Electronic Arts Intermix: Cynthia Maughan

Cynthia Maughan

Overview

Los Angelean Cynthia Maughan produced nearly 300 videos from 1973 to 1980, creating mostly short, direct-camera performances in which she stars in scenarios borrowed from a range of cinema and television sources. The dry wit and pictorial economy of her works also shows the influence of then contemporary California artists working in video, such as William Wegman, Paul McCarthy and Martha Rosler. Absorbing Hollywood's beguiling superficiality, Maughan treats the closed-circuit camera as a two-way mirror, in which and for which she prepares her public persona.

Titles

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Selected Works

1973-1978, 27:02 min, color and b&w, sound

Scar/Scarf

1973-1974, 2:51 min, b&w, sound

Frozen & Buried Alive

1974-1975, 1:30 min, b&w, sound

Coffin from Toothpicks

1975, 1:54 min, b&w, sound

The Causes of Unconsciousness Tabulated for Ready Reference

1975, 2:21 min, b&w, sound

Taking Medicine with Gloves On

1975, 1:27 min, b&w, sound

Razor Necklace

1975, 48 sec, b&w, sound

The Way Underpants Really Are

1975, 1:17 min, b&w, sound

Pig Mask

1976, 0:56 min, b&w, sound

Poodle

1976, 2:11 min, b&w, sound

Trailer Life

1977, 1:22 min, b&w, sound

Marzipan Pigs

1977, 2:29 min, b&w, sound

Prisoner of Chastity

1977, 0:40 min, b&w, sound

Zebra Skin Clutch

1977-1978, 2:03 min, b&w, sound

I Tell Three Cats About Jail

1977-1978, 1:39 min, b&w, sound

Tamale Pie

1978, 1:56 min, color, sound

Sex Symbol

1978, 31 sec, color, sound

Calcium Pills

1978, 56 sec, color, sound

Tape #1 1974 (Circa.)

1974, 9:34 min, b&w, sound

Two Sticks Mourning at Another Stick's Funeral

1974, 2:12 min, b&w, sound

Suicide

1974, 2 min, b&w, sound

Arteries and Veins

1974, 1:38 min, b&w, sound

A Violent Death

1974, 3:29 min, b&w, sound

Tape #3 1974-1975

1974-1975, 9:15 min, b&w, sound

The Magician's Cabinet

1974-1975 (approx.), 2:29 min, b&w, sound

Frozen & Buried Alive

1974-1975, 1:30 min, b&w, sound

Baskets From My Wedding

1974-1975, 3:18 min, b&w, sound

Taking Medicine

1974-1975, 1:47 min, b&w, sound

Tape #13 1975 (Circa.)

1975 (circa.), 10:13 min, b&w, sound

Pyramids

1975, 1:53 min, b&w, sound

Statue

1975, 1:49 min, b&w, sound

Henna Rinse

1975, 5:56 min, b&w, sound

Tape #20 1975 (Circa.)

1975 (Circa.), 10:12 min, b&w, sound

Chart of the Solar Systems Showing Gods Home on Venus

1975, 1:55 min, b&w, sound

Monster Voice

1975, 1:52 min, b&w, sound

Zinc Shoulder Casket

1975, 2:15 min, b&w, sound

Sinister "Oriental" Front

1975, 3:43 min, b&w, sound

Tape #47 1976 (Circa.)

1976 (circa.), 22:14 min, b&w, sound

If The Sun Landed in My Corral

1976, 1:29 min, b&w, sound

The Open Refrigerator (Photograph)

1976, 1:25 min, b&w, sound

Gone with the Wind

1976, 3:09 min, b&w, sound

Candy Mexican Hats

1976, 2:28 min, b&w, sound

Mary and Lady Jane

1976, 1:47 min, b&w, sound

A Plea for the Return of the Amazon Nation

1976, 2:29 min, b&w, sound

Women of Religion at Bay

1976, 2:24 min, b&w, sound

A Dream (An Artist and Gooch)

1976, 4:20 min, b&w, sound

The Way You Wear Your Hat

1976, 1:02 min, b&w, sound

Tape #50 1977: Trailer Life

1977, 21:46 min, b&w, sound

Trailer Forum: In Reply to Mr. Tatwell

1977, 3:28 min, b&w, sound

A Heartening Experience

1977, 2:21 min, b&w, sound

The Last Night

1977, 8:05 min, b&w, sound

Huge Trailer for Arabian Prince

1977, 3:37 min, b&w, sound

Serve it Nicely

1977, 2:48 min, b&w, sound

Cooking Cabbage Again?

1977, 15 sec, b&w, sound

Tape #54 1977-1978

1977-1978, 31:46 min, b&w, sound

Zebra Skin Clutch

1977-1978, 2:03 min, b&w, sound

Japanese Slippers & Black Slacks

1977-1978, 2:21 min, color, sound

I Tell Three Cats About Jail

1977-1978, 1:39 min, b&w, sound

Tsetse Fly

1977-1978, 2:14 min, b&w, sound

Going to Easter Island

1977-1978, 23 sec, b&w, sound

Forever & Ever (Hula)

1977 - 1978, 4:15 min, b&w

The Four Horsemen

1977-1978, 3:08 min, b&w, sound

Ma Chumba

1977-1978, 2:12 min, b&w, sound

On Being in Love

1977-1978, 2:30 min, b&w, sound

Aku Aku

1977-1978, 2:40 min, b&w, sound

It's Money, It's All Money

1977-1978, 3:24 min, b&w, sound

Salt & Pepper Day'O

1977-1978, 2:34 min, b&w, sound

Tape #57 1979

1979, 28:49 min, b&w, sound

Knock Out Rape 3/22/79

1979, 1:45 min, b&w, sound

No.9 3/22/79

1979, 2:32 min, b&w, sound

Maggots 3/22/79

1979, 2:27 min, b&w, sound

Mystery (Try) 3/26/79

1979, 2:41 min, b&w, sound

Groovy Kind of Love 3/26/79

1979, 1:44 min, b&w, sound

Surfer 2002 5/7/79

1979, 4:44 min, b&w, sound

Sunset Blvd. War 5/7/79

1979, 3:23 min, b&w, sound

Records (In My Room) 5/7/79

1979, 2:30 min, b&w, sound

Cafe Au Lait

1979, 2:47 min, color, sound

3rd Stone From the Sun

1979, 2 min, b&w, sound