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Art Center, Film on Gotland and Gotland University College
Invites you to ”movienights” at Björkanderska magasinet BLICK: New Nordic Film & Video 2001 is the result of a co-operation between the Modern Museum in Stocholm and NIFCA (Nordic Institute for Contemporary Art) in Helsinki. The use of video as an artistic medium increased throughout the 1990s and has had a notable presence in the Nordic Countries. BLICK gives a overall perspective in the field of new Nordic film and video development and has previously been shown at NIFCA and at the Modern Museum. BLICK will be shown in two parts at the Baltic Art Center in Visby. |
Programme BLICK Part 1 December 7 th and 13 th 19.30 BLICK Part 2 December 8 th and 15 th 19.30 BAC-KIDS Shows animated childrens movies from The Baltic Region December 8 th and 15 th 15.00. Tickets/Membership 2001 20 skr
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CAPRIOLI 2001.11.23 Baltic Art Center and Gotland Dance Commission Presents Cristina Caprioli ”2Lips” Selfish, awake, precious, (amazing) feminine crime Four dancers a guest and a TV, maybe a bird, a tale without memory. The shameless innocence of the daughter, airy witty, egocentric, melancholic and naive affection. In 2lips the dancer raises a perhaps Sapphic voice. Daring and incomplete she challenges the gender issues without hostility and with the sense of an accidental observation. |
Performance On the 23 of November at Björkanderska magasinet in the harbor. At seven a clock in the evening. Tickets The reception at Björkanderska magasinets weekdays 09.00-13.00 OBS information desk, Östercentrum. 150 Kr Limited seats Information and booking Baltic Art Center Skeppsbron 24 Visby Tel 0498.200335/36/37 Fax 0498.200338 info@balticartcenter.com |
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Baltic Art Center A selection from Film on Gotlands production 1999-2001. Artists: Patrik Hörberg Kristin Johansson Maria Lilja Ulrika Orvedal Hanna Stahle Berit Ångman |
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exhibition is open 2001.09.22-2001.10.21 Tuesday-Friday 12.00-18.00 Saturday-Sunday 14.00-17.00 Information Baltic Art Center Visby Björkanderska Magasinet, Skeppsbron 24 Tel +46(0)498.200335/36/37 Fax +46 (0)498.200338 info@balticartcenter.com |
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| Baltic Art Center this summer presents Patty Chang, New York and Bill Viola, Los Angeles. Performance artist Patty Chang will show videoprojections in the BAC exhibition space. Bill Violas "The Messenger" was commissioned for Durham Cathedral 1996 by The Chaplaincy for Arts and Recreation in NorthEast England. This exhibition has been managed and coordinated by BALTIC, Gateshead, England. In Visby "The Messenger" will be shown in the medieval church ruin of St. Lars (St. Lawrence). | Vernissage/Opening 16 june 19.00 01.06.17-01.07.31 Bill Viola: St. Lars Ruin, St. Hansgatan, Visby. Open evenings Patty Chang: Björkanderska Magasinet, Visby harbour. Open 14-20 all days Information Tel 0498.200335/36/37 Fax 0498.200338 info@balticartcenter.com |
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| "White Flight" is a video artwork by Mats Hjelm with his father's documentary films of riots in Detroit 1968, and his own newly filmed footage from the same location. During the late '60's, Detroit became the arena for the worst race riots in the history of the United States and large parts of the city lay in ruins after violent clashes between the military and blacks. This documentary made with new digital technology makes a non-linear narrative possible, without a determined beginning or end. Through the narrative about bygone struggles and present day apathy and sorrow, it is possible to catch a glimpse of an inquiry into the structures that define our perception of masculinity and violence. |
Open All days 12 - 20 from may 17 to may 26. |
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FOR MELANCHOLY April 7 - 29, 2001 Opening on April 7th 2-4 pm. Curators: Anders Kreuger & Evaldas Stankevicius Download PDF |
| There is a long tradition
of Melancholy and Art. Artists always seemed to be particularly sensitive
to this disease, and to have developed particular protective strategies
against it. Remedy for Melancholy shows art that challenges the mechanisms
of melancholy. Effective remedies spring, at times, from the disease
itself. Works by artists who fight for relief from fear and despair
can become such a remedy ñ or antidote ñ for melancholy
. . . The exhibition does not, however, suggest that artists always suffer from melancholy, nor that the artists who participate in it are melancholic. Quite the opposite; it gives the floor to works of art that are wry and humorous, light and sensuous. In this sense, Remedy for Melancholy hopes to be a constructive ñ even edifying ñ exhibition. Anders Kreuger |
The exhibition focuses on
the moving image, drawing and photography. Some of the artworks have
been created specially for this occasion, but most are selections
from existing bodies of work. Five recently discovered photographs
attributed to the Lithuanian painter and composer Mikalojus Konstantinas
Ciurlionis (1875-1911) are included as a counter-point to the images
