David Blair is a motion picture artist, known for his work in video art.
Career His first feature, the 1991 cult hit Wax or the Discovery of Television Among the Bees,David Blair: WAX: Or the Discovery of Television Among the Bees - ISEA Symposium ArchivesWAX, OR THE DISCOVERY OF TELEVISION AMONG THE BEES (David Blair, 1991) on Vimeo was funded with public arts grants, and a co-production with ZDF, German Television. After the European broadcast, a 16mm print opened theatrically to excellent reviews at the Public Theater in New York. The copies of that print played in cinemas in 26 U.S. cities, further copying themselves for later theatrical play in Japan and Australia.WAX or the Discovery of Television Among the Bees|WIRED Blair performs in the film. On May 23, 1993, a VHS copy of Wax or the Discovery of Television Among the Bees was the first film streamed across the Internet, with the New York Times declaring it a “historic event."
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External links Wax or the Discovery of Television Among the Bees, feature film Waxweb, web version of Wax or the Discovery of Television Among the Bees The First Movie On The Internet, Volumes A-G, feature film series Documentation of The Telepathic Place: Installations of the Telepathic Motion Picture of THE LOST TRIBES