Artists Space

Document and Dream

April 13 – May 13, 1989

A selection of videotapes organized by Dan Walworth.

A dense crowd of people surrond a casket being carried into the back of a hearse.
Keith J. Sanborn, A Public Appearance and a Statement, 1987. 18.5 minutes, 3/4" (original format 16mm), black and white. Film still. [A dense crowd of people surrond a casket being carried into the back of a hearse.]

Artists Space is pleased to present ten experimental documentaries that combine aspects of realism with other cinematic and theatrical forms. Both suspending and insisting on credibility, these tapes engage the viewer in a complex subjective structure, exposing the role of fantasy in the construction of any realist text.

A person in a plaid shirt and jeans is seated with their hands in their lap in from of a plaid background, looking to the left of the camera.
Stashu Kybartas, Danny, 1986. 20 minutes, 3/4", color. Film still. [A person in a plaid shirt and jeans is seated with their hands in their lap in from of a plaid background, looking to the left of the camera.]

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Document and Dream Catalogue Cover

Document and Dream Video Program Cover

Artists Space programs are made possible by: the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, New York State Council on the Arts, and New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; AT&T Foundation, Inc., The David Bermant Foundation: Color, Light, Motion, The Bohen Foundation, The Cowles Charitable Trust, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts, Inc., Horace w. Goldsmith Foundation, The Greenwall Foundation, Jerome Foundation, The J.M. Kaplan Fund, The Dorothea L. Leonhardt Foundation, Inc., The Joe and Emily Lowe Foundation, Inc., The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, The Menemsha Fund, Joyce Mertz-Gilmore Foundation, Betty Parsons Foundation, The Reed Foundation, Inc., The Rockefeller Foundation, The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc., and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.; American Express Company, The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., Equitable Real Estate Group, Inc., General Atlantic Corporation, R.H. Macy and Company, Inc., Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, Philip Morris Companies Inc., and U.S. Trust Company of New York; as well as Artwatch, Galleries in Support of Artists Space, Members and numerous Friends.

Artists Space is a member of the National Association of Artists Organizations (NAAO) and the National Alliance of Media Arts Centers (NAMAC).

    A person driving a car is seen from behind, as if the camera is in the backseat. Their face is hidden by the headrest of the car seat. Trinkets hang from the rearview mirror.
    Jayce Salloum, Episode 1: So. Cal., 1988. 33 minutes, 1/2", color. Film still. [A person driving a car is seen from behind, as if the camera is in the backseat. Their face is hidden by the headrest of the car seat. Trinkets hang from the rearview mirror.]