The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)
Medium Hub
Video Artists
2,121 works at MoMA
8 nationalities
Leading Artists in Video
- 129 William Wegman American
- 119 Patterson Beckwith American
- 101 Steve Reinke Canadian
- 47 Jaime Davidovich American
- 42 Jean-Luc Godard French
- 36 David Bowie British
- 35 VALIE EXPORT Austrian
- 31 Keith Haring American
- 28 Harun Farocki German
- 28 Chip Lord American
National Distribution
Classification Sub-types
| Classification | Works | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Video | 1838 | 86.7% |
| Installation | 154 | 7.3% |
| Design | 73 | 3.4% |
| Architecture | 40 | 1.9% |
| Sculpture | 8 | 0.4% |
| Performance | 3 | 0.1% |
| Media | 2 | 0.1% |
| Software | 1 | 0% |
Department Distribution
- Media and Performance (MOMA) — 1960
- Architecture & Design (MOMA) — 113
- Painting & Sculpture (MOMA) — 29
- Film (MOMA) — 10
- Drawings & Prints (MOMA) — 6
- Photography (MOMA) — 2
- Fluxus Collection (MOMA) — 1
Production by Decade
1
0s
47
1960s
527
1970s
463
1980s
505
1990s
302
2000s
232
2010s
44
2020s
Physical Scale Distribution
| Scale bracket | Works | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Small (< 30 cm) | 9 | 25% |
| Medium (30–100 cm) | 5 | 13.9% |
| Large (1–3 m) | 13 | 36.1% |
| Monumental (> 3 m) | 9 | 25% |
Artist Birth Cohorts
5
1900–1924
186
1925–1949
285
1950–1974
129
1975–1999
12
2000–2024
Gender of Artists Working in Video
- Male — 383
- Female — 220
- Non-binary — 3
On View Now
15 Video works currently installed in Met galleries