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.

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Rokni Haerizadeh
painting of two headless figures with a beam of light coming down on one of them
Reign of Winter
2012-13

Video
06:00 min., color, silent
Courtesy of the artist and Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde, Dubai

Exhibited September 2014
Frieder Haller
Two women sit indoors in front of a large window with an abstract pink-and-blue sky scene; one holds a glass of red wine as they look at each other.
Scum Scam Scum
2021

HD, single-channel video
25:19 min., color, sound
Courtesy of the artist and 14a Gallery

Exhibited December 2023
Ann Hamilton
A fingerprint on a backward cutout of the letter A
(abc • video)
1994/1999

Video
30:00 min., b&w, silent
Courtesy of Ann Hamilton Studio

Exhibited February 2017
Barbara Hammer
Blurry black-and-white image of a person’s face and hand, with strong motion blur and high contrast.
Sanctus
1990

16 mm film on video
18:16 min., color, sound
Courtesy of the artist and Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York

Exhibited January 2019
Maren Hassinger
Close-up of a person’s face as black liquid paint is applied, streaking down over one eye and along the nose.
Daily Mask
2004

16mm film
3:30 min., color, sound
Courtesy of the artist

Exhibited November 2018
Mona Hatoum
A female figure behind superimposed text
Measures of Distance
1988

Video
15:30 min., color, cound
Image copyright the artist, courtesy of Video Data Bank, www.vdb.org

Exhibited July 2015
Laura Hermanides
Dimly lit hallway scene with many people lying in a pile in the foreground while a person stands in the background, illuminated by a cool overhead light.
Anahit
2022

HD, single-channel video
08:51 min., color, sound
Courtesy of The Curators Room, Barcelona/Amsterdam

Exhibited September 2023
Gary Hill
close up of a spiral notebook
Around & About
1980

Video
05:00 min., color, sound
Courtesy of Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York

Exhibited August 2015
Jenny Holzer
A dark background with "ABUSE" written in large red letters
Televised Texts
1990

Video
13:00 min., color, sound
Courtesy Video Data Bank, www.vdb.org

Exhibited April 2012