"Video art is art that will stretch the boundaries of the art world."
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Gregory Battcock early 1970s, as quoted in: "Art history course 2013-14," at uchicago.edu, Department of Art History, 18 Feb. 2014.
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Gregory Battcock
Gregory Battcock (New York, 1937 – San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1980) was an American art critic and writer, who performed in , a 1966 Andy Warhol film made at the Factory.
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