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Korot/Schneider
«Radical Software»
«Radical Software was an important voice of the American video community in the early 70s; the only periodical devoted exclusively to independent video and video art at the time when those subjects were still being invented. Issues included contributions by Nam June Paik, Douglas Davis, Paul Ryan, Frank Gillette, Beryl Korot, Charles Bensinger, Ira Schneider, Ann Tyng, R. Buckminster Fuller, Gregory Bateson, Gene Youngblood, Parry Teasdale, Ant Farm, and many others. Eleven issues of Radical Software were published from 1970 to 1974, first by the Raindance Corporation and then by the Raindance Foundation with Gordon and Breach Publishers.
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We believe that putting Radical Software on the Internet makes available an important primary source on the origins of an aspect of video art not often covered, and on the intent of those who first saw video as a tool for change. Republishing Radical Software on line helps make clear the rationale behind much early video, and the aspirations of those who devoted their time to producing, writing, and designing for Radical Software during that important era.»
(source: excerpt from the introduction to the online archive of Radical Software)
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