DiVA Fair @ WHITE BOX, New York. 5 shows and 11 round tables with all major international experts in Video Art.
IN FOCUS : VIDEOART SYMPSOSIUM
Coordinator: Macu Morán, VideoArtWorld Founder & Director
Venue: WHITE BOX, 525 W. 26th St., New York, NY 1001, US
Dates: Mar.22.2008 – Mar.30.2008
As official launch of the platform in the United States, iMAGERY MOTION VideoArtWorld co-organized the international symposium IN FOCUS : VIDEOART, furthering its goal of supporting the video art market and promoting this extraordinary artistic medium, in collaboration with WHITE BOX and Louise Blouin Media for the 9th edition of DiVA Fair New York.
In the context of DiVA fair New York 2008, VideoArtWorld, Louise Blouin Media and WHITE BOX coordinate an exciting affair, IN FOCUS : VIDEOART symposium included leading pioneer artists, critics, curators, gallery directors, collectors and other professionals in the field, who will provide audiences with their most insightful views regarding this moving (and unstoppable) medium.
This forum is a common effort to reflect on relevant topics intrinsic to the origins and significance of Video Art, as well as open up a dynamic dialogue emphasizing the challenges that this attractive art form has lived throughout its intense history in terms of conceptualization, production, exhibition, collection and preservation.
VideoArtWorld‘s Launch in the US will host a cocktail at WHITE BOX, along with the AFTER DARK night, when many galleries of the 26th Street in Chelsea will open doors until late and provide bus connection with other art events happening in the city.
Saturday, March 22nd
4pm – 8pm: DiVA @ WBX PREMIERE
>>COCKTAIL. VIP Card required
>>PREMIERE OF VideoArtWorld SCREENINGS PROGRAMS
Tuesday, March 25th
12pm – 2pm: Round Table >> NEXT STOP SEOUL: THE MEDIA BIENNALE
Organized by WHITE BOX. Moderator: Raul Zamudio. Participants: Lim Young Kyun; TBC
2pm – 8pm: >> VideoArtWorld SCREENINGS PROGRAMS
Wednesday, March 26th
10:30am – 12pm: Round Table >> ONLINE/OFFLINE: SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES
Organized by Louise Blouin Media. Moderator: Don Porcella. Participants: MYARTINFO, ARTLOG, TBC
12pm – 2pm: Round Table >> PARALLEL CITIES, MEDIA FRICTION: Vilnis/Lisbon/Madrid
Organized by WHITE BOX. Moderator: Juan Puntes. Participants: Joao Simoes; Michele Thursz; Blanca de la Torre
2pm – 8pm: Round Table >> NEO-METAPHYSICAL VIDEO. Lecture by Robert Morgan
Thursday, March 27th
10:30am – 12pm: Round Table >> FINAL CUT : TIME, SPACE & VISUAL NARRATIVES IN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
Organized by Louise Blouin Media. Moderator: Peter Duhon. Participants: Andres Laracuente; Robert Ayers; Lisa Dahl
12pm – 2pm: Round Table >> VIDEO AVANT GARDE: EARLY EXPERIENCES
Organized by VideoArtWord. Moderator: Thyrza Goodeve. Participants: Roger Welch; Dara Birnbaum; Carolee Schneemann; Joan Logue
2pm – 8pm: VideoArtWorld SCREENING >> Program 1: CORPORAL LANDSCAPES
Organized by VideoArtWord. Curator: Blanca de la Torre
Exhibiting: Dennis Oppenheim; Dara Birnbaum; Sigalit Landau; Regina Jose Galindo; Roger Welch; Marina Abramovic; Amparo Sard; Gary Hill; Ragnar Kjartansson; Wolf Vostell
7pm – 10pm: 26 AFTER DARK >> 26th STREET EVENING VIEWING & BLOCK PARTY
Organized by DiVA Fair, VideoArtWorld & WHITE BOX
>> ADDICTIVE TV PRESENTATION SHOWREEL
Friday, March 28th
10:30am – 12pm: Round Table >> FINAL CUT: USES OF VIDEO IN CONTEMPORARY ART
Organized by Louise Blouin Media. Moderator: Don Porcella. Participants: Andrea Merkx; Jonathan T.D. Neil; Janet Biggs; Claire Olivier
12pm – 2pm: Round Table >> VIDEO ART MARKET: COLLECTING THE INTANGIBLE HERITAGE
Organized by VideoArtWord. Moderator: Macu Moran. Participants: Rafael Vostell; Alice Judelson; Lori Zippay; Harry Stendhal
