East Coast, West Coast (1969)
East Coast, West Coast, Holt and Smithson's first collaborative experiment with video, takes the form of a humorous bi-coastal art dialogue. Joined by their friends Joan Jonas and Peter Campus, Holt and Smithson improvise a conversation based on opposing - and stereotypical - positions of East Coast and West Coast art of the late 1960s. Holt assumes the role of an intellectual conceptual artist from New York, while Smithson plays the laid back Californian driven by feelings and instinct. Their deadpan exchange ironically lays bare the limitations and contradictions of both sides in the debate.
Director: Robert Smithson, Nancy Holt
Runtime: 22 min
Release Date: January 1, 1969
Language: English
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is East Coast, West Coast about?
- East Coast, West Coast, Holt and Smithson's first collaborative experiment with video, takes the form of a humorous bi-coastal art dialogue. Joined by their friends Joan Jonas and Peter Campus, Holt and Smithson improvise a conversation based on opposing - and stereotypical - positions of East Coast and West Coast art of the late 1960s. Holt assumes the role of an intellectual conceptual artist from New York, while Smithson plays the laid back Californian driven by feelings and instinct. Their deadpan exchange ironically lays bare the limitations and contradictions of both sides in the debate.
- Who directed East Coast, West Coast?
- East Coast, West Coast was directed by Robert Smithson, Nancy Holt.
- How long is East Coast, West Coast?
- East Coast, West Coast has a runtime of 22m (22 minutes).