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RestART Beirut

RestART Beirut

CONTRIBUTE TO SAVE BEIRUT’S HERITAGE

Duration : 35s
Maturity Level : all

Beyond Walls by Saype

Beyond Walls by Saype

Discover his 8 first gigantic frescoes. Project 9 is now in Cape Town

Duration : 5m
Maturity Level : all

THE WORLD AROUND SUMMIT 2021

THE WORLD AROUND SUMMIT 2021

Online event on 30th January with stories about architectural culture today

Duration : 26s
Maturity Level : all

David Szauder

David Szauder

Kinetic Movements with Sound

Duration : 5m
Maturity Level : all

COVIDecameron

COVIDecameron

DISCOVER MOMENTUM ON CHANNELS

Duration : 20s
Maturity Level : all

MEDITATION TIME

MEDITATION TIME

EXPERIENCE ART DIFFERENTLY. CHECK THE DEDICATED CHANNEL

Duration : 25s
Maturity Level : all

William Kentridge at MUDAM, Luxemburg

William Kentridge at MUDAM, Luxemburg

A Must See before August 2021

Duration : 10s
Maturity Level : all

The Monarch Sanctuary by TerreformONE

The Monarch Sanctuary by TerreformONE

The Monarch Sanctuary (Lepidoptera terrarium) will be eight stories of new commercial construction in Nolita, NYC. Programmatically, the building space will mostly contain retail and office life. Yet central to its purpose is serving as a breeding ground and sanctuary for the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus).

Duration : 1m
Maturity Level : all

Experience the Shrine Room at the Rubin Museum

Experience the Shrine Room at the Rubin Museum

Welcome to the Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York. 2 hours of chanting as a refuge in times of stress and anxiety, Experience also the Interactive Shrine Room: http://shrineroom.rma2.org/

Duration : 2h
Maturity Level : all

Snapshot mon Amour by Christian Bau

Snapshot mon Amour by Christian Bau

After the catastrophe in Fukushima, a new Japanese word came into being: Genpatsu-Rikon, a word pieced-together from the characters for “atom” and “divorce”. In 2011, documentary filmmaker Christian Bau travels to the east coast of Japan to investigate this newly coined word. What did the filmmaker see? “I saw everything.” -"You didn’t see anything, nothing at all!” Music Ulrike Haage

Duration : 23s
Maturity Level : all

DESERT X

DESERT X

The Desert X, an exhibition of 13 works by internationally acclaimed artists installed at various locations around the Coachella Valley. Curated by Neville Wakefield and César García-Alvarez. Until May 16, 2021, if you can travel.

Duration : 42s
Maturity Level : all

CAN THE ARTS HEAL?

CAN THE ARTS HEAL?

Save the date, March 22-26, 2021. A five-day cultural program in response to the mental health crisis caused by Covid-19. Presented by The Future is Unwritten as part of the WHO’s Solidarity Series of Events. More info www.culturunners.com

Duration : 26s
Maturity Level : all

Jenny Holzer - OH

Jenny Holzer - OH

Short documentary by Claudia Müller focusing on "OH", an installation done by Jenny Holzer for the Neu Nationalgalerie in Berlin. The American artist’s medium is language. For more than 30 years, her name has stood for a conceptual art that calls into question our perceptions and the way we are influenced by media and politics.

Duration : 4m
Maturity Level : all

GEGO: Trailer

GEGO: Trailer

GEGO, Gertrud Louise Goldschmidt (b. 1912 in Hamburg, d. 1994 in Caracas) was one of the leading artists of her generation in Latin America, known above all for her large-scale spatial installations. She regarded her works not as sculptures, but as structures or drawings in space. Film maker Nathalie David combines present day footage from Caracas and archive footage of Gego’s work and life with Gego’s texts and statements from curators, art historians and family members.

Duration : 1m
Maturity Level : all

THE ABSTRACT IMAGE OF THE PANDEMIC

THE ABSTRACT IMAGE OF THE PANDEMIC

We all experience the impact of the COVID pandemic. David Szauder shows the growing mass of daily information drawn in curves on a piece of paper by a small drawing robot. Each time the word pandemic occurs in the news, the small robot draws the next curve determined by the time and GPS coordinates of where the news is coming from, following the virus’s current status.

