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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Cinthia Marcelle
A still from Cinthia Marcelle's "Confrontation (Unus Mundus Series)"
Confrontation (Unus Mundus Series)
2005

Video
07:49 min., color, sound
Courtesy of the artist and Sprovieri Gallery

Christian Marclay
Video still, black-and-white: woman in a phone booth speaking on a telephone, with a city street visible behind her.
Telephones
1995

Single channel video
7:30 min., black-and-white and color, with sound
From The Collection of Jereann and Holland Chaney

Gordon Matta-Clark
A rural two story house with a figure crouching in front
Splitting
1974

Super 8mm film on video
10:50 min., b&w and color, silent
Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York

Eva and Franco Mattes
Video still: close-up of a person with short dark hair covering their mouth with one hand; childlike drawings of animals are painted on the wall behind.
Emily’s Video
2012

Video
15:52 min., color, sound
Courtesy of Postmasters Gallery, New York

Laurie McDonald
A still from "The Dying Swan"
The Dying Swan
1975

1/2" open reel video
3:30 min., b&w, mono
Courtesy of Video Data Bank, School of the Art Institute of Chicago

R. Eric McMaster
A still from R. Eric McMaster's "Pendulum"
Pendulum
2014

1080p digital video
05:12 min., color, silent
Courtesy of the artist

Josephine Meckseper
Video still, black-and-white: multiple fighter jets fly in formation over a flat landscape, seen from below against a bright sky.
0% Down
2008

Video transferred to DVD
6 min., b&w, sound
Courtesy of Elizabeth Dee Gallery, New York

Ana Mendieta
Video still: person walking along a pale wall marked with two tall red paint streaks.
Untitled (Blood Sign #2 / Body Tracks)
1974

Super-8mm film transferred to DVD
1:01 min., color, silent
Courtesy Galerie Lelong, New York

Marilyn Minter
A lipsticked open mouth surrounded by liquid
Green Pink Caviar
2009

HD digital video
07:45 min., color, sound
Courtesy of the artist and Salon 94, New York