Singer/songwriter/actor Makani Nalu, a part of EZTV’s family for almost a decade now, premiered her new album “Dreamer and a Drifter” in front of an intimate audience of appreciative fans in October 2022. In the spirit of NPR’s popular “Tiny Desk” concert series, the “Messy Desk” series will offer occasional live performances within the Kate Johnson Memorial […]
As part of an early November 2022 series at Anthology Film Archives in NYC, concerning films involving ufology, EZTV’s Michael J. Masucci was interviewed in Screen Slate’s magazine. The interview was transcribed into an in-depth article about Masucci’s work, including his partnership with the music/video duo Vertical Blanking, as well as EZTV and its greater context. […]
LA ACM SIGGRAPH and the EZTV Online Museum present:DIGITAL ART: Los Angeles ACM SIGGRAPH x EZTV/CyberSpace Gallery The SECOND of FOUR [Annual Artshows] Tuesday, Sept 13, 20227PM PDT / 10PM EST Presenters include: Paul Brown, Barbara Nessim, Karl Sims, Vibeke Sorensen, Roman Verostko, in conversation with Michael J. Masucci. This second of four annual artshows will focus on […]
In celebration of 42 years of digital, performance and video arts, EZTV, LA’s pioneering community-based independent artist-driven and run organization, will present a special in-person and via Zoom one-night event. Screenings, visual art and spoken word will take place. Beginning with a preshow including classic EZTV videos with the psychedelic philosopher Dr. Timothy Leary (1920-96), […]
(Information and Featured Image sourced from SantaMonica.gov) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: August 11, 2021 CONTACTS: Constance Farrell, Public Information Officer constance.farrell@smgov.net Artist Fellowships Presented to Five Nationally-Known Local Artists and Program Names New Award inMemory of Local Filmmaker and Digital Artist SANTA MONICA, Calif. – The Santa Monica Artist Fellowship program, now in its twelfth year, is the City’s highly regarded individual artist grant program that awards two […]
We have just been notified of the late passing of one of EZTV’s greatest alumni member. On April 21st 2020, Lewis MacAdams died of complications related to Parkinson’s disease and left a legacy in political activism. The Los Angeles Times wrote a tribute article which you may read here. Best known as an environmental advocate, […]
Tony Longson was a computer artist pioneer and pivotal member of EZTV’s ART 1990 exhibition, as well as several other EZTV-related exhibitions. He was a frequent attender of EZTV Salons, lectures, and panel discussions, and was a relentless voice in the development, proliferation and advocacy of digital tools as mainstream artistic tools. We have been informed by long-time friend, […]
Researcher Martin Alvarez presented a number of very early EZTV works at a university in Spain on December 16th and 17th. Featured was a screening of John Dorr’s Approaching Omega, projected cinemas-style, as well as a number of pieces by Michael J. Masucci and other EZTV artists, presented on traditional video monitors.
Six Months: September 27, 2020 On September 27, 2020, a small group gathered with social distancing and masks to recognize and share our love for Kate on the six month anniversary of her passing. We met at the huge and ancient ficus tree Morty, at Tongva Park, where Kate’s projection art piece “Spirits of Morty” was commissioned by the […]
As its first new undertaking, we are launching a new streaming media lab project. More info to come soon.
Created and facilitated by researchers Sybille de Laurens and Pascaline Morincome, this four part series of seminars and screenings on early EZTV history, hosted by the Kandinsky Library, Centre Pompidou, in collaboration with the Cinematheque Pompidou, concludes June 21, with a public presentation and lecture by EZTV’s Kate Johnson & Michael J. Masucci. Johnson & […]
Held on Saturday July 25, 2015, the 67th Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards, presented by the Television Academy, awarded EZTV’s Kate Johnson with an Emmy for her producing documentary work on “Mia: A Dancer’s Journey”. Johnson won for the category of Arts and Culture/History. “Mia, a dancer’s journey” was co-produced for public broadcasting by Slavenska […]
