We enter more than one room containing stacks of outdated hardware, foo difficult fo repair, and rotting magnetic-tape formats whose chemical clocks are ficking. I am, of course, struck by the ways in which this recent past becomes so quickly inaccessible in a digital medium. In stark contrast to the piles of posters which provide a visceral record of the Center for Advanced Visual Studies, these dead media provide nothing tangible. As much of Muriel Cooper’s most important work was in a digital medium, I become more convinced that accounting for her work is crucial — now.
– " This Stands as a Sketch for the Future, ” David Reinfurt, Dot Dot Dot #15, 2008
Dexter Sinister (after Muriel Cooper), Muriel Cooper Self-portrait with Polaroid SX-70, video imaged and printed at the visible language workshop, 1977, 2008, stencil print, 29x 39.5cm