Artists Space

TV Sandino

February 5 – March 13, 1987

Artists Space is pleased to present TV Sandino, a program of television shows independently produced video tapes from Nicaragua. This timely program, curated by Annie Goldson and Carlos Pavam of Xchange TV, provides a unique and fascinating glimpse at a broadcast television system that still retains an experimental aspect.

The back of one figured centered in the image as another figure appears in front of him alongisde a young shirtless child to the right and a seated audience is seen in the background. Scan lines in the image and the outer box of a CRT monitor are visible.
Sistema Sandinista de Television. Still from Aqui En Esta Esquina (Here On This Corner), 1983. Video (sound, black and white). 30 minutes (excerpted). Spanish with English subtitles. [The back of one figured centered in the image as another figure appears in front of him alongisde a young shirtless child to the right and a seated audience is seen in the background. Scan lines in the image and the outer box of a CRT monitor are visible.]

Annie Goldson, formerly a journalist in New Zealand, is currently an independent video producer and teacher living in New York City. Her most recent production, Las Mujeres del Mercado, was made in collaboration with a group of Nicaraguan women.

Carlos Pavam has worked as a journalist for Brazillian radio and is currently producing his own videotape on the movement to provide sanctuary for Salvadoran and Guatemalan refugees.

Xchange TV is a New York based group of media workers who distribute Nicaraguan-made television in the U.S.

Nothing here yet...

Two shirtless boys stand in front of each other, one with their back toward the viewer and the other facing the viewer. A partial view of taller figure is in the right side of the image and a crowd is seen seated in the background. Scan lines in the image and the outer box of a CRT monitor are visible.
Sistema Sandinista de Television. Still from Aqui En Esta Esquina (Here On This Corner), 1983. Video (sound, black and white). 30 minutes (excerpted). Spanish with English subtitles. [Two shirtless boys stand in front of each other, one with their back toward the viewer and the other facing the viewer. A partial view of taller figure is in the right side of the image and a crowd is seen seated in the background. Scan lines in the image and the outer box of a CRT monitor are visible.]
A figure stands central raising their arms while others have their back turned towards the viewer as they face an audience seated in the background. Scan lines and the surrounding box of the CRT monitor are visible in the image.
Sistema Sandinista de Television. Still from Aqui En Esta Esquina (Here on This Corner), 1983. Video (sound, black and white). Spanish with English subtitles. [A figure stands central raising their arms while others have their back turned towards the viewer as they face an audience seated in the background. Scan lines and the surrounding box of the CRT monitor are visible in the image.]
A figure standing central in the image with a microphone and two slightly upholstered chairs behind him. The logo "CDF" can be seen written on the wall next to another word of partial view. Video scan lines and black edges of CRT monitor are visible.
Sandinista Sistema de Television. Still from Aqui En Esta Esquina (Here On This Corner), 1983. Video (sound, black and white). Spanish with English subtitles. [A figure standing central in the image with a microphone and two slightly upholstered chairs behind him. The logo "CDF" can be seen written on the wall next to another word of partial view. Video scan lines and black edges of CRT monitor are visible.]
Two figures are sitting at the table with one hand tightly gripped to the other. Four men stand behind them looking on and partial text on the wall is visible in the background. Subtiltes burned onto the bottom of the image read,"I
Martha Wallner and Miriam Loaisiga. Still from Con Guerra O Sin Guerra (With or Without War), 1987. Video (sound, black and white). 20 minutes. Spanish with English subtitles. [Two figures are sitting at the table with one hand tightly gripped to the other. Four men stand behind them looking on and partial text on the wall is visible in the background. Subtiltes burned onto the bottom of the image read,"I'm sorry, I mean Mercedes won and Solis lost." Scan lines in the image and the outer box of a CRT monitor are visible.]
A small girl stands central in the image with a microphone near her mouth and a shirtless boy stands behind her to the left. A chain-link fence can be seen behind them next to a concrete building. Subtitles burned into the bottom of the image read, "Why can
Martha Wallner and Miriam Loaisiga. Still from Con Guerra O Sin Guerra (With or Without War), 1987. Video (sound, black and white). 20 minutes. Spanish with English subtitles. [A small girl stands central in the image with a microphone near her mouth and a shirtless boy stands behind her to the left. A chain-link fence can be seen behind them next to a concrete building. Subtitles burned into the bottom of the image read, "Why can't men come in?" Scan lines in the image and the outer box of a CRT monitor are visible.]
A figure holding a sword in the middle of a man and woman with a car visible behind them. Subtitles burned onto the bottom of the image read, "Aha, I found you." Scan lines in the image and the outer box of a CRT monitor are visible.
Sistema Sandinista de Television. Still from Golpes de la Corazon (Blows of the Heart), 1983. Video (sound, black and white). 30 minutes (excerpted). Spanish with English subtitles. [A figure holding a sword in the middle of a man and woman with a car visible behind them. Subtitles burned onto the bottom of the image read, "Aha, I found you." Scan lines in the image and the outer box of a CRT monitor are visible.]
A man holds a woman over his shoulder as looks to the right. Writing can be seen on the wall behind them. Subtitles are burned into the bottom of the screen that read, "I
Sistema Sandinista de Television. Still from Golpes de la Corazon (Blows of the Heart)*, 1983. Video (sound, black and white). Spanish with English Subtitles. [A man holds a woman over his shoulder as looks to the right. Writing can be seen on the wall behind them. Subtitles are burned into the bottom of the screen that read, "I'm the boss in my house...stay here!" Scan lines are in the image and the box of the CRT monitor is visible.]
Older man with microphone stands next to five small boys. The wall behind them reads "en esta esquina" in black letters on one side and "CDS" in white letters on the other. Subtitles burned into the image at the bottom read, "Our prizes are 2000, 1000 and 500!" Video scan lines and outer edges of CRT monitor are visible.
Sistema Sandinista de Television. Still from Golpes de la Corazon (Blows of the Heart), 1983. Video (sound, black and white). Spanish with English subtitles. [Older man with microphone stands next to five small boys. The wall behind them reads "en esta esquina" in black letters on one side and "CDS" in white letters on the other. Subtitles burned into the image at the bottom read, "Our prizes are 2000, 1000 and 500!" Video scan lines and outer edges of CRT monitor are visible.]

