Landmarks Video Archive

Landmarks Video presents the most highly regarded and influential works of video art from the past six decades. This page is an archive of every work presented as part of the Landmarks Video program and includes curatorial essays, images, and other contextual information. 

Please note that some videos may not be appropriate for all audiences.

Lorna Simpson
Corridor
2003

Double-projection video installation, video transferred to DVD
13:45 min., color, sound
Courtesy of Salon 94

Michael Smith
A still from Michael Smith's "Go For It, Mike"
Go For It, Mike
1984

Video
04:40 min., color, sound
Courtesy of the artist

Robert Smithson
Spiral Jetty
1970

16 mm film on video
35:00 min., color, sound
Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York
Art © Estate of Robert Smithson/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY

Michael Snow
Screenshot of Michael Snow's "WVLNT"
WVLNT (Wavelength for Those Who Don't Have the Time)
1966-67/03

Video
15:00 min., color, sound
Courtesy of Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York

Joe Sola
A man jumping out of a window.
Studio Visit
2005

Digital video
08:00 min., color, sound
Courtesy of Blackston, New York and Tif Sigfrids, Los Angeles

Keith Sonnier
image of a man's face with the letter "D" superimposed
Animation I
1973

Video
13:52 min., color, sound
Courtesy of the Video Data Bank at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, vdb.org

Beat Streuli
8th Avenue/35th Street
2002

Video
20:00 min., color, sound
Courtesy of the artist and Jochen Hempel Gallery

Mungo Thomson
cartoon scene of a canyon
The American Desert (for Chuck Jones)
2002

Video
34:00 min., color, sound
Courtesy of the artist and galerie frank elbaz

Ryan Trecartin
A colorfully dressed person underneath a palm tree
Sibling Topics (section a)
2009

HD video 
50:00 min., color, sound
Courtesy of Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York