Sat Feb 25, 2012 11:15 - Sat Mar 03, 2012

Trento, Italy

ON VIDEOS for hours and hours
Curated by: VisualContainer Italian Videoart Platform
Idea of: Giancarlo Sciascia
Arte Boccanera Gallery, Trento, Italy

Press Conference:25 February 2012, h 11.30 AM
Screening Video: 25 February 2012, h 3.00 PM

25 feb - 3 march 2012

ON VIDEOS for hours and hours
curated by VisualContainer

A day dedicated to the actual trends of national and international videoart.With screenings from a compilation about the identity of the present-day video languages and times of conversation with the curators.

On the grounds of direct comparisons with art professionals and practitioners, it is apparent that videoart is a form of contemporary art that, despite existing for over fifty years, has not yet been assimilated by the art audience in our country, even though they are familiar with the most important art galleries.
In particular, it is possibly even more difficult to keep up with the video offerings of our very days, as a most diverse range of languages and proposals files under the name of videoart, from the most conceptual expressions to the contamination with performance, audio-visual multimedia research and artist’s film.
Whatever such expression may be, videoart is an art form increasingly in vogue in the contemporary scene as being very similar to the communication and social issues of our time and capable of showing artworks that are completely in tangency with the aesthetic and poetic values in current painting and photography.
On such basis, VisualContainer believes that the opportunity to spend a whole day at the Arte Boccanera Contemporanea gallery introducing and discussing the most recent Italian videoart production would be a truly valuable and stimulating opportunity.

ON VIDEOS for hours and hours therefore proposes a special videoart and new media screening, aimed at providing an overview of the possible aesthetic and poetic sceneries of videoart at the beginnig of the third Millennium, by presenting a selection of works produced in the last three years.
Of course, it is very very difficult to demarcate the precise boundaries of contemporary art research and propose final categories with certainty, also because, as above mentioned, the essence of videoart lies in the continuous movement of expressive formulas, but it seems rather reasonable to tell at least 9 categories that could identify what is being proposed by the artists in Italy in the first decade of Y2K, in absolute tangency with what’s also presented at an international level.

For every time, there is a zeitgeist and video art, like the other forms of contemporary art, is once again so abreast of it to provide the most expressive and questioning voice, as very well expressed by the screening on show. Giorgio Fedeli

Presented Artists: Alfred Dong, Alessandra Arno', Luca Christian Mander, Albert Merino, Barbara Agreste, Rita Casdia, Riccardo Arena, Cristobal Catalan, Jacopo Jenna, Barbara Brugola, Natalia Saurin, Valentina Ferrandes, Pascal Caparros, Sabrina Muzi, Maria Korporal, Marzia Moretti, Enrico Bressan.

Galleria Boccanera
via Milano 128/130 Trento, Italy
Info: +39 0461 984206 | +39 340 5747013
info@arteboccanera.com | www.arteboccanera.com

www.visualcontainer.org

Thu Jan 19, 2012 00:30 - Tue Feb 21, 2012

HILLERBRAND + MAGSAMEN
MONOGRAPHY
19 January - 21 February 2012
Only on VisualContainerTV
www.visualcontainer.tv

VisualcontainerTv is glad to present on SpecialOne - format dedicated to the most interesting international multimedia artists - Hillerbrand+Magsamen monography from 2010 /11 selected videoart works.

ABOUT Hillerbrand+Magsamen (U.S.A.)
I Video di Hillerbrand + Magsamen ,le fotografie e le installazioni reinterpretano le persone, le attività e gli oggetti della loro vita quotidiana coinvolgendo il confine tra l'eroico e tragico. Navigano tra le percezioni dell' identità, l'emozione e la famiglia all'interno di una soggettività tipicamente americano.
Le opere di Hillerbrand + Magsamen sono state esposte in filmfestival, in gallerie e musei internazionali tra cui Ann Arbor Film Festival, Festival del cinema di Boston Underground, Stuttgarter Filmwinter, Centro per la Fotografia a Woodstock, Museo Light Factory contemporanea della fotografia e del cinema, Butler Institute of American Art, Houston Centro per la Fotografia contemporanea e Dallas.
Inoltre hanno vinto residenze al Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, New York e Sperimentale Centro Televisivo, Owego, NY e sovvenzioni del Fondo Production Austin Film Society Cineasti del Texas ', Ohio Arts Council, Houston Arts Alliance e Carol Crow Fellowship dal centro di Houston per la Fotografia.
Vivono e lavorano a Houston TX dove Maria Masgamen è il curatore del microcinema Aurora Picture Show e Stephan Hillerbrand insegna presso l'Università di Houston, Digital Media.
www.hillerbrandmagsamen.com

