Instant gratification: fifty years of video at Art Basel by Hettie Judah

Instant gratification: fifty years of video at Art Basel

Hettie Judah

Hettie Judah explores the medium's shift from niche experiment to artworld mainstay

Joan Jonas' work Stream or River Flight or Pattern II (2016) was presented by Galleria Raffaella Cortese at Art Basel Miami Beach 2016. Courtesy of the artist and Galleria Raffaella Cortese, Milan.
Joan Jonas' work Stream or River Flight or Pattern II (2016) was presented by Galleria Raffaella Cortese at Art Basel Miami Beach 2016. Courtesy of the artist and Galleria Raffaella Cortese, Milan.
VALIE EXPORT, Adjungierte Dislokationen, 1973. (c) VALIE EXPORT, Bildrecht Wien, 2019. Courtesy of VALIE EXPORT.
VALIE EXPORT, Adjungierte Dislokationen, 1973. (c) VALIE EXPORT, Bildrecht Wien, 2019. Courtesy of VALIE EXPORT.
Bill Viola, Ablutions, 2005. Courtesy of the artist and James Cohan Gallery, New York City.
Bill Viola, Ablutions, 2005. Courtesy of the artist and James Cohan Gallery, New York City.
Douglas Gordon's I had nowhere to go: Portrait of a displaced person (2016) was presented by Gagosian at Art Basel in Basel 2019. Courtesy of the artist and Gagosian, New York, Basel, Los Angeles, London, Geneva, Hong Kong, Paris, Rome, and San Francisco.
Douglas Gordon's I had nowhere to go: Portrait of a displaced person (2016) was presented by Gagosian at Art Basel in Basel 2019. Courtesy of the artist and Gagosian, New York, Basel, Los Angeles, London, Geneva, Hong Kong, Paris, Rome, and San Francisco.
Ryan Trecartin, Comma Boat, 2013. Courtesy of the artist and Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York City.
Ryan Trecartin, Comma Boat, 2013. Courtesy of the artist and Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York City.
Charlotte Prodger, LHB, 2017. Courtesy of the artist and Hollybush Gardens, London.
Charlotte Prodger, LHB, 2017. Courtesy of the artist and Hollybush Gardens, London.