SHAUN GLADWELL - REMOTE VIEWING | BARCELONA
4 May 2010
Remote Viewing: The best of LOOP
4 – 23 May
REMOTE VIEWING aims to offer a sample of the most innovative work being done in the field of video art today together with a broad yet singular overview of the most representative areas of activity in video since 2000. The works have been selected from those presented by a variety of contemporary art galleries from around the world at the seven annual LOOP Barcelona video art fairs (2003-2009). The total of almost 50 pieces, including single-channel projections and videos shown on screens throughout the exhibition, explore different forms and formats — including methodologies derived from the world of film and other contemporary techniques — and themes such as the body, the idea of landscape, the social nature of art or humour as a medium for criticism.
Paul Young, curator of the exhibition, is a journalist and director of a dozen international award-winning shorts; his most recent book is Art Cinema (Taschen, 2009) and he is a regular contributor to newspapers such as The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times and magazines such as Rolling Stone and ARTnews, among others.
The exhibition REMOTE VISION. THE BEST OF LOOP: NEW VIDEO ART FROM EUROPE AND THE AMERICAS was presented at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles from October to December 2009.
Curated by:
Paul Young
Organized by:
Arts Santa Mònica - Department of Culture and Media
Produced by:
Arts Santa Mònica - Department of Culture and Media and LOOP
In conjunction with:
Institut Ramon Llull & Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles
www.artssantamonica.cat
4 – 23 May
REMOTE VIEWING aims to offer a sample of the most innovative work being done in the field of video art today together with a broad yet singular overview of the most representative areas of activity in video since 2000. The works have been selected from those presented by a variety of contemporary art galleries from around the world at the seven annual LOOP Barcelona video art fairs (2003-2009). The total of almost 50 pieces, including single-channel projections and videos shown on screens throughout the exhibition, explore different forms and formats — including methodologies derived from the world of film and other contemporary techniques — and themes such as the body, the idea of landscape, the social nature of art or humour as a medium for criticism.
Paul Young, curator of the exhibition, is a journalist and director of a dozen international award-winning shorts; his most recent book is Art Cinema (Taschen, 2009) and he is a regular contributor to newspapers such as The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times and magazines such as Rolling Stone and ARTnews, among others.
The exhibition REMOTE VISION. THE BEST OF LOOP: NEW VIDEO ART FROM EUROPE AND THE AMERICAS was presented at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles from October to December 2009.
Curated by:
Paul Young
Organized by:
Arts Santa Mònica - Department of Culture and Media
Produced by:
Arts Santa Mònica - Department of Culture and Media and LOOP
In conjunction with:
Institut Ramon Llull & Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles
www.artssantamonica.cat
