BIO
Agricola de Cologne
was launched on 1 January 2000 as an artist brand, standing for the
--> interdisciplinary media artist, director of experimental shortfilms and videos, curator of media art and the designer of culture
--> founder & director of artvideoKOELN – the curatorial initiative „art & moving images“ (2010),
--> founder & director of CologneOFF - Cologne International Videoart Festival (2006)
--> founder and director of [NewMediaArtProjectNetwork]:||cologne –the experimental platform for art and new media (2000), a global network on different virtual and physical levels
Besides for a broad bandwidth of dynamic curatorial contexts he is initiating in physical & virtual space like JavaMuseum (2001), NewMediaFest (2002), Violence Online Festival (2003), SoundLAB & VideoChannel (2004), CologneOFF (2006), netEX (2007), Agricola de Cologne is standing also for
the co-curator & co-organiser of events like festivals & exhibitions of contemporary art, but also for the jury member of divers festivals.
Since its introduction in 2000, Agricola de Cologne is represented as an artist on more than 500 festivals and media art exhibitions in New York, Chicago, London, Paris, Marseille, Madrid, Barcelona, Lisbon, Oslo, Seoul, Bangkok, New Delhi, Basel, Vienna, Linz (Ars Electronica), Graz, Kiev, Riga, Moskow, St.Petersburg, Tallinn, Tokyo, Rome, Milan, Turin, Karlsruhe (ZKM), Berlin & elsewhere, but also on Biennials like ISEA Nagoya (2002), Venice Biennale 2003, Biennale of New Media Art Merida/MX 2003, Biennale of Electronic Arts Perth/Australia (2004), Biennale de Montreal (2004), Biennale of Video & New Media Santiago de Chile (2005), ISEA Singapur 2008.
His most recent media art context "CologneOFF 2011/2012 - videoart in a global context" is travelling as a nomadic festival project during 2011 and 2012 once a round the globe.
His media art works received numerous prizes and awards.
Links
Agricola de Cologne --> http://www.agricola-de-cologne.de
Agricola de Cologne Moving Picture Collection --> http://movingpictures.agricola-de-cologne.de
artvideoKOELN --> http://video.mediaartcologne.org
Cologne International Videoart Festival --> http://coff.newmediafest.org
[NewMediaArtProjectNetwork]:||cologne --> http://www.nmartproject.net
Google has the most Agricola de Cologne + CologneOFF listings -->
http://www.google.com/search?q=agricola+de+cologne
http://www.google.com/search?q=CologneOFF
CologneOFF on Delhi International Arts Festival
Dates:
Tue Dec 07, 2010 00:00 - Tue Dec 07, 2010
Location:
India
CologneOFF 2011 & NewMediaFest'2010
meat eachother in New Delhi on
Delhi International Arts Festival
http://www.diaf.in
Edgelogue - 11-12 December 2011
at Alliance Francaise New Delhi (India)
____________________
While "NewMediaFest'2010" is slowly coming to an end,
"CologneOFF 2011 - videoart in a global context"
is already prepared to start on 1 January 2011
"Edgelogue" - the title of the presentation by
The Academy of Electronic Art New Delhi/India
is arranging this historical meeting of two outstanding event structures
on 11-12 December 2010
featuring the preview of CologneOFF VI,
and its entire basic festival program
to be launched in January 2011 offcially
based on the selections of the international jury
-->
Margarida Paiva (Oslo Screen Festival Norway)
Gioula Papadopoulou (Videoart Festival Miden Greece)
Macu Moran (Video Art World, Spain)
Giorgio Fedeli (Visual Container /taly)
Jonas Nilsson/Eva Olsson (Art Screen Orebro/Sweden)
Mohammed Allam (Medrar Video Festival/ Egypt)
Tamas Gabeli (Budapest International Shortfilm Festival/Hungary)
-->
and a series of compilations of videoart from
Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Italy, USA
curated by
Alysse Stepanian, Margarida Paiva
Giorgio Fedeli, Kai Lossgott