TV Sandino Full Catalogue

TV Sandino Announcement, Front

TV Sandino Program Cover

TV Sandino Press Release

Artist Space activities are made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts, A Federal Agency; New York State Council on the Arts; Institue of Museum Services; New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; Art Matters, Inc., Cowles Family Charitable Trust, Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts, Inc., Jerome Foundation, Leonhardt Foundation, Betty Parsons Foundation, The Reed Foundation, Inc., Mark Rothko Foundation; The American Express Company, Consolidated Edison, Equitable Real Estate Group, Inc., EXXON, R.H. Macy Company, Mobil Foundation, Inc., Morgan Guaranty Trust of New York and Philip Morris, as well as numerous Friends.

    One figure stands in a small square construction waist high and a nearby child stands inside another square construction with their head peeking out at the other figure. A figure stands behind them by a washbasin with clothes hanging from a clothesline in front of them. Bushes and trees appear behind them along with another edifice in the background. Video scan lines and black edges of CRT monitor are visible.
    Sistema Sandinista de Television. Still from Golpes de la Corazon (Blows of the Heart), 1983. Video (sound, black and white). Spanish with English subtitles. [One figure stands in a small square construction waist high and a nearby child stands inside another square construction with their head peeking out at the other figure. A figure stands behind them by a washbasin with clothes hanging from a clothesline in front of them. Bushes and trees appear behind them along with another edifice in the background. Video scan lines and black edges of CRT monitor are visible.]