Art Video features film and video works by today’s most exciting international artists, presented by the galleries of Art Basel Miami Beach. Organized in association with London’s Artprojx, Art Video will be screened for the first time in Miami Beach SoundScape, on the 7,000 square-foot outdoor projection wall of the New World Center, as well as within five viewing pods inside the Miami Beach Convention Center.
For the outdoor screening at the New World Center, Artprojx has selected six programs running over three nights. For details of each screening, click here.
Wednesday, November 30
8:00 PM – Landscape – Total running time approximately 54’
The 'Landscape' program brings together film and video works with a literal or figurative take on its theme. Each work will
take viewers on a curious journey to extraordinary places and unpossessed landscapes.
9:00 PM – Dancer – Running time 25’ (will be screened twice)
The latest film by Miami-based artist Dara Friedman, 'Dancer' turns Miami's street corners into a stage. Filming its performers from a slow-moving van and simultaneously transmitting an upbeat soundtrack into various neighborhoods, passersby appear to be breaking into dance.
Friday, December 2
8:00 PM – Americania – Total running time approximately 42’
Setting the scene for 'Americania' in Miami Beach, the selection of short films was inspired by Martha Rosler's one-minute film 'God Bless America.' The program offers a distinctive window onto the United States and the multi-faceted reactions towards the country by various artists.
9:00 PM – Music and Dance – Total running time approximately 40’
The program consists of a selection of films that play on the themes of music and dance, mesmerizing and capturing its audience. The videos share a simplicity, a joie de vivre and an engagement that allow the viewer to observe the ordinary
t hrough extraordinary means.
Saturday, December 3
8:00 PM – Painterly – Total running time approximately 55’
This program combines film, animation, sculpture and painting in an intriguing way. The vigorous artists' gestures correspond with the fluid wonders of digital technology.
9:00 PM – Brief Features – Total running time approximately 73’
Brief Features presents works that hold the tension, visual captivation, imagination and quality of a full-length arthouse movie, and then offers a little bit more.
Friday, December 2 at 7:30 PM
New World Center
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Kiera Duffy, soprano
Alexander Kienle, horn
In the adventurous spirit of Art Basel Miami Beach, this daring program will feature solo, small ensemble and orchestral works by avant-garde Italian composers. After the performance, Art Basel Miami Beach Art Video will be projected outside on the soaring 7,000 square foot wall of the New World Center. Click here for more details.
Art Basel Week Expanded Tour Schedule:
Wednesday, November 30
Thursday, December 1
Friday, December 2
Saturday, December 3
Tours available at 10:00 AM, 12:00 PM and 2:00 PM
Take a behind-the-scenes look at how Frank Gehry’s design objectives further the functional goal of training the next generation of exceptional orchestral musicians.
Tours are $5 per person and reservations are required. For tour reservations, please visit the New World Center box office or call 305.673.3331.