Pedro Almeida & Sergio Gomes
Please download detailed info and the list of participating
videos and artists -->
http://downloads.nmartproject.net/Edgelogue_New-Delhi_CologneOFF2011.pdf
and/or go to
http://coff.newmediafest.org/blog/?p=566
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CologneOFF 2011 - videoart in a global context
1 January 2011 - 31 December 2011
http://coff.newmediafest.org
&
NewMediaFest'2010
10 Years [NewMediaArtProjectNetwork]:||cologne
global heritage of digital culture
1 January - 31 December 2010
http://2010.newmediafest.org
both project contexts are chief-curated and directed by
Wilfried Agricola de Cologne (Cologne/Germany)
contact --> info (at) coff.newmediafest.org
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meat eachother in New Delhi on
Delhi International Arts Festival
http://www.diaf.in
Edgelogue - 11-12 December 2011
at Alliance Francaise New Delhi (India)
____________________
While "NewMediaFest'2010" is slowly coming to an end,
"CologneOFF 2011 - videoart in a global context"
is already prepared to start on 1 January 2011
"Edgelogue" - the title of the presentation by
The Academy of Electronic Art New Delhi/India
is arranging this historical meeting of two outstanding event structures
on 11-12 December 2010
featuring the preview of CologneOFF VI,
and its entire basic festival program
to be launched in January 2011 offcially
based on the selections of the international jury
-->
Margarida Paiva (Oslo Screen Festival Norway)
Gioula Papadopoulou (Videoart Festival Miden Greece)
Macu Moran (Video Art World, Spain)
Giorgio Fedeli (Visual Container /taly)
Jonas Nilsson/Eva Olsson (Art Screen Orebro/Sweden)
Mohammed Allam (Medrar Video Festival/ Egypt)
Tamas Gabeli (Budapest International Shortfilm Festival/Hungary)
-->
and a series of compilations of videoart from
Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Italy, USA
curated by
Alysse Stepanian, Margarida Paiva
Giorgio Fedeli, Kai Lossgott
Pedro Almeida & Sergio Gomes
Please download detailed info and the list of participating
videos and artists -->
http://downloads.nmartproject.net/Edgelogue_New-Delhi_CologneOFF2011.pdf
and/or go to
http://coff.newmediafest.org/blog/?p=566
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CologneOFF 2011 - videoart in a global context
1 January 2011 - 31 December 2011
http://coff.newmediafest.org
&
NewMediaFest'2010
10 Years [NewMediaArtProjectNetwork]:||cologne
global heritage of digital culture
1 January - 31 December 2010
http://2010.newmediafest.org
both project contexts are chief-curated and directed by
Wilfried Agricola de Cologne (Cologne/Germany)
contact --> info (at) coff.newmediafest.org
------------------------------------------
Program - week 51 - NewMediaFest'2010
Dates:
Mon Dec 13, 2010 00:00 - Mon Dec 13, 2010
Location:
Germany
NewMediaFest’2010
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This festival project will be finalized on
31 December 2010 and wishes all its friends
and partners all over the world already today
"A Merry Christmas & a Peaceful Happy New Year!"
Listen also to the Christmas Message on
http://www.nmartproject.net
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Program- week 51 -> 13-19 December 2010
http://2010.newmediafest.org/?p=1214
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1.
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Feature of the Week 51
http://2010.newmediafest.org/?p=1212
JavaMuseum’s netart journal
“Celebrate!” - celebrating 10 years netart
is proudly presenting this week 7 new exciting netart pieces by
->
Panayiotis Payiatis (Greece)
Miriam Needoba (Canada)
Roderick Coover (USA)
Agam Andreas (NL)
Conzalo Cueto (Chile)
Stefan Baltensberger (CH)
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2.