Duration : 1m
Maturity Level : all

Fondation Beyeler

Fondation Beyeler

Discover its dedicated Channel

Duration : 12s
Maturity Level : all

Olafur Eliasson on “Life”

Olafur Eliasson on “Life”

At the Fondation Beyeler, Eliasson states: “Increasingly I have grown interested in efforts to consider life not from a human-centric perspective but from a broad, biocentric perspective. I’ve found myself turning nouns into verbs – when I go through my exhibition, I try to tree, for instance – in order to become aware of perspectives that go beyond what we humans can properly imagine.”

Duration : 2m
Maturity Level : all

MIND THE GAP

MIND THE GAP

Greta Thunberg: "This is an emergency alert for the general public"

Duration : 4m
Maturity Level : all

MENART FAIR

MENART FAIR

For the lucky ones who can be in Paris from May 27-30th, please visit MENART FAIR, the first international modern and contemporary art fair, dedicated to artists from the Middle East & North Africa selected this year by 22 must-see galleries. More information: menart-fair.com Many videos from these galleries are on a dedicated channel here on ikonoTV

Duration : 17s
Maturity Level : all

Platforme Planet Earth

Platforme Planet Earth

Announcing Platforme Planet Earth - a marketplace for climate change. To share ideas and solutions, support initiatives, buy and sell products and services. It is our planet. There is no vaccine.

Duration : 3m
Maturity Level : all

Shifting Vision

Shifting Vision

Check this dedicated channel for Shifting Vision which examines how current social, political, and ecological issues influence our perception of the arts.

Duration : 1m
Maturity Level : all

Michel Platnic, Genesis, 2018

Michel Platnic, Genesis, 2018

Genesis draws inspiration from the biblical world creation narrative. Day after day, the empty space is populated with flora and fauna. But with the disappearance of God and the appearance of man, the creative act takes a new turn. Man, incarnated by the artist, creates and consumes his creation. Courtesy By Lara Sedbon & Durazzo Projects.

Duration : 59s
Maturity Level : all

Biennale Architettura 2021, Sneak Peek: ELEMENTAL

Biennale Architettura 2021, Sneak Peek: ELEMENTAL

Project: ELEMENTAL Narrated by: Alejandro Aravena Video: Vicente Fernández Footage: Francisco Huichaqueo, ELEMENTAL Vicente Fernández and Raul Ruiz (extract from documentary "Ahora te vamos a llamar hermano", Chile, 1971) Music: Tecnología para ser libres Spanish translation: ELEMENTAL Mapuzungun translation: Leonel Lienlaf with the collaboration of Cesar Ancalaf With the collaboration of: Tironi and Asociados An initiative of: Asociación de Comunidades Mapuche de Loncoche and Arauco

Duration : 2m
Maturity Level : all

Lumen Prize

Lumen Prize

The Lumen Prize celebrates the very best art created with technology through a global competition. Enjoy here highlights from the winners in 2020.

Duration : 20m
Maturity Level : all

Banksy - A Great British Spraycation

Banksy - A Great British Spraycation

The graffiti artist from Bristol, whose work now sells for millions of pounds, has confirmed that he is responsible for the appearance of several new works dotted across seaside resorts on the east coast of England. Speculation has already been rife that Banksy was the man behind an entertaining outbreak of fresh graffiti images, which include a seagull hovering over oversized “chips” – made from insulation material – in a skip and a rat relaxing in a deckchair with a cocktail.

Duration : 3m
Maturity Level : all

Ingo Frölich. Wellen der Zeit

Ingo Frölich. Wellen der Zeit

How Gothic inspires contemporary artist Ingo Fröhlich. This work in chalk was done during 2021 in the court of the Synodal Palace next to the Cathedral. Interrogating the functions and possibilities through drawing has always interested Ingo where movement, time, and space are always interlaced. Drone film by Frédéric Bouffety.

Duration : 2m
Maturity Level : all

The World Health Organisation (WHO) launches Healing Arts Lab

The World Health Organisation (WHO) launches Healing Arts Lab

Throughout the fall in New York, there will be ongoing events including film premieres, artist commissions, research programs, and special conversations with thought leaders. The Healing Arts Symposium at The Met on November 14 will mark the closing of the city-wide initiative where ikonoTV will also be part. Saty tuned.

