San Francisco: Video Eighties Magazine, 1983. 44, [8]pp; b&w illus. 4to. Illustrated wraps. Very near fine.
Seventh issue of this periodical exploring the cutting-edge of video technology with regards to both the avant-arts and popular culture. Features include an article on Nature Programming by Marian Kester; an interview by Chip Lord with members of the radical video group Top Value Television; an article on the use of artistic appropriation by Ray Orbison; an interview by Brad Lapin (of punk zine Damage) with Joe Rees, founder of San Francisco film studio Target Video, who produced music videos and concert footage for The Cramps, Dead Kennedys, Iggy Pop, The Damned, et al; an excerpt from a performance by multimedia artist Tony Labat. Also columns by David Waters, Michael Naimark, Renny Pritikin, Alice Thebeau, et al. N.B. This is the first issue under the title Send, with logo design by Les Levine; previous issues published as Video Eighties Magazine.