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Feature of the Month December 2010
http://2010.newmediafest.org/?p=1181
artvideoKOELN, CologneOFF & VideoChannel present
Family Affair 1 - Mother
featuring videos by following artists
Unnur Andrea Einarsdottir (Iceland) - Antonio Alvarado (Spain)
Jessica Curry (UK) - Antti Savela (SWE) - Joshua & Zachary Sandler (USA)
Grace Graupe-Pillard (USA) - Wilfried Agricola de Cologne (D)
Grace Schwindt (UK) - Jeanette Louie (USA) - Caterina Davinio (IT)
Marina Landia (Georgia) - Paolo Bonfiglio (IT) - Henry Gwiazda (USA)
Anders Weberg (SWE) - Karen Trask (CA) - Nicole Pruckermayr (A)
Elham Rokni (Israel) - Nicole Rademacher (A) - Richard Jochum (A)
Shelagh Fenner (UK) - Sonja Vuk (CR) - Anahita Hekmat (Iran)
Pekka Ruuska (FI) - Magsamen & Hillerbrand (USA) - Natasha Cordasic (AU)
Magnus Irvin (UK) - Anna Bieluszko & Magdalena Jachimiak (PL)
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NewMediaFest'2010
10 Years [NewMediaArtProjectNetwork]:||cologne
global heritage of digital culture
1 January - 31 December 2010
http://2010.newmediafest.org
director and chief curator:
Wilfried Agricola de Cologne
2010 [at] newmediafest.org
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---------------------------------------
This festival project will be finalized on
31 December 2010 and wishes all its friends
and partners all over the world already today
"A Merry Christmas & a Peaceful Happy New Year!"
Listen also to the Christmas Message on
http://www.nmartproject.net
---------------------------------------
Program- week 51 -> 13-19 December 2010
http://2010.newmediafest.org/?p=1214
---------------------------------------
1.
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Feature of the Week 51
http://2010.newmediafest.org/?p=1212
JavaMuseum’s netart journal
“Celebrate!” - celebrating 10 years netart
is proudly presenting this week 7 new exciting netart pieces by
->
Panayiotis Payiatis (Greece)
Miriam Needoba (Canada)
Roderick Coover (USA)
Agam Andreas (NL)
Conzalo Cueto (Chile)
Stefan Baltensberger (CH)
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2.
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Feature of the Month December 2010
http://2010.newmediafest.org/?p=1181
artvideoKOELN, CologneOFF & VideoChannel present
Family Affair 1 - Mother
featuring videos by following artists
Unnur Andrea Einarsdottir (Iceland) - Antonio Alvarado (Spain)
Jessica Curry (UK) - Antti Savela (SWE) - Joshua & Zachary Sandler (USA)
Grace Graupe-Pillard (USA) - Wilfried Agricola de Cologne (D)
Grace Schwindt (UK) - Jeanette Louie (USA) - Caterina Davinio (IT)
Marina Landia (Georgia) - Paolo Bonfiglio (IT) - Henry Gwiazda (USA)
Anders Weberg (SWE) - Karen Trask (CA) - Nicole Pruckermayr (A)
Elham Rokni (Israel) - Nicole Rademacher (A) - Richard Jochum (A)
Shelagh Fenner (UK) - Sonja Vuk (CR) - Anahita Hekmat (Iran)
Pekka Ruuska (FI) - Magsamen & Hillerbrand (USA) - Natasha Cordasic (AU)
Magnus Irvin (UK) - Anna Bieluszko & Magdalena Jachimiak (PL)
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NewMediaFest'2010
10 Years [NewMediaArtProjectNetwork]:||cologne
global heritage of digital culture
1 January - 31 December 2010
http://2010.newmediafest.org
director and chief curator:
Wilfried Agricola de Cologne
2010 [at] newmediafest.org
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Program - week 50 - NewMediaFest'2010
Dates:
Mon Dec 06, 2010 00:00 - Mon Dec 06, 2010
Location:
Germany
NewMediaFest’2010
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program- week 50 -> 6-12 December 2010
http://2010.newmediafest.org/?p=1192
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1.
