Pulling from the Getty Research Institute’s vast archive of video art, the GRI and Now Instant co-curate a one-night screening to mark the 2nd anniversary of Now Instant’s Chinatown theater by highlighting the landscape of Los Angeles video art. This screening will focus on works from the Long Beach Museum of Video Art archives, acquired by the GRI in 2006, as well as films featured in the landmark 2008 Getty exhibition California Video, the first comprehensive survey of the history of video art in California.

This program will be introduced by GRI curator Glenn Phillips, curator of California Video and the acquisition manager of the Long Beach Museum of Video Art archive. The runtime will be approximately 75 minutes and will show twice, consecutively.

Now Instant is a cinema and bookstore in Chinatown, Los Angeles. Founded in 2018, Now Instant organizes public screenings, readings, performances, and events, with a focus on moving image work.