Shigeko Kubota
Known for Directing
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.
Filmography
KIKAIDE MIRUKOTO = Eye Machine / To See by Chance –The Pioneers of Japanese Video Arts–
2013
Sistine Chapel
1993
as Self
Video Installations 1970-1994
1994
Director
Allan ‘n Allen’s Complaint
1982
Director
Video Girls and Video Songs for Navajo Sky
1973
Director
Personal Documentation of Fluxus Soho Tour, May 15, 1976
1977
Director
Trip to Korea
1984
Director
Marcel Duchamp and John Cage
1972
Director
April is the Cruelest Month
1999
Director
Winter in Miami 2005
2006
as Self
George Maciunas With Two Eyes 1972, George Maciunas With One Eye 1976
1994
Director
Winter in Miami 2005
2006
Director
My Father
1975
Rock Video: Cherry Blossom
1986
Director
My Father
1975
Director
Europe on 1/2 Inch a Day
1972
Director
Meta-Marcel: Window (Flowers)
1976
Director
Self-Portrait
1971
as Self
Self-Portrait
1971
Director
SoHo SoAp/Rain Damage
1985
Director