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Feature of the Month December 2010 - 1
http://2010.newmediafest.org/?p=1181
artvideoKOELN, CologneOFF & VideoChannel
proudly present
Mother - Family Affair 1 -
featuring videos by following artists
Unnur Andrea Einarsdottir (Iceland) - Antonio Alvarado (Spain)
Jessica Curry (UK) - Antti Savela (SWE) - Joshua & Zachary Sandler (USA)
Grace Graupe-Pillard (USA) - Wilfried Agricola de Cologne (D)
Grace Schwindt (UK) - Jeanette Louie (USA) - Caterina Davinio (IT)
Marina Landia (Georgia) - Paolo Bonfiglio (IT) - Henry Gwiazda (USA)
Anders Weberg (SWE) - Karen Trask (CA) - Nicole Pruckermayr (A)
Elham Rokni (Israel) - Nicole Rademacher (A) - Richard Jochum (A)
Shelagh Fenner (UK) - Sonja Vuk (CR) - Anahita Hekmat (Iran)
Pekka Ruuska (FI) - Magsamen & Hillerbrand (USA) - Natasha Cordasic (AU)
Magnus Irvin (UK) - Anna Bieluszko & Magdalena Jachimiak (PL)
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2.
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Feature/Venue of the Week 50
http://2010.newmediafest.org/?p=1184
Delhi International Arts Festival
11-12 December 2010 - Alliance Francaise New Delhi
"Edgelogue" is the title of a media art exhibition
featuring this week the preview screening of
the entire festival program of the 6th edition of
Cologne International Videoart festival - CologneOFF VI -
to be presented in the framework of the venue of the week
Delhi International Arts Festival - http://www.diaf.in -
date: 11-12 December 2010
location: Alliance Francaise New Delhi
This extensive program is already pointing to the new festival context for 2011 -
“CologneOFF 2011 - videoart in a global context” -
and includes also video programs by these partners and friends
1. City Breath Festival Cape Town/RSA - curated by Kai Lossgott
2. Memory & Identity - videoart from Italy - curated by Giorgio Fedeli
3. Memory & Identity - videoart from USA - curated by Alysse Stepanian
4. Oslo Screen Festival - Norwegian selection - curated by Margarida Paiva
5. Portuguese Video Art - curated by Pedro Almeida & Sergio Gomes
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NewMediaFest'2010
10 Years [NewMediaArtProjectNetwork]:||cologne
global heritage of digital culture
1 January - 31 December 2010
http://2010.newmediafest.org
director and chief curator:
Wilfried Agricola de Cologne
2010 [at] newmediafest.org
--------------------------------------
--------------------------------------
program- week 50 -> 6-12 December 2010
http://2010.newmediafest.org/?p=1192
--------------------------------------
1.
--------------------------------------
Feature of the Month December 2010 - 1
http://2010.newmediafest.org/?p=1181
artvideoKOELN, CologneOFF & VideoChannel
proudly present
Mother - Family Affair 1 -
featuring videos by following artists
Unnur Andrea Einarsdottir (Iceland) - Antonio Alvarado (Spain)
Jessica Curry (UK) - Antti Savela (SWE) - Joshua & Zachary Sandler (USA)
Grace Graupe-Pillard (USA) - Wilfried Agricola de Cologne (D)
Grace Schwindt (UK) - Jeanette Louie (USA) - Caterina Davinio (IT)
Marina Landia (Georgia) - Paolo Bonfiglio (IT) - Henry Gwiazda (USA)
Anders Weberg (SWE) - Karen Trask (CA) - Nicole Pruckermayr (A)
Elham Rokni (Israel) - Nicole Rademacher (A) - Richard Jochum (A)
Shelagh Fenner (UK) - Sonja Vuk (CR) - Anahita Hekmat (Iran)
Pekka Ruuska (FI) - Magsamen & Hillerbrand (USA) - Natasha Cordasic (AU)
Magnus Irvin (UK) - Anna Bieluszko & Magdalena Jachimiak (PL)
--------------------------------------
2.