2pm – 8pm:VideoArtWorld SCREENING >> Program 2: OUT OF THE BOX
Organized by VideoArtWord. Curators: Heide Hatry & Elga Wimmer. Exhibiting: Minette Vári; Regina Jose Galindo; Heide Hatry; Carolee Schneemann; He Cheng Yao; Sonia Khurana
Saturday, March 29th
10:30am – 12pm: Round Table >> WORKING PRACTICE (Part I)
Organized by Modern Painters. Selected invited artists
12pm – 2pm: Round Table >> RUSSIA & ITS GLOBAL GRIP – THE AMERICAS: POST SOVIET VIDEO-MEDIA ART
Organized by WHITE BOX. Moderator: Juan Puntes. Participants: Andrey Parshikov; Masha Sha; Alina Blumis
2pm – 8pm: VideoArtWorld SCREENING >> Program 3: ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
Organized by VideoArtWorld. Curator: Micaela Giovannotti
Exhibiting: Marcella Vanzo; Hans Op de Beeck; Hiraki Sawa; Tommy Hartung; Maria Antelman; Stefano Cagol; Adrian Paci
Sunday, March 30th:
10:30am – 12pm: Round Table >>WORKING PRACTICE (Part II)
Organized by Modern Painters
12pm: Round Table >> CURATING TIME-BASED ART: THE FOURTH DIMENSION
Organized by VideoArtWorld. Moderator: Blanca de la Torre. Participants: Amanda McDonald Crowley; Natalie Angles; James Wagner; Eric Shiner; Marco Antonini; Heide Hatry; Micaela Giovannotti; Raphaele Shirley; Michelle Handelman
2pm – 8pm: VideoArtWorld SCREENING >> Program 4: A SNAKE ON A TREE
Curated by Marco Antonini
Exhibiting: Chris Moukarbel; Roberto Ago; Virginie Yassef; Ana Prvacki; Cecilia Bonilla; Pernille With Madsen; Lucia Uni; Young-Hae Chang; Joshua Callaghan; Wojciech Gilewicz; Moira Ricci.
VideoArtWorld SCREENING PROGRAMS:
Program 1: CORPORAL LANDSCAPES, Curated by Blanca de la Torre
Dennis Oppenheim: “Two Stage Transfer Drawing: Erik and Dennis Oppenheim (Advancing to a future state)“, 1971 (11’02’’)
Dara Birnbaum: “Remy/Grand Central: Trains and Boats and Planes”, 1980 (4’18’’)
Sigalit Landau: “Barbed Hula”, 2000 (2’00’’)
Regina Jose Galindo: “Himenoplastia”, 2004 (1’27’’)
Roger Welch: “Flag”, 1970 (4’25’’)
Marina Abramovic: “Freeing the Body”, 1976 (8’40’’)
Amparo Sard: “Con el agua al cuello”, 2003 (8’00’’)
Gary Hill: “Full Circle”, 1978 (3’25’’)
Ragnar Kjartansson: “The Opera”, 2001 (4’40’’)
Wolf Vostell: “TV Butterfly” (part II), 1980 (14’37’’)
Program 2: OUT OF THE BOX, Curated by Heide Hatry & Elga Wimmer
Minnette Vári: “REM”, 2001 (7’18”)
Regina Jose Galindo: “Limpieza–social”, 2007 (5’20”)
Heide Hatry: “Expectations” 2007 (2’47”)
Carolee Schneemann: “Cave”, 1995 (7’30”)
He Chengyao: “Broadcast Exercise”, 2004 (6’03”)
Sonia Khurana: “Bird”, 2000 (3’20”)
Program 3: ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES, Curated by Micaela Giovannotti
Marcella Vanzo: “Summertime”, 2007 (14’20”)
Hans Op de Beeck: “Drifting”, 2004/07 (6’03”)
Hiraki Sawa: “Hidden Trees”, 2007 (4’20”)
Tommy Hartung: “The Story of Edward Holmes”, 2007 (15’00’’)
Maria Antelman: “Tah pah taHbe”, 2006 (4’00’’)
Stefano Cagol: “The flu ID”, 2006 (6’00’’)
Adrian Paci: “Centro di Permanenza Temporanea”, 2007 (5’30”)
Program 4: A SNAKE ON A TREE, Curated by Marco Antonini
Chris Moukarbel: “Paramount” (7’00”)
Roberto Ago: “A Snake on a Tree”, 2008 (30″)
Virginie Yassef: “Les Guetteurs”, 1998/04 (2’36”)
Ana Prvacki: “Tent, Quartet, Bows and Elbows”, 2007 (3’30″)
Cecilia Bonilla: “Canal”, 2004 (3’55”)
Pernille With Madsen: “Collapse”, 2006 (2’00”)
Roberto Ago: “Nativity” (35″)
Lucia Uni: “Dead man’s Fingers”, 2006 (3’08”)
Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries: “Dakota”, 2008 (5’56″)
Joshua Callaghan: “Self-Titled debut”, 2002 (2’08”)
Wojciech Gilewicz: “Galichnick Art Residency”, 2005 (3′ 32″)
Roberto Ago: “Joke”, 2008 (25″)
Moira Ricci: “Ora sento la musica, chiudo gli occhi, sono ritmo, in un lampo fa presa nel mio cuore”, 2007 (5’00”)
