I have been meaning to blog about Dr. Videovich for at least half a year now. In 1975, on little more than 85 dollars, he basically gave us Manhattan Cable access, making it the legendary parade of talent* and weirdness that it is today. Umm. There’s nudity or something like it in that clip. If you regret viewing nudity, I can’t recommend clicking on it.
I saw the good doctor talk at The Anthology Film Archive last October, where he spoke about his work and interests, and tried to inspire those of us in attendance to create work for the public, because the galleries weren’t going to do it.
I also highly recommend How to Draw a Peaceful Scene from Latin America.
What is sadly not online is a sketch he directed: a parody of a panel discussion between the sales directors of the Guggenheim (who plans to sell prescription drugs in the museum store), The Monmouth Museum of Art (which is described as several hours from the George Washington Bridge, and is constantly selling its permanent collection), the Brooklyn Museum of Art (whose representative shows up late, and sits on the floor), and, the New Museum, which is a department store “somewhere along 14th street”. And you know, he’s just not that far off.
Anyway, his YouTube channel is plenty of fun for this very rainy Friday.
Seriously, have you been outside? It’s awful.
*This clip is labeled “The Worst Thing I Ever Saw”. It’s an old man singing over a hurdy gurdy. It’s far from the worst thing you can see on public access, and I like it.
