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Jordan Belson: 5 Essential Films DVD (2007). Contains Allures, Samadhi, Light, Fountain of Dreams (never before released) and Epilogue. 1961 - 2005. "Jordan Belson is one of the greatest artists of visual music. Belson creates lush vibrant experiences of exquisite color and dynamic abstract phenomena evoking sacred celestial experiences." (Film historian William Moritz). Curated by Belson, Produced/Released by CVM, 2007. NTSC, Region-free. Approx 45 mins. More information about the DVD is here

"These five films by Jordan Belson, representing his early, middle, and later periods, are essential for three reasons: the early classics were breakthrough masterpieces, the previously unreleased "Fountain of Dreams" is a dazzling revelation from the middle period, and the shimmering "Epilogue" from 2005 makes it clear that the master still has the spark of genius, breathing new life into the vocabulary he has developed over more than a half-century of visionary filmmaking." - Film Historian Gene Youngblood

Private home use ONLY, $25.  No public exhibition is permitted. Note to international customers, shipping rates are lower if you order here

Institutions $150 (For classroom and library use only. Does not include public performance rights, may not be used for public screenings or any type of museum/gallery exhibitions)

Oskar Fischinger: Ten Films DVD (2006) CVM Release

Films include Spirals, Study Nr. 6, Study Nr. 7, Kreise (Circles), Allegretto, Radio Dynamics, Motion Painting no. 1; plus three of Fischinger's very first films: Wax Experiments, Spiritual Constructions, and Walking from Munich to Berlin. Bonus features include Home Movies from Fischinger's Berlin Studio c. 1931, never-released early experiments and animation tests, a selection of paintings and photographs, film notes and a biography. NTSC, region-free. $30 private home use, $200 institutions. (For classroom and library use only. Does not include public performance rights, may not be used for public screenings or museum/gallery exhibitions)

Private home use ONLY, $30. No other permissions are included, NO public exhibition permitted.

Note to international customers, shipping rates are lower if you order at the special order page

Purchase for University or Library use: $200. Use this link to order for institutions, with a limited educational license (classroom and library use only, no other public performance or exhibition rights included)

5 Wilfred Lumia compositions from the Epstein Collection. DVD, 2007.

Excerpts from 5 Lumia compositions by Thomas Wilfred. Wilfred was a pioneer of Light Art, and coined the term Lumia to refer to an independent, silent art form. His Lumia compositions have recently been featured in major museum exhibitions including the Hirshhorn/MOCA LA's Visual Music, Centre Pompidou's Sons et Lumieres, Tate Liverpool - Whitney Museum's Summer of Love, and numerous others. Available for the first time on DVD are selections from Opus 161 'Untitled' (1966), Opus 140 "Visual Counterpoint" (1948), Opus 79 "Multidimensional" (1939), as well as from Clavilux Juniors nos. 91 and 95. All from the Epstein Collection. NTSC.

$30 private home use, $100 institutions. (For classroom and library use only. Does not include public performance rights, may not be used for public screenings or exhibitions)

NEW 81 minute DOCUMENTARY on DVD: LUMIA: Thomas Wilfred and The Story of Light Art

Lumia is the story of Thomas Wilfred and the birth of light art. Wilfred captivated audiences throughout the 1920's and 30's with his sensational projected light shows, named Lumia. Wilfred spent his later years making automated versions of his work and executing commissions for private collectors and museums. Includes segments on artists Charles Dockum, Chris Sidenius, Mary Hallock Greenewalt, and Earl Reiback. Includes a brief clip from CVM's restoration of a 1952 Dockum Mobilcolor performance film.

FEATURING Interviews with and commentary by: Craig Antrim, Kerry Brougher, Fred Collopy, Dorothy Conway, Greta Dockum, Eugenia Victoria Ellis, A.J. Epstein, Eugene Epstein, Nancy Frederick, Lawrence Friedman, Hal Glicksman, Robert Haller, Cindy Keefer, Richard Land, Terry Montlick, Otto Piene, Earl Reiback, Jack Shor, Kathleen Sciacca, Christian Sidenius, Steve Smith, George Stadnik, Donna Stein, Karole Vail, Judith Zilczer. Directed by Meredith Finkelstein and Paul Vlachos. 81 mins, 2008 release.

