Whitney Presents Television Delivers People

Television Delivers People gathers together video works from the 1970s and 80s as well as more recent examples, which examine the relationship between television and the viewer.

The exhibition, organized by curatorial assistant Gary Carrion-Murayari, went on view recently in the Whitney's Kaufman Astoria Studios Gallery, through February 17, 2008.

The eight artists whose works are included are Alex Bag, Dara Birnbaum, Joan Braderman, Keren Cytter, Kalup Linzy, Richard Serra, Michael Smith, and Ryan Trecartin. Works by Birnbaum, Serra, and Smith will be shown continuously on monitors, while the other works are projected, also continuously, on screen.

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Flat TV screens and digital radio 'threaten energy savings'

The growing popularity of hi-tech devices, such as flat-screen TVs and digital radios, threaten to undermine efforts to save energy, reports the BBC.

"By 2020, the gadgets will account for about 45% of electricity used in UK households, the Energy Saving Trust projected.

It said flat-screen TVs and digital radios were among the worst offenders.

"Your old-fashioned, bulky cathode ray tube TV on average consumed about 100 watts of electricity when it was switched on," Dr Owen explained.

"What we are seeing now is a trend for much bigger flat-screened TVs. On average, we are seeing a three-fold increase in the energy needed to power these TVs. Unlike every other sector [such as fridges and washing machines], where as the technology moves on, the products get more and more efficient.

... By 2020, televisions on standby will consume 1.4% of all domestic electricity the report warned."