Andy Mann
Andy Mann (born 1949 in New York City , † February 3, 2001 in Houston ) was an American video artist .
life and work
Andy Mann grew up in Yonkers and joined the United States Navy in 1965 . He was a sonar technician on various submarines , where he developed a new perspective on the medium of video .
From 1969 to 1973 Mann studied at New York University . Andy Mann's first video recordings are from 1969. The "Street tapes" from the New York era are his most famous videos. Since 1976 he has taught video tape technology at the University of California, San Diego .
Mann was a member of Videofreex , Perception, TVTV (video collective) , Global Village and Raindance. He is a regular contributor to Radical Software , a video art magazine published in 1970, and filmed performances by Hannah Wilke and Chris Burden . He interviewed Phil Ochs , Mark Lombardi and Fennie Shakur.
He was a producer for Access Houston Kabel and presented a live video art program there.
Exhibitions (selection)
- 1973: and 1975 Whitney Biennial , New York City
- 1973: São Paulo Biennale , São Paulo
- 1975: Museum of Modern Art , New York City
- 1976: Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse (New York)
- 1977: documenta 6 , Kassel
Awards (selection)
- 1975 and 1978: National Endowment for the Arts
Web links
- Andy man in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Catalog for documenta 6: Volume 2: Photography, film and video; Kassel, page 349, 1977 ISBN 3-920453-00-X
- ↑ Gentleridevan Andy Mann, video art pioneer ( memento of March 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) accessed on January 8, 2015 (English)
- ↑ Global Village Media Many Stories.One World GVM accessed December 30, 2014 (English)
- ↑ aurora picture show Andy Mann ( Memento from June 21, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Man, Andy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American video artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 3, 2001 |
| Place of death | Houston |