--------------------------------------
Feature/Venue of the Week 50
http://2010.newmediafest.org/?p=1184
Delhi International Arts Festival
11-12 December 2010 - Alliance Francaise New Delhi
"Edgelogue" is the title of a media art exhibition
featuring this week the preview screening of
the entire festival program of the 6th edition of
Cologne International Videoart festival - CologneOFF VI -
to be presented in the framework of the venue of the week
Delhi International Arts Festival - http://www.diaf.in -
date: 11-12 December 2010
location: Alliance Francaise New Delhi
This extensive program is already pointing to the new festival context for 2011 -
“CologneOFF 2011 - videoart in a global context” -
and includes also video programs by these partners and friends
1. City Breath Festival Cape Town/RSA - curated by Kai Lossgott
2. Memory & Identity - videoart from Italy - curated by Giorgio Fedeli
3. Memory & Identity - videoart from USA - curated by Alysse Stepanian
4. Oslo Screen Festival - Norwegian selection - curated by Margarida Paiva
5. Portuguese Video Art - curated by Pedro Almeida & Sergio Gomes
--------------------------------------
NewMediaFest'2010
10 Years [NewMediaArtProjectNetwork]:||cologne
global heritage of digital culture
1 January - 31 December 2010
http://2010.newmediafest.org
director and chief curator:
Wilfried Agricola de Cologne
2010 [at] newmediafest.org
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Program - week 47 - NewMediaFest'2010
Dates:
Tue Nov 16, 2010 00:00 - Tue Nov 16, 2010
Location:
Germany
NewMediaFest’2010
-----------------------------------------
program- week 47 -> 15-21 November 2010
http://2010.newmediafest.org/?p=1145
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1.
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Feature of the Week 47
http://2010.newmediafest.org/?p=1142
JavaMuseum’s netart journal
“Celebrate!” - proudly presents five new netart pieces
around “virtual travelling”
~
--> Gaza Airport by Ayman Alazraq (Palestine)
--> Julia by Doron Golan (Israel/USA)
--> Afterbirth Spectacular by Jessica Westbrook/Adam Trowbridge (USA)
--> Network of Thoughts by Michiel Koelink (NL)
--> Artplanktos by Dida Papalexandrou (Greece)
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2.
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VideoChannel Cologne - proudly presents
-->
Feature of the Month November 2010
http://2010.newmediafest.org/?p=1129
Family Affairs 2 - Father
curated by Wilfried Agricola de Cologne (artvideoKOELN)
featuring videos by following artists
reflecting the role and position of "father"
Antonio Alvarado (Spain) - Zack Bent (USA)- Yin-Ling Chen (Tainwan)
Virginia Colwell (USA) - Lindsay Foster (USA) - Constantin Hartenstein (Germany)
Shahar Marcus (Israel)- Antti Savela (Sweden) - Chris Stockbridge (UK)
Marc Thele (Germany) - Anders Weberg (Sweden) - Zellner Bros. (USA)
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NewMediaFest'2010
10 Years [NewMediaArtProjectNetwork]:||cologne
global heritage of digital culture
1 January - 31 December 2010
http://2010.newmediafest.org
director and chief curator: Wilfried Agricola de Cologne
2010 [at] newmediafest.org
---------------------------------------
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program- week 47 -> 15-21 November 2010
http://2010.newmediafest.org/?p=1145
-----------------------------------------
1.
-----------------------------------------
Feature of the Week 47
http://2010.newmediafest.org/?p=1142
JavaMuseum’s netart journal
“Celebrate!” - proudly presents five new netart pieces
around “virtual travelling”
~
--> Gaza Airport by Ayman Alazraq (Palestine)
--> Julia by Doron Golan (Israel/USA)
--> Afterbirth Spectacular by Jessica Westbrook/Adam Trowbridge (USA)
--> Network of Thoughts by Michiel Koelink (NL)
--> Artplanktos by Dida Papalexandrou (Greece)
-----------------------------------------
2.
