The program will include talks by agents from different sectors in the field of video art: collectors, artists, museum directors and curators. Depending on their subject matter, the Panels are aimed at both the general public and specialists.
Program
Thursday May 28
at 1.30 pm
Conference. “History of video art in Australia” by John Gillies, University of New South Wales
In collaboration with the Museum of Contemporary Art, el College of Fine Arts and d/Lux/Media/Arts, with the support of the Australian Research Council.
at 3.30 pm
The program visión: f(icción) is the result of a collaboration between the Instituto Cervantes and LOOP. Based on a selection of all the material that could be viewed at the LOOP Festival 2008, Martí Peran and Belén Iranzo have put together this programme designed to be screened at Instituto Cervantes centres around the world throughout 2009. visión: f(icción) is the second program in an ongoing collaboration that has already produced the initial program visión:a (2007-2008).
Presentation by the curator Martí Peran
at 6pm
Tentaciones and Video.es are two sections which are developed in the context of ESTAMPA International Fair of Contemporary Art, specialized in printing and art editions. Both sections are platforms seeking to encourage creative activity and support those artists who, individually or as a group, develop their project from a research perspective.
Presentation by the curator, Javier Duero
Friday May 29
at 1pm
“New online guide to the MoMa, Tate modern and the Kramlich Collection"
Talk by Stuart Comer, film and video curator at the Tate Modern (London).
from 5pm to 6pm
CDAN, Centre for Art and Nature, presents the competition Instantes de Paisaje, including a screening of the award winning works in 2007 and 2008.
Each year, under the name Instantes de Paisaje, CDAN, in collaboration with Fundación Festival in Huesca, organises a competition for audiovisual works with the aim of encouraging independent audiovisual production as well as research around the landscape.
at 6.30pm
Presentation of the catalogue Horizon of Exile from an exhibition of Isabel Rocamora’s works, artist signing, and screenings of her videos.
Presented by Ángela Molina, curator of the exhibition and Ana de Miquel, director of Sala Parpalló. Catalogue published by Sala Parpalló, Valencia..
at 8pm
Presentation of the "Amister Art Friendly” awards by Videoakt Show.
Directed by Angie Bonino and Irene Pascual.
Winning artists : Mona Ruijs (Holland), Funda Özgünaydin (Ireland), Jun'ichiro Ishii, (Japan).
Videoakt is a videoart platform organised on a biannual basis by Angie Bonino and Irene Pascual, with the support of Hotel Ámister, Barcelona. The first Videoakt took place at the GlogauAIR centre in Berlin in July 2008; the same selection will now be presented at Loop.
Saturday May 30
at 1pm
Round table, "How new technologies and online participative culture affect the production and distribution of videoart"
Moderated by Julia Dragonovic, with the participation of Christopher Eamon, Domenico Quaranta, Sabine Himmelsbach and Mike Stubbs.
at 3pm
A conversation between he artist Aernout Mik and Bartomeu Marí, director of the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art (MACBA).
at 6pm
Round table on “Videoart and its integration into the sphere of university education", as part of the International Universities Program.
Moderated by Laia Sánchez, with the participation of Frank Westermeyer, Elena Gabriela Fraj and Fiona Biggiero
