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The British Artists'
Film and Video Study Collection holds a wealth of reference material at
Central St Martins College of Art and Design.
FOR SALE
The Study Collection
has a number of film and video art related leaflets and catalogues for
sale. Click here for details.
Among the items for sale:
Perspectives on British Avant-Garde Film catalogue, Arts Council of
Great Britain/Hayward Gallery, 1977; Subverting Television broadsheet,
Arts Council of Great Britain, 1985; Art and Animation booklet,
Channel 4 Television, 1999
COLLECTIONS
The
Video Library comprises more than 2,000 individual titles on tape
and DVD, originating from the Arts Council of England's Reference Collection
of funded works, the ICA's former Videotheque collection, exhibition compilations
from the Film & Video Umbrella, the former London Electronic Arts
and other organisations, and many tapes donated by individual artists.
Documentation includes more than 600 files of published and unpublished
writings by artists, writings about artists, and other ephemera
(letters, promotional cards, etc). Some artists are well documented, others
less so. There is also an expansive collection of documentation tracing
the institutional history of British artists' film and video, including
material on the London Filmmakers Co-op, the LUX, the IFA, the Arts Council,
the BFI and various festivals and other events. These include, for example,
a very extensive collection of the London Filmmakers' Co-op's cinema programme
notes, an almost complete set of Film & Video Umbrella's broadsheets
and catalogues, and documents relating to the NFT Avant-Garde Festivals
of 1970, 1973 and 1979.
The Image Library contains many images relating to artists' film
and video including production stills through documentation of installations,
slides, fragments of film strips and other materials.
The Publications Library A large collection of publications relating
to British artists' film and video. The library houses all the titles
listed in the Publications catalogue below. There are also collections
of posters, fliers and programme notes, produced by key exhibitors relating
to screenings and exhibitions since 1966.
Please note, the collection is still being catalogued, and some on-line catalogues are still incomplete at this time. Email us if you want to know if we hold specific items. (Volunteer cataloguers are always welcome).
STUDY
COLLECTION CATALOGUE (opens
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Searchable
listings of items held within the Study Collection, providing details
of our libraries of video copies of artists' works, images, documents,
monographs and other publications in the field of artists' film and video.
The catalogues are continuously being updated to provide more information
about the resources available.
ACCESSING THE COLLECTIONS
The collections are accessible
to scholars, curators, postgraduate students and others pursuing original
research. Donations (just copies, NOT original works) are always welcome.
To make an appointment to view any of the materials telephone 020 7514
8159 or email the Study
Collection.