Videophone with Electronic Café

Sep 7, 1990
Field:

Performance

Description:

The Electronic Cafe in Los Angeles transmitted live video and audio from a poetry reading by the Carma Bums via “videophone.” In return, Western Front sent back real-time media from the Grand Luxe Hall, featuring a spontaneous xylophone performance.

Video documentation is available upon request.

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We acknowledge the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations as traditional owners of the land upon which Western Front stands.