Known For
Directing
Born
Aug 02, 1937
Died
Jul 23, 2015
Place of Birth
Niigata, Japan
Credits
22 titles
Shigeko Kubota
Biography
Shigeko Kubota was a Japanese video artist, sculptor and avant-garde performance artist, who mostly lived in New York City. She was one of the first artists to adopt the portable video camera Sony Portapak in 1967. Kubota is known for constructing sculptural installations with a strong DIY aesthetic, which include sculptures with embedded monitors playing her original videos. She was a key member and influence on Fluxus, the international group of avant-garde artists centered on George Maciunas, having been involved with the group since witnessing John Cage perform in Tokyo in 1962 and subsequently moving to New York in 1964. She was closely associated with George Brecht, Jackson Mac Low, John Cage, Joe Jones, Nam June Paik, and Ay-O, other members of Fluxus. Kubota was deemed "Vice Chairman" of the Fluxus Organization by Maciunas.
Known For
Filmography
KIKAIDE MIRUKOTO = Eye Machine / To See by Chance –The Pioneers of Japanese Video Arts–
Winter in Miami 2005
Self
April is the Cruelest Month
Director
Sexual Healing
Director
Birth of a Nation
Self
George Maciunas With Two Eyes 1972, George Maciunas With One Eye 1976
Director
Video Installations 1970-1994
Director
Sistine Chapel
Self
Rock Video: Cherry Blossom
Director
SoHo SoAp/Rain Damage
Director
Trip to Korea
Director
Allan ‘n Allen’s Complaint
Director
Merce by Merce by Paik Part Two: Merce and Marcel
Director
Personal Documentation of Fluxus Soho Tour, May 15, 1976
Director
Meta-Marcel: Window (Flowers)
Director
My Father
Suite 212
Co-Director
Curator Diary
Director
Video Girls and Video Songs for Navajo Sky
Director
Marcel Duchamp and John Cage
Director
Europe on 1/2 Inch a Day
Director
Self-Portrait
Self