Duration : 1m
Maturity Level : all

Planet Earth Channel

Planet Earth Channel

At Platforme Planet Earth, we believe that climate change is everyone’s responsibility and that the story-telling impact of art is a powerful way to incite action.

Duration : 21s
Maturity Level : all

THE FUTURE IS FRAGILE

THE FUTURE IS FRAGILE

“Hope is a creative act” - Christopher Bailey, Arts and Health Lead at the World Health Organization (WHO). Pioneering environmental artist Agnes Denes’ flag ‘The Future is Fragile, Handle with Care’ is raised Venice lagoon as a global clarion call for planetary health. Nowhere symbolizes the fragility of the balance between nature and human creation quite the resilient city of Venice. Film produced by CULTURUNNERS, Vivobarefoot, Ocean Space, and CommunityJameel to mark United Nations Day and to coincide with the launch of the upcoming COP26 climate summit.

Duration : 3m
Maturity Level : all

"The Ship of Tolerance"

Artists Ilya & Emilia Kabakov invited children together to protect tolerance in our life. Enjoy on ikonoTV the 59 mn long documentary done over the years by Remo Hegglin and commissioned by the Kunstmuseum in Zug, Switzerland. And stay tuned as Carolina Conforti and Francois Renet from The Art Talks will invite us soon to an online event together with Emilia Kabakov, Kunstmuseum Zug director Matthias Haldemann and guests.

Duration : 2m
Maturity Level : all

WITHOUT US - a kickstart campaign

WITHOUT US - a kickstart campaign

You are invited to support this Kickstarter campaign to finance a 20mn film directed by Daniel Brandt and with actress Thea Carla Schøtt and an immersive live version with live music and a visual show. It is an environmental drama about a jaded Uber driver who believes that the only way to save the planet is to remove its biggest threat: the people. Her character represents the helplessness I’m sure we all feel when we as individuals think about what we can do to change the trajectory of the climate crisis. With this film, we want to inspire the drastic actions we need to take to save our environment and reestablish a balance in this world, one WITH US. Please share and take part here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/whithoutus/without-us

Duration : 1m
Maturity Level : all

TAKING FLIGHT: Birds & Bicycles

TAKING FLIGHT: Birds & Bicycles

Discover the new Channel on ikonoTV curated by MOMENTUM

Duration : 1m
Maturity Level : all

What’s your excuse?

What’s your excuse?

In this short video produced by UN Development Programme, a ferocious and talkative dinosaur bursts into the iconic General Assembly Hall at UN Headquarters in New York, with a special warning for any diplomats who still think climate action is for the birds. “At least we had an asteroid,” the carnivorous critter warns, referring to the popular theory explaining dinosaurs’ extinction 70 million years ago. “What’s your excuse?”

Duration : 2m
Maturity Level : all

Healing Arts Symposium

Healing Arts Symposium

At The MET this 14th November 2021, livestream details under www.culturunners.com. ikonoTV is very proud to contribute with its Slow Art videos for hospitals. Discover more information under "Art Heals".

Duration : 31s
Maturity Level : all

Open Call for Climate Issues

Open Call for Climate Issues

Invitation from January 10, 2022 to an Open Call for Videos addressing Climate Change as part of New Award supported by Helen Frankenthaler Foundation. The shortlisted videos will be released and displayed in February 2022 on a dedicated channel on ikonoTV. Stay Tuned!

Duration : 34s
Maturity Level : all

Check this trailer...

Check this trailer...

and if you like it...enjoy the full documentary about artist Leo Villareal’s amazing light installation in San Francisco under Premium.

Duration : 2m
Maturity Level : all

WHO BY WATER

WHO BY WATER

"Who by Water" is a recut of Luc Perez’ last short film "the Drowned" made during the lockdown in Danemark. The idea was to delete the film characters and dialogues to keep only empty places. The Danish village Marstal, is becoming a empty town anted by its own ghosts and maritime history. For the past two decades, Luc Perez has been focusing mainly on animation and have developed his very own technique – a mix between analog painting and computer compositing. He does everything by himself, except the soundtrack, from the first script draft, storyboard, animatic, design, editing to post production. He has achieved several works for other directors from all around the world, who wanted to integrate animated sequences in their films or documentaries, such as Wolfgang Becker (Good Bye, Lenin!) or Raed Andony (Best Documentary at the 67th Berlinale).

