Black and Light
1987 · Video (color, sound)
53 min.
Museum of Modern Art
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Colin Campbell
Canadian, 1942
WA-00033560
Mixed Media
Representation
None documented
5
Institutional Exhibitions
3
Works in Collection
6
Assets Indexed
3
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
70%
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Authority Records (3)
Selected Institutional Exhibitions
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Selections from the Video Study Collection: 1968�1987
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1987
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Video: Recent Acquisitions
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1984
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Video Art: A History
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1983–1984
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Projects: Video XXXII
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1980
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Projects: Video XIX, Part II
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1978
Field Verification (3 fields)
3 cross-verified · 0 single-source
- BiographyMoMA· 93%✓
- Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
- NationalityArtsy· 85%✓
Source Registry (1)
- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
About
Why this artist matters now
Colin Campbell was a Canadian artist whose practice engaged with postwar visual culture and institutional critique through video, performance, and installation. His work developed a conceptually rigorous approach to documenting and questioning the frameworks through which art is presented and consumed. Campbell formed part of a broader postwar reassessment of artistic authority and viewer participation.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago
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Artworks (3)
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3 published of 6 catalogued · 4 with image
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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