Marlene Kos

Marlene Kos (born 1942)[1] is an American visual artist known for video art and installations.

She was primarily active during the 1970s, during which time she often collaborated with her then-husband, Paul Kos.

Kos' hypnotic video work explores the illusory qualities of televised images.

"[2] The work questions the nature of reality in relation to observation of phenomena.

[9] Kos' work is represented in the permanent collections of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art,[1] the Neuer Berliner Kunstverein,[10] and the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam,[11] among other institutions.

Lightning (1976) video still