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*020  $a978-1-118-47544-7 (hbk.) :$c£55.00
*020  $a978-1-118-47546-1 (pbk.) :$c£22.95
*035  $a(Uk)017372094
*035  $a(SE-LIBR)18662635
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*084  $aPn$2kssb/8 (machine generated)
*1001 $aWestgeest, Helen,$d1958-$eauthor.
*24510$aVideo art theory :$ba comparative approach /$cHelen Westgeest
*260  $aHoboken, New Jersey :$bJohn Wiley & Sons,$c2016
*264 1$aHoboken, New Jersey :$bJohn Wiley & Sons,$c2016
*300  $avi, 211 pages :$billustrations ;$c23 cm
*336  $atext$2rdacontent
*337  $aunmediated$2rdamedia
*338  $avolume$2rdacarrier
*504  $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
*653  $aArt and the cinema
*852  $cKONST -$hIbhe
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Video Art Theory: A Comparative Approach demonstrates how video art functions on the basis of a comparative media approach, providing a crucial understanding of video as a medium in contemporary art and of the visual mediations we encounter in daily life.

A critical investigation of the visual media and selected video artworks which contributes to the understanding of video as a medium in contemporary art The only study specifically devoted to theorizing the medium of video from the perspective of prominent characteristics which result from how video works deal with time, space, representation, and narrative The text has emerged out of the author's own lectures and seminars on video art Offers a comparative approach which students find especially useful, offering new perspectives