VernissageTV reports from Art Cologne 2009 art fair and shows video art
In a cooperation with Art Cologne, VernissageTV art tv will report from the 43rd Art Cologne that will take place in Cologne, Germany from 22nd to 26th April 2009. VernissageTV will provide its viewers with atmospheric shots from the fair, recordings of art talks, and in-depth interviews with artists, curators and dealers.
The program will be shown on VernissageTV's web site and its partner channels. The videos will also be screened in the Lounge area of the fair itself (Hall 11.3). Apart from the Art Cologne coverage, VernissageTV presents a video art program.
Video Art Program
The program includes art videos by Matthew Green, G.H. Hovagimyan (with Christina McPhee), Lisa Kirk, Magdalena von Rudy, The Krasnals, and Heinz Sandoza, 高鼻子 gāo bízi and Lars from Trier. The program is set up like a TV channel with documentaries and feature films, interrupted by what at first glance looks like TV advertising and movie trailers. More information about the artists and the works (PDF).
G.H. Hovagimyan (with Christina McPhee): Plazaville.
One of the highlights will be the European premiere of the new media video art work Plazaville by G.H. Hovagimyan (with Christina McPhee). Plazaville premiered on April 7, 2009 at Pace Digital Gallery, New York. The work is based on the classic 1965 movie Alphaville by Jean Luc Godard. G.H. Hovagimyan is an experimental artist working in a variety of forms. He is one of the first artists in New York to start working with the Internet and new media in the early nineties. Christina McPhee (born in Los Angeles) explores psychotropic landscapes of trauma in her layered film, animation and photomontage, most recently at Videoformes Festival Clermont-Ferrand.
About Art Cologne
In a fascinating and comprehensive presentation of modern classics, post-war and contemporary art, galleries from home and abroad will be offering a selection of their finest positions at the 43rd ART COLOGNE. Major works from established names will be offered alongside exciting creations from up-and-coming artists in a new up-to-date installation of the longest-running successful art fair in the world. For the first time ART COLOGNE will take place in Hall 11 of the Cologne Exhibition Centre, superbly accessible from city center. Located directly adjacent to the new and ultramodern Entrance South/Barmer Straße, Hall 11 will provide an intense and multiplicitous art experience on two compact and well-organized levels. Modern classics and post-war art will occupy Level 1. Level 2 will present contemporary galleries. Open Space and New Contemporaries, proven successful platforms for young and cutting-edge production, will be integrated into level 2, placing them directly in the context of the current market. Visitors will benefit from an improved exhibition design offering clear orientation, comfortable lounges, high-quality catering and a range of smoothly integrated services. Website: www.artcologne.de
About Open Space
OPEN SPACE is facing new challenges and bright perspectives on board of its broadly renewed and streamlined spaceship. The 2009 edition of Art Cologne will accompany OPEN SPACE with a fresh and remarkable list of international galleries – and the new location in hall 11 will welcome all art lovers with the engaging experience of a set design that is concentrated, intensive and clear. OPEN SPACE will be placed on the top level of the new space and is ready to provide both, a quite new approach and the continuity of its own experimental roots. Launched in the year 2005 as a project related platform and unique environment for contemporary art, OPEN SPACE became a pioneer and a brand in reinventing the framework of an art fair apart from standard booth settings. Now it’s time for the next level. Website: www.openspace-cologne.com
About Vernissage TV
VernissageTV is the Internet's unique TV art project, which covers exhibitions and events in the fields of contemporary art, design and architecture. The objective is to give an authentic insight into the world of art by the means of film and video. VernissageTV materializes as video podcast / Internet TV channel / video archive. VernissageTV videocasts two series: The “No Comment” section and the interviews with the protagonists of the art world. VernissageTV is widely distributed via its website and Internet TV networks. Founded in September 2005 VernissageTV is growing steadily. Until now VernissageTV produced, published and archived over 1000 episodes. Website: www.vernissage.tv