Item MS-3-46, 1983-001 - Two videos by Wendy Geller and Mark Verabioff

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Two videos by Wendy Geller and Mark Verabioff

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Wendy Geller and Mark Verabioff

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MS-3-46, 1983-001

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1 videocassette (60 min.) : Betacam. - 1 videocassette (60 min.) : U-matic

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(1957-1996)

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Wendy Geller is a Canadian artist born in 1957 in Winnipeg. Her education includes a BFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and a MFA from the University of California, San Diego. Geller’s work focused on video and performance during her time in Halifax from 1978 to 1982. During this time she performed extensively in the Halifax area, including the Centre for Art Tapes. After receiving her MFA, Geller taught at the Kansas City Art Institute from the 1980s to 1990s. Geller’s video work has been exhibited internationally.

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Marx Verabioff is a Canadian artist and is based in Los Angeles, who is known for his artwork that uses word as image. He has exhibited artwork internationally Verabioff is a 1985 graduate of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design.

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The tape was donated to the Dalhousie University Archives in 2013 by the Centre for Art Tapes.

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Item is a video that contains work created by Wendy Geller and Mark Verabioff in 1983 : The miss teen Canada tape and, Footage of Prince Charles and Lady Diana's visit to Halifax. The Centre for Art Tapes screened the work 1983.

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  • English

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Videocassette is available as an uncompressed 10-bit digital master video file (MOV format) and 8-bit access digital video file (MPEG-4 format).

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Digital copies can be viewed at the Dalhousie University Archives. Advance notice is required.

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See MS-3-46, Box 5, Folder 68 for poster for The miss teen Canada pageant tape screening.

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Copyright is held by the artists.

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