Five more video art shows to see

 
24 May 2012

Early Bruce Nauman

Some of the earliest films and experiments from the true pioneer of video art are here, with works from the late Sixties. Based on repetitive, obsessive and sometimes dance-influenced performances, films such as Walking in an Exaggerated Manner Around the Perimeter of a Square (1967–68) are among the most influential in the history of the medium.

White Cube Bermondsey, SE1 (020 7930 5373, whitecube.com), until July 8

Her absurdist twist the social realist documentary has produced some powerful and enduring films, the best of which are on show here. Works such as Sacha and Mum (1996), an unsettling reversed film of mother-daughter violence, confirm Wearing as the grittiest of the YBAs.

Whitechapel Gallery, E1 (020 7522 7888, whitechapelgallery.org), until June 17

The Robinson Institute and The Duveen Galleries tree gallery installation based on Keiller’s psychogeographical film, Robinson in Ruins, which screens at its heart, is a wildly diverse and intriguing journey around the British landscape, set against the ominous backdrop of the economic crisis.

Tate Britain, SW1 (020 7887 8888, tate.org.uk), until October 14

Migrations

A patchy show looking at the contributions of migrants to British art over the centuries is lifted by a compelling suite of video art, all recent Tate acquisitions, ranging from Steve McQueen’s dizzying journey around the Statue of Liberty to Francis Alÿs trailing a drumstick along London’s Regency railings.

Tate Britain, SW1 (020 7887 8888, tate.org.uk) until August 12

Canary Wharf Screen Season 2: Animate Projects

A vast screen in the vast downstairs ticket hall of Canary Wharf Tube station is showing commissions by four leading video art producers. From next week, it is the turn of Animate Projects, who specialise in experimental animation.

Canary Wharf station, E14 (020 7027 8694, art.tfl.gov.uk), May 31–August 26

The Woolworths Choir of 1979: last chance to see this Turner Prize-shortlisted video installation ­— a typically complex HD video collage featuring church choirs and news footage of a fire in a Woolworths store.

MOT International, W1 (020 7491 7208, motinternational.org), until Saturday

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