Jonas, Joan - Big Market New Museum Invitation (1984)

Joan Jonas. Big Market New Museum Invitation. New York: New Museum, 1984. Postcard. Good. Exhibition information and mailing address pasted on otherwise unrelated postcard. Exhibition information sticker extended past perimeter of postcard. Top middle has bump and closed tear. Light edgewear otherwise. Mailed to Kazuko Oshima with address sticker and post office stamps and markings. An invitation to a wine reception and view of Joan Jonas' installation with video "Big Market" at the New Museum's Workspace gallery Saturday, April 28th, 1984. "The New York-based artist Joan Jonas’ installation Big Market in the WorkSpace gallery implements visual and film projection elements within narrative structures. Using images of a Budapest marketplace, the installation investigates the conditions of travel and the dynamics of observation. An installation by performance artist Joan Jonas (April 11-May 13) explored possibilities in incorporating a mixture of visual elements within narrative structures. These ‘stories’ were translated by their association with the physical environment, thus provoking new meanings for the viewer." Kazuko Oshima was a jewelry designer, video artist and photographer. She made the wedding veil used by Madonna in her 1984 music video Like a Virgin. - New Museum