international artists. Each month, a new video will loop daily on the Landmarks Video screen in the ART building atrium.
As a special event, Austin Film Society will co-present a screening of select works from the new season and a few favorites from past seasons. On November 16 at 2 PM, the event will feature a discussion with Kanitra Fletcher, curator of Landmarks Video, and present a rare opportunity to view the works on the big screen.
Highlights this season include Kara Walker’s ...calling to me from the angry surface of some grey and threatening sea. (2007), an exploration of racism through the lens of historical and contemporary events; Michael Robinson’s The Dark, Krystle (2013), a surreal reimagining of clips from the legendary 1980s series Dynasty; and Luis Valdovino’s Work in Progress (1990), an experimental video about disputes surrounding immigration and naturalization processes. David Ellis’ Animal, commissioned by Landmarks in 2010, will also be screened.
Videos are on public view daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. in the ART building atrium, located on the corner of East 23rd Street and San Jacinto Boulevard. Videos are accessible to all and free to view. Many videos in the collection are also available at the Fine Arts Library in the College of Fine Arts.
