On Screen
1972, English. Directed by Lynda Benglis.
Analog video was not only an alternative to more expensive motion picture film for artists. It was also a viable new medium with specific attributes all its own. In On Screen, characteristics such as video snow and audio static become more pronounced and distorted with each subsequent version of the artist within the “TV” frame. As Lynda Benglis performs a sequence of pulling faces for the camera in triplicate, we become aware that the performance is based on memory, sometimes faulty—a kind of symbiotic conflation of artist and machine.
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- 0h 8m
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- English
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- 1 January 1972
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On Screen runs 8 minutes (0h 8m).
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On Screen isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1972. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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If you liked On Screen, try As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty, Come See Me in the Good Light, Ex Libris: The New York Public Library.
Who directed On Screen?
On Screen (1972) was directed by Lynda Benglis and stars Lynda Benglis.