1980

1979 << >> 1981

February 16: "Artists' Use of Telecommunications Conference", Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco (curated by Carl Loeffler). The conference is presented in "telecommunication space" with participants from nine locations around the globe. First global use of Slow-Scan TV by artists.

Sony présente le premier caméscope vidéo grand public, le Camcorder.

1er avril: premier concert de Einstürzende Neubauten (Berlin).
Gilles Deleuze et Félix Guattari publient "Mille Plateaux".
Le groupe Laibach est fondé dans la ville minière de Trbovlje.
Serge Brussolo publie "Vue en coupe d'une ville malade".
7-8 novembre: Throbbing Gristle play two concerts in Berlin.

November: Galloway/Rabinowitz create "Hole in Space".


February: an exhibition by a collaborative group called "Pleasure/Function" takes place in David Amico's loft in Downtown Los Angeles. It includes Peter Fend, Colen Fitzgibbon, Jenny Holzer, Peter Nadin, Richard Prince and Robin Winters.

Ocean Earth Development Corporation is established by Peter Fend, emerging from the New York-based Offices art group.

Software: Apple Writer 1.0.

I listen to Motörhead (The Ace of Spades), Bauhaus (In the Flat Field), Cabaret Voltaire (Voice of America). I discover the first albums of Clock DVA (White Souls in Black Suits), Killing Joke and Iron Maiden...


1979 << >> 1981

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