by living artists. The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue, which contains 101 colour illustrations, essays by Anders Kreuger, Irina Sandomirskaja and Gertrud Sandqvist as well as the professional biographies of all participating artists. A special selection from Remedy for Melancholy will be shown at the Stockholm Art Fair from March 8 to March 11. Remedy for Melancholy is produced in collaboration between Edsvik art and the Baltic Art Center. The project received support from the Swedish Institute, FRAME in Helsinki, the Norwegian Ministry for Culture, the Royal Dutch Embassy in Stockholm, the Embassy of Sweden in Vilnius and The Nordic Council of Ministers Information Office in Vilnius. The organisers also thank Bergendal Conference Centre in Sollentuna, the Sapnu sala printing house in Vilnius and the Contemporary Art Centre in Vilnius. |
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| This exhibition is modelled
on the concept "Présence Balte" with the aim of presenting
contemporary art from Sweden and the three Baltic countries; Estonia,
Latvia, Lithuania. "The Human Project" involves eight contemporary art projects that will be on tour in the Mediterranean region during 2001. The Human Project is a co-operation between the Swedish Institute and the Baltic Art Center The artists in "The Human Project" all deal with video and photo-based works, are well established in the younger generation of artists, and have a special interest in questions concerning human relations. It could perhaps be said that it is about us. About people, or about the difficulty of being human. The Human Project. From an often articulated private or personal starting point, part of Nordic contemporary art is characterised today by an interest in the everyday life. Global catastrophes blend with trivial occurrences, and the artist plays the part of an observer making comments on the private as building-blocks for larger structures. In "Body and Soul" Evaldas Jansas carries on a conversation with more or less incidental interlocutors in Vilnius, everything from fellow artists to alcoholics and beggars. Palle Torsson focuses on the way pornography on Internet exploits people’s power of imagination to shed light on today’s power structures and the influence of medialisation. In Jaan Toomik’s video installation "Father and Son", the observer becomes the central point around which the artist circles, naked and vulnerable on his skates in an infinite vacuum. |
The artists in this exhibition
draws nearer to our common difficulties of being human, and the questioning
of traditional structures. They touch upon profound human issues –
whether this is expressed as a sociological study, psychiatric attitudes,
or deeply private convulsionistic attacks. Several of the exhibitors
also come to terms, directly or indirectly, with the overall political
and societal transformation in the wake of which the countries of
the former eastern bloc still find themselves. Contemporary art has left its focus on the individual to tackle the collective instead. Social structures, gender issues, quite simply the interplay between people preoccupies many contemporary artists. The narrative, sometimes wholly documentary angle, is highly topical, and the reason for of an artist’s approach can often be derived from current phenomena in society. Johan Pousette Curator Artists: Charlotte Gyllenhammar Evaldas Jansas Monika Pormale Gints Gabrans Egle Rakauskaite Eneliis Semper Jaan Toomik Palle Torsson Nomeda Urboniene Gedeminas Urbonas |
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Lilja Dance Company E.L.D. inaugurated the Baltic Art Center in
Visby with three performances of "A Gentle Cut", that was originally
created for the Museum of Modern Art in Stockholm. The piece is a
drama involving sound, image and movement in the "White Cube". "A
Gentle Cut" is a cooperation between American sculptor Jene
Highstein, composer Jonny Axelsson and choreographer Efva Lilja. "A
Gentle Cut" was performed as a revival in a version created site-specific
for the Baltic Art Center. Choreografi: Efva Lilja Stagedesign and sculpture: Jene Highstein Lightdesign: Mats Andreasson Percussion: Jonny Axelsson Music: Jonny Axelsson, Christian Wolff, Rodney Sharman, Áskell Másson Dancers: Stina Ahlberg, Johanna Björkvall, Helene Karabuda, Hjalmar Blomqvist, Buster Rådvik, Jan Vesala |
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Art Center, Film on Gotland and Gotland University College
Invites you to ”movienights” at Björkanderska magasinet BLICK: New Nordic Film & Video 2001 is the result of a co-operation between the Modern Museum in Stocholm and NIFCA (Nordic Institute for Contemporary Art) in Helsinki. The use of video as an artistic medium increased throughout the 1990s and has had a notable presence in the Nordic Countries. BLICK gives a overall perspective in the field of new Nordic film and video development and has previously been shown at NIFCA and at the Modern Museum. BLICK will be shown in two parts at the Baltic Art Center in Visby. |
Programme BLICK Part 1 December 7 th and 13 th 19.30 BLICK Part 2 December 8 th and 15 th 19.30 BAC-KIDS Shows animated childrens movies from The Baltic Region December 8 th and 15 th 15.00. Tickets/Membership 2001 20 skr
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