Wendy Clarke
Wendy Clarke (b.1944) has spent her life working prolifically with the possibilities of the medium of video, including the use of participatory video – both live and recorded – to examine interpersonal relationships. Clarke’s projects and installations have been exhibited on television, in museums, galleries, and public places.
The work has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council of the Arts, Rockefeller Foundation, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, California Arts Council, Arts in Corrections, Camarillo State Hospital, Annenberg Center, Irvine Foundation, and California Youth Authority.
Clarke’s ongoing lifetime project is Love Tapes, portraits of people talking about their personal experiences with love. Clarke lives on her donkey farm in Taos, New Mexico.
Filmography
LOVE TAPES (1977-present), CYNTHIA INSIDE OUT (2002), GODDESS (2000), WE ARE MANY (1999), LA LINK (1998), LA LINK (1996), ELI ON AIDS (1995), VIDEO MASKS (1995), AMEN (1992), ONE ON ONE (1991 – 1994), THE NEW YORK TAPES (1990), VIDEO ROTATION (1983), INTERACTIVE VIDEO SCULPTURE (1977), CHAPTER ONE from the video journal of Wendy Clarke (1977)