Ken Kobland
Born
- Bronx, New York
Ken Kobland has been working in various aspects of film and video since 1971, creating productions in collaboration with performing artists such as Philip Glass, the Wooster Group, Elizabeth LeCompte, and Spalding Gray. His work explores a variety of themes and issues, often embracing a photographic aesthetic within the context of video. Beautifully edited, his work merges diaristic and documentary categories, presenting an art of video that approximates photo-journalism. He is a recipient of the 1986 Berlin Artist in Residence Fellowship (DAAD) and has received a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship.
Available Titles by Ken Kobland
| Title | Year | Runtime | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jumps in a Row | 2015 | 00:31:00 | Single Titles |
| 4. Down / 6. Across | 2015 | 00:10:45 | Single Titles |
| A Pee, A Poop, A Plate: Paradise | 2021 | 00:13:19 | Single Titles |
| ARISE! Walk Dog Eat Donut | 1999 | 00:24:00 | Single Titles |
| Berlin: Tourist Journal | 1988 | 00:18:59 | Single Titles |
| Buildings and Grounds/ The Angst Archive | 2003 | 00:45:00 | Single Titles |
| Cabinet of Curiosities | 2014 | 00:27:25 | Single Titles |
| CHEZ NOUS (a folly) | 2019 | 00:18:53 | Single Titles |
| The Communists Are Comfortable | 1984 | 00:54:40 | Single Titles |
| THE COUCH CHRONICLES (II-THE LUMPEN) | 2023 | 00:04:50 | New Releases, Single Titles |
| THE COUCH CHRONICLES (III-THE CHEVY) | 2023 | 00:03:50 | New Releases, Single Titles |
| THE COUCH CHRONICLES (IV-MOTT) | 2023 | 00:06:40 | New Releases, Single Titles |
| THE COUCH CHRONICLES (V-THE STREET) | 2023 | 00:11:50 | New Releases, Single Titles |
| THE COUCH CHRONICLES II-V | 2023 | 00:26:30 | New Releases, Single Artist Compilations |
| THE DRESS | 2021 | 00:14:00 | Single Titles |
| End Credits | 1994 | 00:07:00 | Single Titles |
| Film Work 1975-2011 Ken Kobland | 2012 | 08:00:00 | Single Artist Compilations |
| Flaubert Dreams of Travel But the Illness of His Mother Prevents It. | 1986 | 00:20:00 | Single Titles |
| Flushed-at-Once | 2002 | 00:00:54 | Single Titles |
| Foto Roman | 1990 | 00:28:00 | Single Titles |
| Frame | 1977 | 00:10:00 | Single Titles |
| Ideas of Order in Cinque Terre | 2005 | 00:31:30 | Single Titles |
| Landscape and Desire | 1981 | 00:29:00 | Single Titles |
| LOOKING BACKWARD(s) | 2020 | 00:44:56 | Single Titles |
| LSD: The Re-Reading | 2024 | 00:12:33 | New Releases, Single Titles |
| Moscow X | 1993 | 00:57:00 | Single Titles |
| The Moving Finger | 2024 | 00:26:26 | New Releases, Single Titles |
| Near and Far / Now and Then | 1979 | 00:28:00 | Single Titles |
| NOSTALGIA | 2022 | 00:29:00 | Single Titles |
| On Tour | 2001 | 01:02:00 | Single Titles |
| The Pathetic Phallicy | 2022 | 00:18:00 | Single Titles |
| Piece for Spald | 2004 | 00:09:40 | Single Titles |
| Regarding the Pain of Others | 2020 | 00:11:35 | Single Titles |
| Shanghaied Text | 1996 | 00:19:47 | Single Titles |
| Stupa | 1992 | 01:00:46 | Single Titles |
| The Nothing That Is | 2016 | 00:16:30 | Single Titles |
| The Toy Sun | 2011 | 00:33:00 | Single Titles |
| Vestibule (In 3 Episodes) | 1978 | 00:20:07 | Single Titles |
| Where Was I Now | 2015 | 00:20:33 | Single Titles |