Documents held in the British Artists' Film and Video Study Collection

(title, author, publication, date, etc, included where known)

John Adams

Filmography/Biographical/CV

CV to 2001.

Articles and reviews about the artist

“Goldfish Memoires” at World Wide Video Festival Robert Fischer Neue Zurcher Zeitung no. 22, #99, 29^th April 1994;

“This Property has be Repossessed” Christine Tamblyn Frame/Work LACPS (Los Angeles Centre for Photographic Studies), April 1989 [long essay on ‘Intellectual Properties’];

“The Primal Code” (re. ‘Intellectual Properties’), Simon Biggs, Mediamatic, January 1987;

“Property Rights” (re. ‘Intellectual Properties’), Steven Bode, Independent Media, January 1987;

“The Relationship of Picture, Copy and Reality: Videos by John Adams”, Lothar Kurzawa, TAZ, 22nd May 1986;

“Tele-vision” Wolfgang Preikschat, Berlinale-tip, 1986;

“Video Schlaraffenland” Teo Ranwag Zitty, no. 4, 26^th February 1986;

“John Has Videos All Taped Up” newspaper cutting [Newcastle early 80s];

“John Adams” profile in Film and Video Artists’ On Tour, Arts Council 1985/6;

“Copying TV’s Comedy of the ‘50s” [re. ‘Intellectual Properties’], Jay Carr, The Boston Globe, 18th November 1985;

“Performance and Video”, Tamara Krikorian [on Basement Group] Art Monthly, April 1983;

Articles and reviews by the artist

“John Adams – Goldfish Memoirs & the Think Tank” Tyne International catalogue 1993;

Description of ‘Intellectual Properties’, 1985;

Production notes for ‘Intellectual Properties’, 1985;

“John Adams” [on video art] Independent Video (video Art Special) March 1984;

Production details for ‘Goldfish Memoirs’, 1983;

Notes, and original script material for ‘Sensible Shoes’ 1983;

Report on the San Sebastian Film & Video Festival 1983;

Notes, and original script material for ‘Bob and Jill part 2’ 1982;

‘Letter to Jim’ and other original script and editing material relating to ‘Stories’ 1981;

Description of and installation diagram for ‘Kick in the Eye’, 1979;

Description of ‘Reflections in a White Room’ 1978;

Programmes

‘Intellectual Properties’, 1985 at WW Video Festival 1986;

Film Video and Artists on Tour, Arts Council of Great Britain, 1985;

‘Bob & Jill’ ‘Sensible Shoes ‘ Stories’ Video Supplement 3, Arnolfini Video [library], 1983;

Cards/Fliers

‘Jamaica Plain by John Adams’ ICA Boston June 1989;

‘Intellectual Properties a Film on Video by John Adams’ (poster) Tyneside Cinema 26^th January 1986;

Basement Group programme June-July 1983;

Funding Applications

Proposal for Sheffield Poly Video Fellowship 1983-4;

‘A proposal – the outrageous Game’ c1982;

Other

2x photocopy images, one of ‘Bob and Jill Part II’, 1985;

Letter from John Adams to David Curtis re ‘Sensible Shoes’, 15th June 1983;