John Conomos

Leftquote We were put on earth to make things. Rightquote
W.H.Auden
Air and Water
unpublished, 2008

“What follows is my speech given at my launch of my book “Mutant Media”
(Artspace/Power Publications, 2008) at Gleebooks, Sydney, on April 1 2008.
The title of my speech will become self-evident towards its concluding
paragraphs. George Alexander launched the book for me in Sydney and in
Melbourne, Adrian Martin, will launch it at Monash University (Clayton
Campus) on 28th [...]


Introduction (extracted from Mutant Media)
Power Publications and Artspace, Sydney, 2008

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Jean-Paul Fargier and the Electrification of Literature
Chimaera Monographie, Jean-Paul Fargier, No 5 Edition du Centre International de Creation Video Montbeliard Belfort, 1992

Jean-Paul Fargier as a video artist, critic and polemicist is, without a doubt, one of the most eloquent voices to be heard in video. What I propose to do today is think aloud in open-ended terms concerning the invaluable role Fargier has (to-date) played in shaping some of the more salient aesthetic, cultural, historical and technological aspects of video as a dynamic contemporary art form.