The Hundred Videos

The Hundred Videos is a project undertaken by prolific video artist Steve Reinke, including 100 video works made from 1989-1996. Discussing death, sex, the body, philosophy, and contemporary art, The Hundred Videos defines a unique style of video-essay for the end of the 20th Century. 

"Each disquieting image breaks down into a pixel, each pithy phrase into a word, and Reinke's stream of video-thought continues apace. The corpse won't stop talking."

— Jon Davies, Images Festival: Spotlight Essay, April 2018

"Like all of us, Reinke is waiting for the rebirth of art, but he’s decided to roll camera while he waits. As I watch and wait with him, I can’t help but feel that the histories of cinema and of video art are being summarized for me — I have no need to educate myself further because it all led to this point anyway."

— Daniel Cockburn, Pleasure Dome, Catalogue Essay, December 2002

Volume 1

1. Excuse of the Real, (1989) 04:31

2. Family Tree, (1989) 03:30

3. Watermelon Box, (1991) 00:46

4. Family Planning, (1991) 01:00

5. Eleven Dreams, (1991) 06:32

6. Emergence of Democratic Memory, (1991) 02:58

7. Speculative Anthropology,(1991) 02:30

8. Why I Stopped Going to Foreign Films, (1991) 05:19

9. I Am Not like You, (1991) 02:10

10. Barely Human, (1992) 03:25

11. ROOM, (1992) 04:01

12. Michael & Lacan, (1992) 10:56

13. Joke (Version One), (1992) 04:56

14. Joke (Version 2), (1992) 04:10

Volume 2

15. Walking the Dog, (1992) 02:28

16. After Baudelaire, (1992) 02:22

17. Language of Rats, (1992) 03:30

18. Language of Flowers, (1992) 01:36

19. Introduction to the Logo, (1992) 01:21

20. Deaf, (1992) 02:54

21. Squeexing Sorrow from an Ashtray, (1992) 05:45

22. In the Realm of Perpetual Embarrassment, (1992) 03:33

23. 80 Prominent Dermatologists, (1992) 05:15

24. Visuals Elf, (1992) 01:03

25. Pus Girl, (1992) 01:25

26. Wish, (1992) 02:43

27. Disturbed Sleep, (1992) 06:44

28. Testimonials, (1992) 06:47

29. Little Faggot, (1993) 02:34

30. Long Train Ride, (1993) 03:36

Volume 3

31. Lonely Boy, (1993) 08:20

32. I Love You, Too, (1993) 00:52

33. Charming Mutt, (1993) 00:41

34. Ice Cream, (1993) 02:31

35. Instructions for Recovering Forgotten Childhood Memories, (1993) 02:41

36. Request, (1993) 06:55

37. Jason, (1993) 00:41

38. Experiment, (1994) 00:41

39. Editorial, (1994) 01:34

40. Understanding Heterosexuality, (1994) 01:28

41. Pioneer, (1994) 01:13

42. My Personal Virus, (1994) 01:36

43. Vision (With Birds), (1994) 05:01

44. Self Help, (1994) 02:32

45. My Erotic Double, (1994) 01:36

46. Sleep, (1994) 02:49

47. Dream Work, (1994) 02:29

48. Artifact, (1994) 01:49

49. Monologue (with Provocation), (1994) 02:51

50. Child, (1994)0 00:43

51. Windy Morning in April, (1994) 00:48

52. Love Letter to Doug, (1994) 02:09

53. Three Plays, (1994) 03:42

54. Screen Saver, (1994) 00:56

Volume 4

55. Symposium, (1995) 01:24

56. Jin's Dream, (1995) 01:25

57. Ghost Production, (1995) 03:44

58. Minnesota Inventory, (1995) 10:37

59. Re-enactment of a Performance, (1995) 01:02

60. Three Examples, (1995) 00:33

61. Sparky, (1995) 00:57

62. Black Heart, (1995) 02:08

63. Box, (1995) 02:35

64. The End of My Death, (1995) 02:15

65. Muriel, (1995) 00:38

66. Attempt to sing, (1995) 00:50

67. Assplay, (1995) 01:36

68. Love Among Corpses, (1995) 02:46

69. Harvey K., (1995) 02:06

70. Dr. Asselbergs, (1995) 04:08

71. Corey, (1995) 02:51

72. My Fear, (1995) 01:05

73. Dumbo Climax, (1995) 02:28

74. Apology, (1995) 04:16

75. How to Build an Igloo, (1995) 01:02

76. Microscope, (1995) 01:34

77. Amoeba, (1995) 02:58

78. Treehouse, (1995) 03:55

Volume 5

79. The Boxers, (1996) 01:10

80. Talk Show, (1996) 01:18

81. The Hand, (1996) 00:46

82. I have already, (1996) 00:15

83. Little Monkeys, (1996) 02:39

84. Stenor, (1996) 01:38

85. New York Loves Me, (1996) 00:59

86. Seventeen Descriptions, (1996) 05:30

87. Children's Video Colllective, (1996) 03:20

88. Three Dreams, (1996) 03:15

89. 24 Jokes, (1996) 03:38

90. Video for Intellectuals, (1996) 02:14

91. Falling, (1996) 02:26

92. Notes on the Uncanny, (1996) 03:20

93. Manifestations/Jouissance, (1996) 02:38

94. Ants and Bees, (1996) 01:13

95. Ghosts, (1996) 00:38

96. Camouflage, (1996) 01:48

97. Underwear, (1996) 01:58

98. Candle, (1996) 06:00

99. Story, (1996) 01:40

100. Why I've Decided to Become a Painter, (1996) 00:42

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