November 16–18, 2021
Passeig de Grácia, 92
08008 Barcelona
Spain
The place for video art lovers.
For this new edition, LOOP Fair offers yet another physical experience and an exceptional meeting point for the ever growing moving image community.
The iconic modernist building by Antoni Gaudí—Casa Milà will provide the ideal venue to set up a dynamic display of the latest contributions to moving image creation. Maintaining the Fair’s intimate atmosphere and familiar spirit, the selection will feature the participation of 27 international artists’ films, presented by their galleries, selected by an international committee, chaired by Jean-Conrad Lemaître and composed by: Isabelle Lemaître; Haro Cumbusyan; Josée and Marc Gensollen; Renée Drake. With an exhibition-like format, from installations to single channel screenings, the Fair will showcase multiple works, testifying to the ductility of video as a creative and critical tool.
Once more, LOOP Fair Awards will count with the participation of an international jury, with Andrea Lissoni (Director, Haus der Kunst, Munich), Dirk Snauwaert (Director, WIELS, Brussels), and Daniela Zyman (Artistic Director, TBA21, Vienna and Madrid). LOOP Fair will also host the StudioCollector Prize, initiated by Isabelle & Jean-Conrad Lemaître and rewarding an artist from Le Fresnoy. The 15th Prize will be awarded by French collector Guillaume de Saint-Seine.
Developing a hybrid format, the fair will also be accessible online. From November 16 to 26, all the videos will simultaneously be available for streaming on a newly designed virtual platform conceived by Hyperstudio (Madrid), offering a more immersive experience.
This year’s edition will be completed by a special section presenting a series of works exploring the boundaries between video and performance, curated by Rose Lejeune. It will echo the theme of the “body” developed in the LOOP Festival’s programme, through a rich offer of exhibitions and performances in a wide variety of art venues.
Hosting also a number of specialised talks and professional meetings addressed to art professionals, Casa Milà will become the core of a thrilling week dedicated to artists’ film and video.
Participating galleries & artists:
A Thousand Plateaus Art Space (Chengdu), Chen Qiulin / Galería Albarrán Bourdais (Madrid), Fernando Sánchez Castillo / àngels barcelona, Harun Farocki / Beckers+Kornfeld (Frankfurt / Berlin), Kota Ezawa / BERG Contemporary (Reykjavik), Dodda Maggý / Bernal Espacio (Madrid), Marina Abramović / Chi-Wen Gallery (Taïpei), Yu Cheng-Ta / Galerie Dix9 (Paris), Goran škofić / Galerie Les filles du calvaire (Paris), Noémie Goudal / HESTIA (Belgrade), Mark Požlep / Galerie Iragui (Moscow), Arkadiy Nasonov / Kulte Gallery (Rabat), Katia Kameli / Lokal_30 (Warsaw), Karolina Bregula / Galerie Ron Mandos (Amsterdam), Isaac Julien / Ani Molnar Gallery (Budapest), Katja Pratschke & Gusztáv Hámos / Galerie Eric Mouchet (Paris), Pierre Gaignard / Osnova Gallery (Moscow), Sasha Litvintseva / Parafin (London), Melanie Manchot / Pi Artworks (London / Istanbul), Fatma Bucak / Produzentengalerie (Hamburg), Paul Spengemann / ProjecteSD (Barcelona), Patricia Dauder / Galerie Sator (Paris), Hugo Deverchère / Esther Schipper (Berlin), Daniel Steegmann Mangrané / Galería Senda (Barcelona), AES+F. / tegenboschvanvreden (Amsterdam), Kymani Ceder / Galería Vanguardia (Bilbao), Mabi Revuelta / ZAHORIAN & VAN ESPEN (Bratislava / Prague), Jaroslav Kyša
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