Video presented

Accumulation
Single Channel, High Definition Video, 16:9, trt 4:00, 2010

Whether
Single Channel, High Definition Video, 16:9, trt 6:40, 2010

ETA
Single Channel, High Definition Video, 16:9, trt 3:00, 2010

DIY Love Seat
Single Channel, High Definition Video, 16:9, trt 2:40, 2011

Elevated Landscape
Single Channel, High Definition Video, 16:9, trt 4:00, 2011

VisualContainerTv is the first Web Tv entirely devoted to the International videoartworld.
A project by VisualContainer, the first Italian videoart distributor.
The channel is welcoming solo and group exhibitions and festivals under the care of curators from all over the world only on invite.

Formats presented : Exhibitcontainer - SpecialOne Monography - Interview. Art Director: Alessandra Arnò

For info about VisualcontainerTV contact:
info@visualcontainer.tv
VisualcontainerTV © 2009-2012

Mon Dec 19, 2011 00:20 - Wed Jan 18, 2012

FLOWERS OF CHAOS
Chinese Videoart Project
Curator: Cecilia Freschini
19 December to 18 January 2012
Only on VisualcontainerTV
www.visualcontainer.tv



VisualcontainerTv presents on ExhibitContainer - format dedicated to the most interesting international Videoart projects and festivals- "Flowers Of Chaos " Chinese Animation Videoart selection curated by Cecilia Freschini (independent curator based in Beijing) in collaboration with Artverona Fair (It)

Project Statement
The aim of this project is to highlight a specific sector of Chinese video art by focussing attention on its particular origins. What do the artists selected, all from the Chinese mainland, see when they look around?
Chaos! Overwhelming disorder, which they deal with through their voice: tales and allegories that investigate today's society in an ironic manner, though without being afraid of tackling the Party's heavy ideology.
Like plants growing in a hostile terrain, their roots burrow deep down towards an uncertain source of nutrition, and they proliferate in the depths, beyond naked social distress. They are flowers born from chaos, drunk with the energy that surrounds them, but also fatigued by the continuous and incessant process of urban modernization. In their search for an identity they are forced to elude the oppression that has so harshly tested their very creative survival.
By Cecilia Freschini

Video selection:
Chen Shaoxiong, “Ink city”, 2005, Animation, b/w, 3’
Cindy Ng Sio Ieng “Ink Walk, 2009, Video, 6’ 08’’
Jin Shan, “Kill”, 2009, Animation, black-and-white, 2’11’’
Ma Yongfeng, “Wrong”, 2008, Animation, 1’30’’
Qi Yang, “Lotus Dance”, 2004, Animation, 2’50’’
Sun Xun, “People’s Republic of Zoo”, 2009, Animazione, 7’49”
Wang Bo, “Day Dream”, 2006, Video Animation, 8’ 31’’
Wu Junyong, “Flowers of Chaos”, 2009, Animation, 3’35’’
Zhang Xiaotao, “Scar”, 2009, Animation, 11'27''

VisualContainerTv is the first Web Tv entirely devoted to the International videoartworld.
A project by VisualContainer, the first Italian videoart distributor.
The channel is welcoming solo and group exhibitions and festivals under the care of curators from all over the world only on invite.

Formats presented : Exhibitcontainer - SpecialOne Monography - Interview.
Art Director: Alessandra Arnò
For info about VisualcontainerTV contact:
info@visualcontainer.tv

VisualcontainerTV © 2009-2011

Thu Dec 01, 2011 11:55 - Sun Dec 18, 2011

MOTION BASED COLLAGES RELOADED
STREAMING FESTIVAL
International Videoart Festival
THE HAGUE - NL
Curator: ISFTH Foundation

From 01 December to 18 December 2011
Only on VisualcontainerTV
www.visualcontainer.tv

VisualcontainerTV wants to share the "official opening" of the 6° STREAMING FESTIVAL on the web.
VisualcontainerTv presents on ExhibitContainer - format dedicated to the most interesting international Videoart projects and festivals- "Motion based collages reloaded ", a special screening from the 6°edition of Streaming Festival - International Videoart Festival from The Hague, NL.