Duration : 8m
Maturity Level : all

LUX when light began to breathe

LUX when light began to breathe

Discover how artists iart STUDIO, Es Devlin, Refik Anadol, a’strict, and Julianknxx use tech such as 3D projection mapping, neural networks, quantum computing, open-source VFX software, or algorithmic visualisations to tame light to make beautiful and meaningful art about our climate, our human condition, or what it is to breathe.

Duration : 9m
Maturity Level : all

DESERT X ALULA

DESERT X ALULA

15 artists explore ideas of mirage and oasis in spectacular Al Ula from 11th February until 30th March 2022. Check www.desertx.org

Duration : 0s
Maturity Level : all

WHAT MAKES US HUMAN? Alexander Ponomarev’s Statement

WHAT MAKES US HUMAN? Alexander Ponomarev’s Statement

Russian artist Alexander Ponomarev painted in bright colors in 1996 a Russian submarine, making out of a war machine a work of art. ikonoTV is launching a "What makes us Human?" campaign, a Call for Artists to express alternatives to war. Check ikonoTV’s Facebook page soon.

Duration : 1m
Maturity Level : all

Climate Art Awards

Climate Art Awards

Discover the nominated videos from the Frankenthaler Climate Art Awards on their dedicated Channel

Duration : 41s
Maturity Level : all

What makes us Human? by Nikita Kravtsov

What makes us Human? by Nikita Kravtsov

Ukrainian artist Nikita Kravtsov is sharing his statement on "What makes us human" in times of war. With his drawing practice, we meditate with him and reflect on the actual dramatic situation in his homeland. This original drawing is for "The War of the Mushrooms", a book launching in English and very soon in German. Together with writer Andrei Kurkov, they were inspired by the eponymous folk tale, a popular classic in Slavic cultures. They both reimagine the tale with scenes from Russia’s current war on Ukraine. The revenue from the book’s sale will be sent to support the defense of Ukraine.

Duration : 6m
Maturity Level : all

HOW ARE YOU?

HOW ARE YOU?

Ukrainian Artists answer this question with their visionary works. Discover their dedicated "How Are You?" channel on ikonoTV curated by Kateryna Filyuk. Thanks to our Partners the Ukrainian Institute in Kyiv and Momentum Worldwide in Berlin showing the videos also at the Zionskirche in Berlin. And please support Ukrainian Artists [https://linktr.ee/ikonotv.how_are_you]

Duration : 20s
Maturity Level : all

What makes us Human? by Nikita Kravtsov

What makes us Human? by Nikita Kravtsov

Ukrainian artist Nikita Kravtsov is sharing his statement on "What makes us human" in times of war. With his drawing practice, we meditate with him and reflect on the actual dramatic situation in his homeland. This original drawing is for "The War of the Mushrooms", a book launching in English and very soon in German. Together with writer Andrei Kurkov, they were inspired by the eponymous folk tale, a popular classic in Slavic cultures. They both reimagine the tale with scenes from Russia’s current war on Ukraine. The revenue from the book’s sale will be sent to support the defense of Ukraine.

Duration : 15m
Maturity Level : all

Angela Lyn, On the Edge of Time by Michael Schindhelm

Angela Lyn, On the Edge of Time by Michael Schindhelm

Film director Michael Schindhelm features the work and life of Angela Lyn, a Swiss artist of Anglo-Chinese origin, in the advent of her major exhibition held at Villa Arconati-FAR, a baroque palazzo situated on the outskirts of Milan. The artist’s journey weaving past and present, east and west, art and life - unfolds within the time-worn rooms focussing on what connects rather than what separates us as human beings. Camera and editing Yawen Yeo. Post-production Stefano Cravero. Text and voice Angela Lyn.

