USCO
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USCO was a media art collective in the 60ies and 70ies, founded by Michael Callahan and Gerd Stern, who coined the term "intermedia". Influenced by media theorist Marshall McLuhan, they were using stroboscopes, projectors and audiotapes in their performances. Eventually they moved into an old church in Garnerville / Rockland County, NY. To underline the community character of the project USCO used the phrase "We are all one". The abbreviation USCO stands for “The Company of Us". Among its members were the painter Stephen Durkee and the video artist Jud Yalkut. Steward Brand, although not a formal member of the group, held close relations to USCO.
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- From Beat Scene Poet to Psychedelic Multimedia Artist in San Francisco and Beyond
- Douglas Davis, "Art and the Future: A History/Prophecy of the Collaboration Between Science, Technology and Art. New York." Praeger, 1973
