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.

Screenshot of Adrián Balseca's "Suspensión I"

Adrián Balseca

Suspensión I , 2019
Ecuadorian, born 1989

Digital 4K
5:00 min., color, sound
Courtesy of Han Nefkens Foundation

Exhibited 
January 2021
Exhibited 
January 2021
A woman with curly hair and a blue dress

Burt Barr

The Elevator, 1985
American, 1938-2016

Video
05:10 min., color, sound
Courtesy of Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York

Exhibited 
May 2015
Exhibited 
May 2015
Guy Ben-Ner

Guy Ben-Ner

Soundtrack, 2013
Israeli, born 1969

Single channel HD video
11:25 min, color, sound
Courtesy of the artist and Aspect/Ratio Gallery

Exhibited 
December 2018
Exhibited 
December 2018
Film still with profiles of two people

Lynda Benglis

Now, 1973
American, born 1941

Video
12:00 min., color, sound
Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York

Exhibited 
September 2012
Exhibited 
September 2012
Human faces

Sadie Benning

Girl Power, 1993
American, born 1973

Video
15:00 min., b&w, sound
Courtesy of the Video Data Bank, www.vdb.org

Exhibited 
June 2018
Exhibited 
June 2018
Dara Birnbaum

Dara Birnbaum

Technology/Transformation: Wonder Woman, 1978-79
American, born 1946

Video
5:50 min., color, sound
Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York

Exhibited 
March 2012
Exhibited 
March 2012
An animated shirtless man cocking his head and looking up

Jay Bolotin

The Jackleg Testament Part I: The Story of Jack & Eve, 2007
American, born 1949

Woodcut motion picture
62:00 min., color, sound
Courtesy of the artist

Exhibited 
November 2014
Exhibited 
November 2014
A still from Garrett Bradley's video "Alone" which shows a front porch with a female figure standing at a front door. The entire scene is in grey-scale.

Garrett Bradley

Alone, 2018
American, born 1986

HD video
13:00 min., b&w, sound
© Garrett Bradley; Courtesy Lisson Gallery

Exhibited 
February 2022
Exhibited 
February 2022
A man with a mustache sitting in front of an American flag

Chris Burden

The TV Commercials, 1973-77/00
American, 1946-2015

03:46 min., color, sound
Courtesy of Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York

Exhibited 
June 2015
Exhibited 
June 2015