Mann, Andy, 1949-2001
Brief Biographical Note
"The late media artist Andy Mann (1949-2001) was a pioneer of video art who began his art career in New York City in 1969. Mann was a member of several historic video collectives such as the Videofreex, Perception, TVTV (Top Value Television), Global Village, and Raindance, as well as a regular contributor to the video art magazine Radical Software, founded in 1970. Mann also acted as video documentarian for performances by artists Hannah Wilke and Chris Burden. Recognized for his groundbreaking camera work, Mann was one of the earlier artists in the US to receive grant funds from the National Endowment for the Arts to produce video art (1975 and 1978). His videos were included in the 1973 and 1975 Whitney Biennials at The Whitney Museum of American Art; the 1973 Sao Paulo Bienal; the 1977 Documenta VI, Kassell, Germany; as well as exhibitions at the Walker Art Center; Los Angeles County Museum of Modern Art; and Leo Castelli Gallery. Mann moved to Houston in the 1980s and began working in video installation and public sculpture. He was a producer for Access Houston cable since its inception in 1987, hosting a hybrid live video art program/talk show. Mann continued to produce videotapes until a few weeks before his death in 2001."
--Source: Aurora Picture Show biography at https://www.aurorapictureshow.org/andy-mann-archive, accessed September 1, 2023.