contemporary art ruhr, the innovative art fair, 26 – 28 october 2018
Directors Lounge presents genre-straddling slices of cinematic art and cuts of media experimentation at the c.a.r. video lounge with Angela Christlieb and Maria Niro’s “IN AN ALIEN LAND”, Céline Trouillets “SONG” series and experimental works from the Medienwerkstatt Berlin and Leo Kuelbs Collection.
contemporary art ruhr, World Cultural Heritage Site Zollverein,
Gelsenkirchener Str. 209,
45309 Essen
Opening Reception:
Friday, October 26, 8 pm, V.I.P.-Preview, 6 pm
Céline Trouillet’s “SONG” series
Growing up in the 1980s, Céline Trouillet was part of the first generation to be constantly exposed to music video clips in a period that also saw the advent of Karaoke in Europe, which encouraged the notion that anybody could become a pop star, an idea that also led to public interest in amateur TV talent contests. Each portrait contains multiple layers of signification that are open to interpretation. The films are formally similar, yet each portrait is unique and the creative possibilities are only limited by the number of songs in existence and the number of individuals willing to sing them.READ MORE
Leo Kuelbs Collection: Light Year 31: Identity 0.0
Curation & concept by Leo Kuelbs with Aaron Riedel.
Featuring new work from: Radka Salcmannova + Alex Hamadey, Sarah Mock + Daniela Imhoff, Thomas D. Rotenberg + Theologian, Sarah Trouche, Naormi Meijia Wang, Mai T. Segura & Harald V. Uccello + Alex Hamadey, Kinga Toth + Normal Gergely, Vadim Schäffler, and Richard Jochum + Xiren Wang.
Identity 0.0 is a collaborative video and sound program exploring the changing meanings of “self” and “individuality.” Digital reality has allowed for enhanced communication, thus the possibility of easier integration, between individuals from cultures near and far. What was foreign is now only a keystroke away. Gender can be manipulated through science and philosophy, just as intentions for good or ill can be disguised easily through a variety of avatars and aliases. Nationalism and religious identities strain to remain powerful and effective versus the strong tides of this evolution of the self. All heading towards a further integration of humans (the terrestrial) and artificial intelligence, aka “The Singularity.” READ MORE
IN AN ALIEN LAND by Angela Christlieb and Maria Niro
The film is a collaboration between filmmaker and artist Angela Christlieb based in Vienna and who also stars in the film, and the New York artist, filmmaker, cinematographer Maria Niro. The concept came about during Christlieb’s visit in New York in the fall of 2016, during the presidential elections in the USA.
Artist Booth:
Phhotography, paintings and installations by Carola Göllner, Julia Murakami, VISUMAN, André Werner
contemporary art ruhr, the innovative art fair 2018
World Cultural Heritage Site Zollverein XII, Gelsenkirchener Str. 209, 45309 Essen building A5, A6, A8, A9, A12
Opening hours:
Friday, October 26, 8 pm, V.I.P.-Preview, 6 pm
Public fair hours:
Saturday, October 27, 12 am – 8 pm
Sunday, October, 28, 11 am – 7 pm