Shigeko Kubota
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
- Directing
- Born
- 1937-08-02 · Niigata, Japan
- Died
- 2015-07-23
Known for
- Birth of a Nation (1997) — Self
- Video Girls and Video Songs for Navajo Sky (1973) — Director
- My Father (1975)
- KIKAIDE MIRUKOTO = Eye Machine / To See by Chance –The Pioneers of Japanese Video Arts– (2013)
- Self-Portrait (1971) — Self
- Sistine Chapel (1993) — Self
- Winter in Miami 2005 (2006) — Self
- Suite 212 (1974) — Co-Director
- Allan ‘n Allen’s Complaint (1982) — Director
- Marcel Duchamp and John Cage (1972) — Director
- Rock Video: Cherry Blossom (1986) — Director
- Video Installations 1970-1994 (1994) — Director
- George Maciunas With Two Eyes 1972, George Maciunas With One Eye 1976 (1994) — Director
- Europe on 1/2 Inch a Day (1972) — Director
- Personal Documentation of Fluxus Soho Tour, May 15, 1976 (1977) — Director
- Trip to Korea (1984) — Director