About Streaming Festival:
Contemporary videoculture, Sound and 2D programs in the 6th edition of the Streaming Festival from 1 to 18 December 2011.
The Streaming Festival is an art event for independent artists exhibiting unconventional audio-visual art from all over the world. This event takes place once a year on www.streamingfestival.com.
The Streaming Festival is a non-profit project created to encourage the understanding of audio-visual art.
Naturally, the artists’ viewpoints differ from one another, whether in their subjects or in the way they created their work. This edition aims to show a sample of that diverse contemporary videoculture while stressing the all-time significance of artistic development.
In addition to the many videos on display, this edition will première a whole new direction with the Sound and 2D programs.
www.streamingfestival.com

“In the traditional collage different materials and sources are composed onto a surface, but in this case, into a single digital video.
This program is based on films using found footage, multiple video-channels, paintings and photographs that are rearranged, cut and (re-)edited into a layered composition. Motion based collages offer the possibility to the artist to make a statement without the need for an explicit explanation of their rearrangement or intentions, as they are open to interpretation by comparing the different visual elements”
ISFTH Foundation

Videos:

Florentine Grelier - Ru, 2009
Fabienne Gotusso - Baby O #2, 2011
Pascale Guillon - Belleville, 2011
Przemek Wegrzyn - Black t, 2010
Fabio Scacchioli - From a land of ashes and mist, 2010
Tommaso Caverni - Deep Cuts #1, 2010
Krunoslav Pticar - Teletrope, 2011
Stefano Fanara - Alone, 2011
The Burning Fountain - Ride, 2010

VisualContainerTv is the first Web Tv entirely devoted to the International videoartworld.
ArtDirector: Alessandra Arnò

For info about VisualcontainerTV contact: info@visualcontainer.tv

VisualcontainerTV © 2009-2011

Thu Dec 01, 2011 16:05 - Sun Dec 18, 2011

MOTION BASED COLLAGES RELOADED

6° STREAMING FESTIVAL
International Videoart Festival
THE HAGUE - NL
Curator: ISFTH Foundation

From 01 December to 18 December 2011
only on VisualcontainerTV
www.visualcontainer.tv



VisualcontainerTV wants to share the "official opening" of the 6° STREAMING FESTIVAL on the web.
VisualcontainerTv presents on ExhibitContainer - format dedicated to the most interesting international Videoart projects and festivals- "Motion based collages reloaded ", a special screening from the 6°edition of Streaming Festival - International Videoart Festival from The Hague, NL.

About Streaming Festival:
Contemporary videoculture, Sound and 2D programs in the 6th edition of the Streaming Festival from 1 to 18 December 2011.
The Streaming Festival is an art event for independent artists exhibiting unconventional audio-visual art from all over the world. This event takes place once a year on www.streamingfestival.com.
The Streaming Festival is a non-profit project created to encourage the understanding of audio-visual art.
Naturally, the artists’ viewpoints differ from one another, whether in their subjects or in the way they created their work. This edition aims to show a sample of that diverse contemporary videoculture while stressing the all-time significance of artistic development.
In addition to the many videos on display, this edition will première a whole new direction with the Sound and 2D programs.
www.streamingfestival.com

“In the traditional collage different materials and sources are composed onto a surface, but in this case, into a single digital video.
This program is based on films using found footage, multiple video-channels, paintings and photographs that are rearranged, cut and (re-)edited into a layered composition. Motion based collages offer the possibility to the artist to make a statement without the need for an explicit explanation of their rearrangement or intentions, as they are open to interpretation by comparing the different visual elements”
ISFTH Foundation


Videos:

Florentine Grelier - Ru, 2009
Fabienne Gotusso - Baby O #2, 2011
Pascale Guillon - Belleville, 2011
Przemek Wegrzyn - Black t, 2010
Fabio Scacchioli - From a land of ashes and mist, 2010
Tommaso Caverni - Deep Cuts #1, 2010
Krunoslav Pticar - Teletrope, 2011
Stefano Fanara - Alone, 2011
The Burning Fountain - Ride, 2010

VisualContainerTv is the first Web Tv entirely devoted to the International videoartworld.
For info about VisualcontainerTV contact: info@visualcontainer.tv
VisualcontainerTV © 2009-2011