Duration : 15m
Maturity Level : all

What makes us Human? by Vadim Zakharov

What makes us Human? by Vadim Zakharov

In “BAFF BAFF! What Are The Politicians Talking About”, Vadim Zakharov reads out loud more than 1000 non-verbal words, most of which have been found in the magazines “Mickey Mouse” (German editions) and also taken from the books “Tintin The Mysterious Star” and “Asterix & Obelix The Laurels of Caesar”. The words collected in the non-verbal vocabulary have no meaning, but only phonetically reflect certain events: someone has fainted (BLIEP!), a glass has broken (CRACK! CLIRR!), a helicopter has crashed into a cupola (KAROMMS!), a museum has collapsed (CRACK! THUNDER! CRIME!). The Reader (Vadim Zakharov), wearing a white shirt and a tie, recites these words seriously and forcefully. The image of a politician is created, a public figure who professionally and convincingly is ready to say something on any occasion. At the same time, we see that these are just empty words - bubbles that float away as soon as they reach our ears. The film highlights the absurdity of what we see and hear every day on television and the internet. At the same time, reading non-verbal words can be perceived as reading poetry… The original Exhibition version is 65 min long.

Duration : 4m
Maturity Level : all

"Artists convey feelings, not politicians"

How many times have you heard a President in war addressing himself to Artists? There are 2 kinds of leaders: some, and unfortunately, the most, need to show muscles, bombs, tanks, and destruct all by bringing humanity to darkness. We call them tyrants. And others, super rare, like President Zelensky who asks Artists to help and bring emotions into the discourse to empower the universal value of freedom and protect Democracy. We, at ikonoTV, as an Art only VOD platform, felt the duty to share this address of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the official opening of *This is Ukraine: Defending Freedom* organized PinchukArtCentre and Victor Pinchuk Foundation at Venice Biennale. April 21, 2022. Some food for thoughts.

Duration : 4m
Maturity Level : all

What makes us Human? by G R

What makes us Human? by G R

Late reporter Shireen Abu Aqleh was a great journalist, respected by her peers. She is now yet another unfortunate fallen figure because of her fight for freedom of speech, and one of the very few women to receive official honors from the Palestinian Authority. Portrayed here by the artist G R with his unique dynamic power drawing style for his A R K art project. This is how we will remember her, a great human being.

Duration : 1m
Maturity Level : all

Guggenheim Museum - Collecting Abstraction

Guggenheim Museum - Collecting Abstraction

Why is it important for the Guggenheim Museum to collect and preserve art? To Guggenheim Museum founder Solomon R. Guggenheim and founding director Hilla Rebay abstraction was not just a radical art form. They also saw its potential as an immensely powerful tool for better understanding and changing the world. When Rebay introduced Vasily Kandinsky’s work to Guggenheim around 1929, she set the course of Guggenheim’s collection, and ultimately the collecting legacy of the museum he would later establish. The centrality of abstraction to the art institution’s approach to collecting is the heart of a new Guggenheim documentary, Collecting Abstraction: The Multiple Narratives of Modernism. Collecting Abstraction journeys through the decades-long history of abstraction in the Guggenheim’s collection and iconic exhibitions, illustrating an enduring commitment to the artists of our time, the multiple perspectives art offers, and the conversations artworks can stimulate. Through open and honest dialogue with various voices from the Guggenheim Museum, Collecting Abstraction demonstrates the ways in which the founding principles of the Guggenheim’s collection continue to guide its present and future. Directors: Stephen J. Grant & Stephan Knuesel, Editor: Miao Wang

Duration : 17m
Maturity Level : all

Ron Arad - Reverse Again

Ron Arad - Reverse Again

Discover the full version on Shifting Vision’s dedicated Channel here on ikonoTV where Ron Arad brings us in his new NFT world

Duration : 34s
Maturity Level : all

Moshe Safdie - For Everyone A Garden

Moshe Safdie - For Everyone A Garden

Discover the full version of Moshe Safdie’s mission to bring a garden to everyone on Shifting Vision’s dedicated Channel here on ikonoTV

Duration : 51s
Maturity Level : all

Ayman Baalbaki talks about Janus Gate

Ayman Baalbaki talks about Janus Gate

Ayman Baalbaki’s monumental installation titled Janus Gate for the Lebanese Pavilion at the 59th Venice Bienniale until 27th November 2022: “My starting point was Beirut, which I see as a city rich in what Michel Foucault refers to as ‘other spaces.’ Along the model of the word ‘Lebanonization,’ meant to describe the fragmentation of a state, ‘Beirutization’ defines places troubled by barricades and borders – in other words, to speak of the urban dismemberment of a city and its fragmentation into discrete islands.” Video courtesy of DAF Beirut - Platinum sponsor of the Lebanese Pavilion

