Directing
Shigeko Kubota
JA, EN, XX cinema · 22 credits
Born
2 August 1937
Died
23 July 2015 (aged 77)
Birthplace
Niigata, Japan
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
Winter in Miami 2005
2006
Winter in Miami 2005
as Self, Director
My Father
Actor, Director
Suite 212
Co-Director
Video Girls and Video Songs for Navajo Sky
1973
Video Girls and Video Songs for Navajo Sky
Director
Self-Portrait
as Self, Director