CVM Store: The Sixties
3 Films by Elias Romero (1968-1972), DVD, 2008.
Elias Romero is considered to be the Grandfather of the Light Show. In
San Francisco in 1956 he began developing a performance medium using overhead
projectors. He mixed oils and inks in dishes placed on the projectors, passing
light through the translucent blend which was then projected onto a screen.
He performed hundreds of shows throughout California, accompanied by musicians
and performers. Many of the later psychedelic light show artists were inspired
by his work. In 1969 he met Richard Edlund (camera), and they began making films
with Bill Spencer (music) and others. Stepping Stones (33 mins) - Abstract
drama played out in light, color and sound - is
made up entirely of original vintage light show projections, excerpts of which
were featured in the 2005 Visual Music exhibition at the Smithsonian's
Hirshhorn Museum and The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. Za (24
mins) - An intense
and illuminating episode of consciousness unfolding, features
projections onto Diane Varsi as poet and alchemist, and costumes by Cameron.
Lapis Lazuli, (29 mins) - Mystical
transformation, music and poetry, with Bill
Fortinberry and Susan Darby, shows them meeting simultaneously on different
myth-planes. The DVD Bonus Features include: "Notes on 3 Films"
- a Documentary with interviews with Elias Romero and Edlund, and a Gallery
featuring other artwork by Romero. NTSC. TRT approx 2 hours.
Private home use $25.
Institutions $100 (Classroom
and Library use only; public performance rights are not included)
Joshua Light Show Liquid Loops (1969), Special Collector's Edition DVD signed by Joshua White (New release, July 2006). The famous Joshua Light Show liquid loops! Available on DVD for the first time. These liquids were created in the sixties with oil, water and glycerin, and performed as live projections. During their residency at New York's Fillmore East, the Joshua Light Show performed with hundreds of bands, like The Doors, The Who, Janis Joplin, The Band, Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix and Frank Zappa. An excerpt from these liquid loops was featured in the recent US Visual Music exhibition at the Hirshhorn and MOCA LA. This special edition DVD is signed by Joshua White, and purchase includes public performance rights. The liquid loops may be exhibited, and excerpts may be incorporated into other live performances. Please inquire for additional rights, purchase does not include permission for broadcast or installations. Silent, NTSC DVD. Special Collector's Edition, available exclusively through CVM. $200 includes public performance rights.
$200,
Includes public performance rights, details above
Glenn McKay: Altered States 1966-1999. DVD (2005). Glenn
McKay's light art will mesmerize you with brilliant colors and music from four
decades on this new DVD release. In four movements, the Altered States dvd starts
with vintage rock from Jefferson Airplane (Plastic Fantastic
Lover, Volunteers), set to McKay's early 60's pulsating sensory overload style.
The 70's evolve into a tweaky sound track by Knox Bronson, electronic culture
mastermind, with scenes from McKay's world travels in a highly abstracted form.
The 80's movement travels into pure geometric and color abstractions, with an
uplifting electronic/acoustic soundtrack by Dean Evenson. McKay’s 90's movement
goes deep into fantastic liquid color landscapes with a dark, electronic music
voyage crafted in collaboration with McKay by Greg Jalbert. This DVD captures
McKay's main
installation exhibit (a 4 decade retrospective of video and slides)
at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in 1999: “... brings the viewer into
a strange and beautiful environment fusing light and sound to create a new experience.”
(Robert Riley, SFMOMA Curator of Media Arts). Contains additional 60's
film footage by Scott Bartlett and Jerry Slick. DVD, ntsc, TRT: 64 mins.
Private home use only $39.95
(no educational/institutional rights)
Mekas, Maas, Menken and Namath: Visions of Warhol. 1963-1990. Scenes
from the life of Andy Warhol, as seen by four pioneer avant-garde filmmakers
and close friends of the Pop-artist. Titles include: Award Presentation to
Andy Warhol (Jonas Mekas, 1963) with Gerard Malanga, Baby Jane Holzer, Ivy
Nicholson, Gregory Markopoulos, etc.; Andy Warhol’s Silver Flotations
(Willard Maas, 1964); Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol (Jonas Mekas,
1963-1990), with Allen Ginsberg, Peter Orlovsky, Barbara Rubin, John Lennon,
Yoko Ono, Mick Jagger, etc.; Andy Warhol
(Marie Menken, 1965); Andy
Warhol’s Exploding Plastic Inevitable (Ronald
Nameth, 1967), with the Velvet Underground, Lou Reed, John Cale, Nico, Ingrid
Superstar, etc. 81 minutes, color. Re:Voir USA release. VHS, NTSC.
Documenting Warhol’s multimedia lightshow with the Velvet Underground and Nico, “Ronald Nameth does with cinema what the Beatles do with music: his film is dense, compact, yet somehow fluid and light. An eerie world of semi-slow motion against an aural background of incredible frenzy. He makes kinetic empathy a new kind of poetry.” (Gene Youngblood) ONLY A FEW LEFT
Private home use $40.
Institutions $200 (permits
screening for non-paying audience in an institutional context)
Ordering Information:
Via Credit Card - click the order button next to each item; or call CVM
with your order at 213-683-1514 (afternoons are best, PST)
Via
Check - Checks and MOs accepted in US dollars only, please. For dvds, videos
and books, add $5.50 shipping/handling for first item, $1 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 (except the Joshua Light Show DVD), only classroom and library use is
permitted. No usage in museum or gallery exhibitions is 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 S. Spring Street, Suite 834, Los Angeles CA 90013. DVDs and Videotapes are also available for pickup at our downtown Los Angeles Gallery Row office (213-683-1514) - by appointment only
Prices listed do not include shipping. Please allow up to 2 weeks to fulfill order, though most ship within 3 business days.
PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept returns unless product is defective.
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