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.

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

Exhibited November 2015
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

Exhibited December 2019
Beat Streuli
8th Avenue/35th Street
2002

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

Exhibited July 2019
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

Exhibited March 2020
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

Exhibited July 2016
Luis Valdovino
Screenshot of Luis Valdovino's "Work in Progress"
Work in Progress
1990

Video
14:00 min., color, sound
Courtesy of the Video Data Bank at the School of theArt Institute of Chicago, vdb.org

Exhibited May 2022
Kawita Vatanajyankur
Two figures are seen in this still. One person reading a piece of paper supports another person who is positioned like a broom or vacuum. The room is pink with wallpaper in the center with a window.
Tools (video series)
2012-2014

Video
Various times, color, silent
Courtesy of the artist and Nova Contemporary

Exhibited September 2021
Cecilia Vicuña
A still from Cecilia Vicuña's "Semiya (Seed Song)"
Semiya (Seed Song)
2015

HD video
07:43 min., color, sound
Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York

Exhibited January 2023
VLM (Virginia L. Montgomery)
A still from VLM (Virginia L. Montgomery)'s "Honey Moon"
Honey Moon
2019

4K Digital Video
03:00 min., color, sound
Courtesy of the artist

Exhibited May 2024