Duration : 19m
Maturity Level : all

Grow by Daan Roosegaarde

Grow by Daan Roosegaarde

How can cutting-edge light design help plants grow more sustainably? How can we make the farmer the hero? Daan Roosegaarde’s artwork GROW is an homage to the beauty of agriculture and is inspired by scientific light recipes which improve plants’ growth and resilience. GROW consists of a design-based light recipe that shines vertically across 20,000m2 of farmland with leek (Allium porrum). You experience the artwork as ‘dancing lights’ across a huge agricultural field. The light is poetic, and inspired by photobiology light science technologies which have shown that certain recipes of blue, red, and ultraviolet light can enhance plant growth and reduce the use of pesticides by up to 50 percent.

Duration : 2m
Maturity Level : all

INTERACTIONS

INTERACTIONS

When Cinema Looks to Nature. ART for The World continues its commitment to the global effort to increase awareness of the effects of Climate Change and the Environment by producing twelve International Filmmakers who create connections between Humans and Animals through Biodiversity, Climate Change, Environment, and Water Risks. Stay tuned;-)

Duration : 1m
Maturity Level : all

Dead Sea Guardians (trailer)

Dead Sea Guardians (trailer)

The Dead Sea, the lowest place on Earth and one of its wonders - is in danger: The Sea is losing more than a meter in depth every year, more than 6,000 sinkholes have opened up along its shores, and the place looks like a disaster has struck. There is no more time to lose, and we need to act. .Three ordinary people from three countries in a conflict that share the Sea - Oded the Israeli, Yusuf the Palestinian, and Munqeth the Jordanian - embark on a journey together to try and stop the disaster and prevent the Sea from disappearing. Directed by Ido Glass and Yoav Kleinman

Duration : 2m
Maturity Level : all

Erwin Wurm

Erwin Wurm

Erwin Wurm revisits his outdoor sculptures Fat House and Narrow House in light of the ecological impact of climate change. Produced by Shifting Vision

Duration : 2m
Maturity Level : all

Requiem

Requiem

Statement by artist Janet Laurence: “I believe we need to make our landscape sacred again; we need to re-enchant it. The bushfires have amplified the specificity of this landscape that we live within. We need to enter into it deeply through knowledge sharing between scientists, artists and Indigenous peoples. … Part of my vision is that the space will not be used as a neutral space but will be entered into as a sacred space that cultivates a renewed engagement with nature.” Courtesy Momentum Worldwide Berlin

Duration : 7m
Maturity Level : all

#ArtSpeaksOut

#ArtSpeaksOut

From 6th November and during the 2 weeks of COP27, please visit every other day the [Channel page, https://ikonotv.art/Channels] where you will be able to watch a big choice of video artworks all focused on environmental issues. Let’s get inspiration for our environment.

Duration : 26s
Maturity Level : all

#ArtSpeaksOut

#ArtSpeaksOut

One more week, until December 4, 2022, meaning 2 weeks following COP27, please visit [Channel page, https://ikonotv.art/Channels] where you are able to watch a big choice of video artworks all focused on environmental issues within six dedicated channels. Let’s get inspiration for our environment.

Duration : 21s
Maturity Level : all

Michael Najjar

Michael Najjar

Discover video artworks by Berlin-based artist Michael Najjar on his dedicated [Channel, ] on ikonoTV. These latest projects are focused on our planetary future in times of climate change. He addresses the far-reaching ecological, economic and cultural impact of human-induced climate change, which is leading to a redefinition of the relationship between humans and nature.

Duration : 1m
Maturity Level : all

Usina de arte

Usina de arte

When individuals in Brazil don’t wait for politicians to act. Discover this wonderful artistic botanical park with its dedicated [Channel,https://ikonotv.art/Channels]. Usina de Arte seeks to provoke the creative power of the local population and to open up opportunities for sustainable development based on breaking paradigms historically consolidated in the region.

Duration : 22s
Maturity Level : all