Videonale
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Videonale is an annual international festival and competition for art videos in Bonn
, Germany
, held since 1984.
and panel discussions on current topics in media art. Germany’s media academies and media centres and their contributions to the further development of media art are discussed.
Since 1993 the event, Videonale Intermezzo, has been organized in close cooperation with the Videonale. A series of lectures on the history of media art entitled "Elektronenströme" has been run since 1995, which scrutinizes aspects of art history and media theory. Together with the Bonner Kunstverein and the Bonner Kinemathek (cinema in the Brotfabrik), the Videonale has organized events and brought its programs to other museums in various cities, as for example to the Museum Ludwig
in Cologne in 2003.
Bonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, held since 1984.
History
Since its beginnings, the festival has constantly been altered. Apart from the competition, the Videonale presents a large exhibition of installation artInstallation art
Installation art describes an artistic genre of three-dimensional works that are often site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space. Generally, the term is applied to interior spaces, whereas exterior interventions are often called Land art; however, the boundaries between...
and panel discussions on current topics in media art. Germany’s media academies and media centres and their contributions to the further development of media art are discussed.
Since 1993 the event, Videonale Intermezzo, has been organized in close cooperation with the Videonale. A series of lectures on the history of media art entitled "Elektronenströme" has been run since 1995, which scrutinizes aspects of art history and media theory. Together with the Bonner Kunstverein and the Bonner Kinemathek (cinema in the Brotfabrik), the Videonale has organized events and brought its programs to other museums in various cities, as for example to the Museum Ludwig
Museum Ludwig
Museum Ludwig, located in Cologne, Germany, houses a collection of modern art. It includes works from PopArt, Abstract and Surrealism, and has one of the largest Picasso collections in Europe. It also features many works by Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein....
in Cologne in 2003.