Shigeko Kubota Movies

Suite 212 is Paik's "personal New York sketchbook," an electronic collage that presents multiple perspectives of New York's media landscape as a...

Video began as a medium that inspired discovery. This art documentary traces the expressive roots of “media art” in Japan — works...

The influence of Jewish fathers on their sons and the complexity of familial relationships are explored in a witty, poignant portrait of two artists....

Single channel video (color; sound; 1984)

In this rare portrait of Fluxus founder George Maciunas, Kubota pays homage to a mentor and fellow Fluxus artist. Maciunas is also recognized as the...

In elegiac work, Kubota explores the relationship between two of the most influential figures in 20th century art and music. The core images are...

Kubota narrates this surrealistic video diary of her month-long sojourn with a Navajo family on a reservation in Chinle, Arizona. Captures footage of...

Meta-Marcel: Window (Flowers) adapts Marcel Duchamp’s ready-made Fresh Window (1920/1964) to the realm of film. [Overview courtesy of TWO x TWO...

"Father, why did you die?" With this deeply intimate statement of grief, Kubota mourns the death of her father. Video and television are central to...

A single-channel version of Kubota's installation of the same name, Rock Video: Cherry Blossom is a lyrical fusion of nature and technology. Branches...

Black & White Video

This early video document is Kubota's answer to the question, "What happens if you travel with a portapak instead of American Express through...

Access to video technology had largely been limited to corporate-run TV studios until the Sony Portapak, a battery-powered video tape recorder that...

Over the past several decades, Shigeko Kubota has produced a significant body of video installation work. Kubota's sculptural installations include...