Self-Portrait

About Self-Portrait

Self-Portrait is a 1971 English film directed by Shigeko Kubota. It runs 5 minutes. The cast is led by Shigeko Kubota.

Access to video technology had largely been limited to corporate-run TV studios until the Sony Portapak, a battery-powered video tape recorder that could be carried by one person, was popularized in the early 1970s. This device also allowed artists to see what they were recording in real time and to immediately play it back, prompting investigations of technology’s increasingly fluid relationship to the body, language, and time itself.  Shigeko Kubota’s ”Self-Portrait” embodied the boundless potential of the new medium and the freedom from precedent it represented. This work, in which Kubota interacts with her own image, contains some of her earliest known experimentation with video. Here, she used new tools to manipulate the electronic signal, creating previously unimaginable colors and patterns, and unraveling established conventions of image-making right before our eyes. [Overview courtesy of Erica Papernik-Shimizu via MoMA]

Director

Shigeko Kubota

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Where can I watch Self-Portrait?

Self-Portrait is not currently streaming on any Indian OTT platform, and is not available to rent or buy in India.

Is Self-Portrait available on OTT in India?

No. Self-Portrait is not part of any Indian OTT platform's streaming catalogue.

Is Self-Portrait on Netflix?

No. Self-Portrait is not on Netflix in India, and it is not streaming on any other Indian OTT platform right now.

Is Self-Portrait on JioHotstar?

No. Self-Portrait is not on JioHotstar in India, and it is not streaming on any other Indian OTT platform right now.

Is Self-Portrait on Prime Video?

No. Self-Portrait is not on Prime Video in India, and it is not streaming on any other Indian OTT platform right now.

Can I watch Self-Portrait online for free?

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When did Self-Portrait release?

Self-Portrait released on 27 October 1971.