Analogue: Pioneering Video from the UK, Canada and Poland (1968-1988) Screenings

Screening Series May 30 - June 1, 2008, presented by VTape (Toronto) in collaboration with The Art Gallery of Peterborough and Artspace.

The AGP and Artspace are pleased to collaborate on the Peterborough presentation of Analogue: Pioneering Video from the UK, Canada and Poland (1968-88) .This exciting presentation which includes three evening screenings and a public talk, seeks to illuminate the little-known early histories of video art in the UK, Canada, and Poland. By examining twenty years of artists’ video from these three countries, it also aims to broaden our understanding of this versatile medium, while charting its transition from the politicized margins of artistic practice to the mainstream.

Analogue was curated by Peggy Gale, Catherine Elwes, Maggie Warwick, Chris Meigh-Andrews and Lukasz Ronduda and includes many seminal works by artists such as David Hall, Mona Hatoum, David Critchley, Pratibha Parmar (UK), General Idea, Vera Frenkel, Lisa Steele, Paul Wong, Rodney Werden (CAN) and Pawel Kwiek, Jozef Robakowski (Poland) to name only a few.

Analogue consists of five - 1 hour video programs and is accompanied by a significant catalogue. All screenings will take place at Artspace, 378 Aylmer St North, Peterborough.

UK and Canadian Programs: Friday May 30, 2008. UK Program 1, Canadian Program 1 - 8:00 pm reception, 8:30 -10:30 pm screening.

UK and Canadian Programs: Saturday May 31, 2008. UK Program 2, Canadian Program 2 - 8:00 pm reception, 8:30 - 10:30 pm screening.

Public Talk: Su Ditta in discussion with curator of Canadian program Peggy Gale: Saturday May 31, 2008, 2:30 - 4:00 pm. Location: Art Gallery of Peterborough, 250 Crescent Street.

Polish Program and Closing Reception: Sunday June 1 2008. 8:00 reception, 8:30 - 9:30 screening.

A special all day screening of the five one hour programmes will take place in Artspace's Mudroom on Sunday, June 1 from 1:00 - 6:00 pm.

Analogue: Pioneering Video from the UK, Canada and Poland (1968-88) was funded by the Media Arts Section of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Touring and Collaborations Program of the Ontario Arts Council, and Vtape. It also received the generous support of Arts Council England, the Polish Cultural Institute (London), Camberwell College of Arts at the University of London, and the University of Central Lancashire.