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Jaime Davidovich

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Jaime Davidovich

Born September 29, 1936 · Buenos Aires, Argentina

Died August 27, 2018 · aged 81

Jaime Davidovich was a conceptual, video and installation artist, as well as a pioneering activist for the potential of artist-run, local cable television programming. Davidovich was a founding member of Cable SoHo (1976) and president of the Artists' Television Network (1978). His own cable access show, a weekly variety program called The Live! Show, aired on Manhattan Cable Television from 1979 …

Known For

The GapThe Gap
The Gap
Movie
A Long Beach art exposé and mall walk.
The Live! Show (April 29, 1983)The Live! Show (April 29, 1983)
The Live! Show (April 29, 1983)
★ 10.0
Movie
This artist-produced television show, which aired on Manhattan cable-access from 1979 to 1984, features performances by and interviews with a cast of art-world personalities, live calls, and a home-shopping segment. In this episode, the artist’s alter ego, Dr. Videovich, teaches viewers how to deconstruct the nightly news and how to paint on velvet. Guest commentator John Torreano offers his opinions on contemporary art.
Adventures of the Avant-GardeAdventures of the Avant-Garde · 1981
Adventures of the Avant-Garde
1981
Movie
Davidovich searches in vain for the meaning of "avant garde." The artist travels to Iowa City, where he conducts a series of "man on the street" interviews with artist Michael Smith, painter and critic Walter Robinson, University of Iowa professor of art history W.J. Tomasini, a security guard at the University of Iowa Museum of Art, an art school secretary, and strangers on the street.

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