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Although crosstalk video art festival is an international event, every year a country is invited to present a focused view over the local production on art videos. For 2009 Spain is the guest country. Every year a video collection is invited for the video screening: Antology. This year we have a selection from the video collection of MUSAC (Museo de Arte ContemporÃneo de Castilla y LeÃn), Spain.
In this yearâs edition crosstalk is hosting three partner institutes presented in Crosstalk Invites section: FixC Cooperative, a video-, media art and experimental cimena distributor and promoter from Helsinki, Finland, VideoChannel, a video project environment from Cologne, Germany and VisualContainer, the italian video art distributor from Milan, Italy.
In cross-talks screening are presented videos based on the open call and S is a section exclusevily for students.
crosstalk will present three round-tables with professionals in the video art field, such as artists, curator, collector, concerning techniques, philosophical questions and methodology of works with subjects like: collecting videoart, technological limitations and conservation matters, Video and media art in the hungarian and international art market, presenting, installing and exhibiting videoart.
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This edition will explore the dialogue and intersections between video art and other arts disciplines such as dance, theater by hosting Barbara BaÃuelos Company with the show called: 90 DB on 27th 8 pm in TÅzraktÃr and Aggtelek from Barcelona will present az installation in Labor Gallery on 26th 8 pm. The vj culture is also part of contemporary video and media art, so one night will be dedicated exclusivelly for a vj maraton with 4 dj and 16 vj-s on 27th 10pm in GÃdÃr.
This years edition of
creating surprising collaborations with the aim of spreading the interest in
video art through a wide range of audiences, in a project linked to the
city.
crosstalk video art
festival
2009., June
25-30.