An MCD Video Craft artist talk featuring Beryl Korot and Sabrina Gschwandtner, moderated by Sarah Mills, PhD

The Museum of Craft and Design is honored to present a rare West Coast appearance by pioneering video artist Beryl Korot, in conversation with artist and filmmaker Sabrina Gschwandtner. Korot helped shape the language of contemporary media through groundbreaking work that bridges video and craft practices. This special event offers audiences a rare opportunity to hear directly from this foundational artist about her practice.

Internationally recognized for her pioneering multi-channel installations, such as Dachau 1974 and Text and Commentary, and for her collaborations with minimalist composer Steve Reich, Korot helped define the field of video art at its inception. In 1970, she co-founded Radical Software with Phyllis Gershuny and Ira Schneider, the first periodical devoted to video art. The publication became a vital platform for artists to exchange ideas, tools, and technical knowledge at a moment when the medium was still emerging. Her work is held in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the Kramlich Collection, among others, and has been exhibited at The Kitchen, Documenta, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, and Tate Modern.

Deeply influenced by Korot’s work, artist Sabrina Gschwandtner explores the interconnected histories of textile production and the moving image. Working across media, Gschwandtner sews together discarded 16mm filmstrips into quilt-like compositions. Her process organizes fragments into patterned structures, linking the languages of cinema and craft. In 2002, she founded KnitKnit, a zine exploring the intersections of traditional craft and contemporary art. Her work is held in the collections of LACMA, the Walker Art Center, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the RISD Museum, among others.

Don’t miss this across-generations conversation between two Video Craft artists, tracing how traditions of craft continue to encode meaning within contemporary moving-image media.

TICKETS

General Admission $25, Students/Seniors $20, MCD Members $15

Doors open at 5:30 PM, Talk begins at 6:00 PM