#PAUL RYAN VIDEO DIARY SOFTWARE#“Issue one of Radical Software contained an article by Gillette on media ecology and another on the evils of EVR (a proprietary playback system developed by CBS) by Paul Ryan on the communication possibilities of cable TV by Gene Youngblood on ‘The Videosphere.’ Nam June Paik weighed in with ‘Expanded Education for the Paperless Society,’ two pages of observations, quotes and news clips.” (4) (3) One of Raindance’s major projects was the publication Radical Software, first release in 1970. (2) “A self-described ‘countercultural think tank,’” Raindance was a kind of breeding ground for video art and an exploration of video’s implications. “RainDance Corporation” a play on the term R&D, and mockingly reminiscent of the Rand Corporation, was later renamed the Raindance Foundation in 1971, when the group became a 501(c)3 non-profit. Their shared interest and passion for video eventually spawned the Raindance Corporation in 1969. It was while working for McLuhan at Fordham University that Ryan met Frank Gillette. Ryan’s interest in video developed out of theory, studying under thinkers like Marshall McLuhan, whose prophetic concepts about the “global village” and the inherent biases of media are now common place. The first exhibition in the United States devoted to video, ‘TV as a Creative Medium’ signaled radical changes and defined an emerging artistic movement.” Other notable exhibitions in Ryan’s career as an artist include: "The Primitivism Show" in The Museum of Modern Art (1984), "The American Century Show" at the Whitney Museum of American Art (1999-2000), and the Venice Biennale (2002).” (1) “In 1969, Ryan participated in the landmark exhibition ‘TV as a Creative Medium’ curated by Howard Wise, which served to link the kinetic art movement of the 1960s with the emergent medium of video art. Paul Ryan was a pioneer of his field and can be considered one of the first video artists. Ryan’s widow, Jean Gardner, lives in the apartment and is the current steward of the collection. The collection of video artist, theorist, writer, and educator Paul Ryan is housed in an apartment on the Upper West Side of Manhattan where Ryan lived and worked for much of his career.
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