Mark Harvey

News floor (2014)

1 min 57 secSingle channel / Digital Video / Colour / Sound

One of two performances made by Harvey in response to News, a 1976 performance work by Jim Allen.

A third performance by Harvey was a recreation of Allen's original work.

Credits & notes

Video by Daniel Strang.

Recorded 22 October 2014, WINTEC Hamilton for the exhibition Jim Allen’s News, RAMP Gallery, WINTEC, Hamilton 6-28 November 2014.

Commissioned and presented at RAMP Gallery, WINTEC, Hamilton 6-28 November 2014.

Curated by Mark Williams with Jim Allen and Mark Harvey.

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