Vernissage to Present LOOP Fair for Video-Art Lovers, 6/2
by Matt Smith
- Jun 3, 2016
From June 2 to 4, Barcelona will once again become the place where video art lovers can discover and see the latest developments in the sector. 4.000 people are expected to attend.Lemaître, Josée and Marc Gensollen, Haro Cumbusyan and Renee Drake, and chaired by Jean-Conrad Lemaître. All in all, there will be over 15 hours of runtime and 47 artist films and videos, including 33 world, European and Spanish premieres. The variety of nationalities of the invited artists, who hail from 25 different countries, and the participation of galleries from 20 different countries make LOOP Fair the place where the latest creative and discursive developments in this format, as well as the latest debates and notions in the sector, are revealed. Alongside historic figures such as artists Malcolm Le Grice or Tania Mouraud, the fair will also be attended by renowned international artists such as Dora García, Sigalit Landau or Kader Attia as well as budding young talents such as Basim Magdy, Pilvi Takala, Michael Linares, Paulo Nazareth or Shezad Dawood, among others. Throughout the fair, a professional jury featuring Dirk Snauwaert (director at WIELS, Brussels), Kathryn Weir (Centre Georges Pompidou) and Ferran Barenblit (director at the MACBA) will grant the LOOP Fair Award and the Acquisition Award.
