on 25/10/08 09:44, Domenico Quaranta at [log in to unmask] wrote:
> Obviously, the things are changing. Etoy and Mongrel were in Manifesta
> this year, not as a separate media art section, but as part of a good
> curatorial project. Think to exhibitions such as Maquinas & Almas and
> Deep Screen, and to the books Beryl mentioned.
Domenico, not to mention another interesting example (that I believe you are
also currently involved) - ARCO International Contemporary Art Fair in
Madrid. It is one of the biggest and most important contemporary art fair
worldwide and it regularly features a 'new media' programme as part of its
overall vast programme.
For instance, in February 2008 there was a dedicated exhibition curated by
Claudia Giannetti, in 2007 there was a dedicated session 'New Media, New
Realities, New Economies' (organised by Vicente Matallana, LaAgencia) as
part of 'Art Experts Forum' series sitting alongside such sessions as
'Asian Map', 'New Markets and Commercial Potential of Contemporary Art',
'The Art of Collecting Art' or 'Making History and Laying Foundations: Video
and Film Collections'.
Interestingly, it also includes 'new media' production awards amongst many
other awards in the fair - ARCO BEEP New Media Award and the most recent
addition 'ARCO Vocento Arte 2.0 award generously funding production of new
works.
Although one might be critical of the commercial context, it is an
indication of contemporary art taken media art seriously enough to think it
'sellable'.
Joasia
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