
Public Service and Other Announcements
May 20, 1997 - September 7, 1997

Public Service and Other Announcements
May 20, 1997 - September 7, 1997
This program presents two decades of videos made by artists using the formats of public service announcements and advertising. Many of the
works were originally aired on broadcast or cable television. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, artists embraced these familiar TV formats
to present points of view about pressing social issues. Other artists explored the 30- and 60-second spot in more personal ways, often using
humor or the unexpected to produce powerful short pieces.
Support
Programming in the Video Gallery is made possible by the generous support of the Women's Committee of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Curator
John B. Ravenal