-----------------------------------------
VideoChannel Cologne - proudly presents
-->
Feature of the Month November 2010
http://2010.newmediafest.org/?p=1129
Family Affairs 2 - Father
curated by Wilfried Agricola de Cologne (artvideoKOELN)
featuring videos by following artists
reflecting the role and position of "father"
Antonio Alvarado (Spain) - Zack Bent (USA)- Yin-Ling Chen (Tainwan)
Virginia Colwell (USA) - Lindsay Foster (USA) - Constantin Hartenstein (Germany)
Shahar Marcus (Israel)- Antti Savela (Sweden) - Chris Stockbridge (UK)
Marc Thele (Germany) - Anders Weberg (Sweden) - Zellner Bros. (USA)
-----------------------------------------
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NewMediaFest'2010
10 Years [NewMediaArtProjectNetwork]:||cologne
global heritage of digital culture
1 January - 31 December 2010
http://2010.newmediafest.org
director and chief curator: Wilfried Agricola de Cologne
2010 [at] newmediafest.org
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Program - week 48 - NewMediaFest'2010
Dates:
Mon Nov 22, 2010 00:00 - Mon Nov 22, 2010
Location:
Germany
NewMediaFest’2010
-----------------------------------
program- week 48 -> 22-28 November 2010
http://2010.newmediafest.org/?p=1169
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1.
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VideoChannel Cologne - proudly presents
Feature of the Month November 2010 - part 2
http://2010.newmediafest.org/?p=1163
Family Affair 2 - Mother, father, brothers & sisters
featuring videos by following 12 artists
Helga Bothe (D) - Sara Bremen (USA) - Janet Cook-Rutnik (VI)
Ren Cummings (USA) - Michael Doocey (USA) - Gratuitous Art Films (USA)
- Richard Jochum (A) - Tina Jokitalo (FI) - Radhamohini Prasad (IN)
Robby Rackleff (USA) - Sivan Sebbag (Israel) - Péter Vadócz (HU)
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2.
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Feature of the Week 48
http://2010.newmediafest.org/?p=1167
JavaMuseum’s netart journal
“Celebrate!” - presents four fine new netart pieces
-->
--> We Are Friends by Hyeseung Yoo (South Korea)
--> 60×365 by David Morneau (USA).
--> A Witch Trial by e.w.walters (Poland).
--> Digital Sculptures for Analog Sounds by P.J. Moskal (Poland)
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NewMediaFest'2010
10 Years [NewMediaArtProjectNetwork]:||cologne
global heritage of digital culture
1 January - 31 December 2010
http://2010.newmediafest.org
director and chief curator: Wilfried Agricola de Cologne
2010 [at] newmediafest.org
----------------------------------
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program- week 48 -> 22-28 November 2010
http://2010.newmediafest.org/?p=1169
-----------------------------------
1.
-----------------------------------
VideoChannel Cologne - proudly presents
Feature of the Month November 2010 - part 2
http://2010.newmediafest.org/?p=1163
Family Affair 2 - Mother, father, brothers & sisters
featuring videos by following 12 artists
Helga Bothe (D) - Sara Bremen (USA) - Janet Cook-Rutnik (VI)
Ren Cummings (USA) - Michael Doocey (USA) - Gratuitous Art Films (USA)
- Richard Jochum (A) - Tina Jokitalo (FI) - Radhamohini Prasad (IN)
Robby Rackleff (USA) - Sivan Sebbag (Israel) - Péter Vadócz (HU)
-----------------------------------
2.
-----------------------------------
Feature of the Week 48
http://2010.newmediafest.org/?p=1167
JavaMuseum’s netart journal
“Celebrate!” - presents four fine new netart pieces
-->
--> We Are Friends by Hyeseung Yoo (South Korea)
--> 60×365 by David Morneau (USA).
--> A Witch Trial by e.w.walters (Poland).
--> Digital Sculptures for Analog Sounds by P.J. Moskal (Poland)
-----------------------------------
NewMediaFest'2010
10 Years [NewMediaArtProjectNetwork]:||cologne
global heritage of digital culture
1 January - 31 December 2010
http://2010.newmediafest.org
director and chief curator: Wilfried Agricola de Cologne
2010 [at] newmediafest.org
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