Private home use $30.         Institutions $100. (Classroom and Library Use, does not include public performance rights)

Cinema DADA (Import - PAL only). DVD plus 33 page booklet (English and French). Contains Eggeling's Symphonie Diagonale, Man Ray's Retour a la Raison and Emak Bakia, Clair/Picabia's Entr'acte, Leger/Murphy's Ballet Mecanique, Richter's Rhythmus 21, Filmstudie and Ghosts Before Breakfast. Co-produced by Re:Voir and Centre Pompidou for the recent DADA exhibition. Available in PAL only (will not play on standard US dvd players, but on most computers).

Private home use $40.   Institutions $200 (does not include public performance rights)

On Jim Davis: Horizons of Light. DVD plus 67 page booklet (English and French), Edited by Robert Haller. Published by Anthology Film Archives and Re:Voir, 2006. NTSC DVD.

$35 home use (does not include public performance rights) temp. out of stock, more soon

Available by special order: Jim Davis 3 DVD set

The Contemplative Films of Oskar Fischinger. Videotape, NTSC (2004). Contains Spirals, Spiritual Constructions, Study 6, Liebesspiel, Radio Dynamics, and Motion Painting No. 1. Released by CVM and The Elfriede Fischinger Trust, December 2004. For more Fischinger: Please see our Fischinger store page for other Fischinger-related material, including the Camera 3 series Documentary featuring William Moritz and Elfriede Fischinger. NOTE: This is a VHS VIDEOTAPE

Private home use $40.   Institutions $150 (does not include public performance rights)

Jordan Belson : Mysterious Journey. VHS video. "A lyric, poetic, and visionary trip through outer and inner space. Beautiful and profound, spiritual and sensual, speaks the language of the soul." (liner notes) 1997, VHS Videotape, NTSC, 30 mins (images courtesy Jordan Belson).

Private home use $35         Institutions $150 (does not include public performance rights)

Dwinell Grant: Eight Films (1940-1960). VHS Videotape. Contains Themis, Contrathemis, Abstract Experiments, Spelean Dance, Color Sequence, Theme and Variations, Fugue, Pepsi Commercials. Grant began making abstract animation films in 1940 and continued over the next 10 years with five completed compositions and a number of short experiments. In 1941-42 he was assistant to Hilla Rebay, Director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, and was also a member of American Abstract Artists. In 1948 Grant received a grant from the Guggenheim Foundation, for the purpose of developing a theory of abstract film composition roughly on a level with theory of composition for music. (Russett & Starr, Experimental Animation). Video, ntsc, 26 min, color, silent (except commercials). View artwork by Dwinell Grant

Private home use $75.         Institutions $125. (does not include public performance rights)

Dwinell Grant: Dream Fantasies, A Study in Visual Counterpoint (1986). Video. Abstract color animation and still photography of female nudes, with computer-generated music create by the filmmaker. Video, ntsc, 24 min. Available by special order.

Private home use $65.         Institutions $125. (does not include public performance rights)

  Harry Smith, Early Abstractions,Anthology Film Archive release, for private home use only. Video, NTSC. $60 temp out of stock

Harry Smith, Late Superimpositions,Anthology Film Archive release, for private home use only. VHS video, NTSC. $60 One left

Stan Brakhage, Handpainted Films. Eleven silent hand painted films including Night Music, Autumnal, Study in Color and Black and White, Night Music, Ephemeral Solidarity and others. With liner notes by Brakhage. Published by Re:Voir, Video, NTSC. TRT: Approx 40 mins. only one left

Private home use $40.         Institutions $200 (permits screening for non-paying audience in an institutional context)

David Lebrun, Tanka.Tanka means, literally, "a thing rolled up". Photographed from Tibetan scroll paintings of the 16th to 19th centuries, Tanka is a cyclical vision of ancient gods and demons, an animated journey through the image world of the Tibetan Book of the Dead. VHS Video, NTSC.

Private home use: $19.95        Institutions: $75 (classroom/library use )

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Via Check - For dvds, videos and books, add $5.50 shipping for first item, .75 for each additional item. CA residents please add 9.25% tax.
Via University/Institutional PO - contact us at CVM Store. NOTE: Institutional rates listed do not include public performance rights, only classroom and library use are permitted. Museum exhibitions do NOT fall under these categories; usage in museum or gallery exhibitions is not permitted for any of the dvds or videos sold by CVM, please inquire for information on additional permissions and procedures for such requests.

Mailing address: Center for Visual Music, 453 South Spring Street, Suite 834, Los Angeles CA 90013. DVDs & Videotapes are also available for pickup, by appointment only, at our downtown Los Angeles Gallery Row office (213-683-1514).

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