[ISEA2002] Artist Statement: Norio Imai — Digest Of Video Performance

Artist Statement

Mediaselect programme

1978-1983, 15’35”, colour

Digest compilation of five performance videos dealing with the theme of time: Time Clothing (1978) and Pizza Time (1983), which use polaroids; On Air (1980) and Time in Rectangle (1980), which use now-obsolete open-reel video tapes; Self Portrait (1980), which integrates the two methods.

  • Norio Imai, Japan, b. 1946. As part of the avant-garde Gutai Art Group, Norio Imai’s diverse practice has spanned painting, printmaking, sculpture, photography, video, and performance. https://www.artsy.net/artist/norio-imai