Activist. Artist. Filmmaker. Joel Tauber is a descendent of a long line of rabbis, and he comes from a specific and rigorous background studying Jewish philosophy and law in a traditional yeshiva for 12 years. His conceptual art practice comes out of his studies at Yale University (New Haven, CT, USA), with Ronald Jones, and at ArtCenter College of Design (Pasadena, CA, USA), with Mike Kelley. This combination of experiences has helped Tauber develop a singular and notable artistic voice. He sparks discourse and facilitates change via direct actions and interventions, films, video installations, photographs, public art, podcasts, and written stories.
Links
Selected Projects
Border-Ball: A 40-Day Pilgrimage Along The U.S. – Mexico Border
https://borderball.net
BELT: A 2-Man Memoir
https://belt.live
UNDERWATER: An Operatic Disco
joeltauber.com/underwater
The Sharing Project
thesharingproject.net
Pumping
pumpingthemovie.com
Sick-Amour: A Love Story
sickamour.com
Searching For The Impossible: The Flying Project
joeltauber.com/flying
Seven Attempts To Make A Ritual
joeltauber.com/holes
Courses
• ART 114. Introduction to Filmmaking and Video Art (once or twice a semester)
• ART 214 / ART 614. Filmmaking and Video Art: Site Specific (every 3-6 semesters) (second half of the class has been linked with David Finn’s Installation Art class during 4 semesters)
• ART 224 / ART 624. Filmmaking and Video Art: Cyberspace (every 3-6 semesters)
• ART 228 / ART 628. Filmmaking and Video Art: Theatre Works (every 3-6 semesters)
• Art 248 / Art 648. Filmmaking and Video Art: Ecological Works (every 3-6 semesters)
• ART 210H / ENGLISH 397. Creative Writing and Filmmaking: team taught with Eric Wilson, spring 2018
• ART 199. International Studies in Art: art criticism class in conjunction with EuroTour, summer 2017
• ART 199. Contemporary Art and the Venice Biennale: art criticism class in Venice, spring 2024
• ART 291 / COMMUNICATION 764. Film production independent study class (8 students), spring 2013
• ART 285. Global Contemporary Art: art criticism class team taught with Jay Curley, spring 2013