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Dominik Lejman - The Making-Of 60s Cathedral

Dominik Lejman - The Making-Of 60s Cathedral

Artist Dominik Lejman takes us behind the scenes of the creation of his remarkable video art from 2011. Project of skydivers recreating the vaulted ceiling of Durham Cathedral.

Duration : 11m
Maturity Level : all

David Szauder - Busó

David Szauder - Busó

In his Video ’Busó ’ (Mohács, Hungary,1967-2021) Szauder uses his grandfather’s 1960’s footage of the Busó festival. Whilst it remains largely unchanged, it is now deployed by the right-leaning government to celebrate nationalist ideals and values.

Duration : 1m
Maturity Level : all

Almagul Menlibayeva - Ulugh Beg: Futuristic Machine of Central Asia , single-channel version of 10-channel video installation

Almagul Menlibayeva - Ulugh Beg: Futuristic Machine of Central Asia , single-channel version of 10-channel video installation

This film (2020) tells the story of historically revered ruler of Samarkand and famed astronomer, Ulugh Beg. Interweaving past and present, myth and reality, Menlibayeva gazes out at space as the next border we have already begun to cross.

Duration : 39m
Maturity Level : all

David Szauder - Parallel Dimension

David Szauder - Parallel Dimension

In his film ’Parallel Dimension’ (Budapest, Prague, Balato, 1967-2021) Szauder comingles footage from Soviet May Day celebrations with whimsical animations. The game between visible and invisible mimics the political subtexts of enforced displays of ideology.

Duration : 1m
Maturity Level : all

Shaarbek Amankul - Lenin Stands, Lenin Fell Down

Shaarbek Amankul - Lenin Stands, Lenin Fell Down

Amankul’s footage, documenting the 2003 relocation of the Lenin sculpture in Kyrgyzstan, captures a powerful symbol - Lenin in flight, suspended between past failed ideologies and an uncertain future.

Duration : 1m
Maturity Level : all

Marina Belikova, BALAGAN!!!

Marina Belikova, BALAGAN!!!

The Russian exclamation balagan, describing, with celebratory gusto, a farce, the most unholy of cockups, is deployed by Belikova in her film ’BALAGAN!!!’ (2015) as a critical challenge to the chaos and misrule of our times.

Duration : 1m
Maturity Level : all

Hajnal Nemeth - The Loser (version 1, 2012)

Hajnal Nemeth - The Loser (version 1, 2012)

In a rendition of political hypocrisy, two confessions are sung comprised of confessional monologues of fallen leaders, exploring the contrast of individual and collective responsibility.

Duration : 36m
Maturity Level : all

Zuzanna Janin - Pas de Deux

Zuzanna Janin - Pas de Deux

Janin’s work (2001), depicting two bodies in a physical dialogue somewhere between dance and fight, remains relevant in a time of conflict and distraction when we are all dancing around the issues.

Duration : 5m
Maturity Level : all

"The Ship of Tolerance" by Ilya & Emilia Kabakov

Since 2016, the Zug filmmaker Remo Hegglin documented the "The Ship of Tolerance" project in cooperation with the Kunsthaus Zug, with more than 2’000 participants, and numerous project partners. It included a whole region and attracted worldwide attention. First realized in the oasis town of Siwa in Egypt in 2005, the participatory project "The Ship of Tolerance" of Ilya and Emilia Kabakov has meanwhile made appearances in Venice, St. Moritz, Sharjah, Miami, Havana, New York, Moscow, Rome, and Rostock. With "The Ship of Tolerance", the internationally renowned artists seek to bring people of different continents, cultures and identities together by actively involving them in the project. Particularly important to them are the children.

Duration : 59m
Maturity Level : all

Joan Jonas - Art in Action

Joan Jonas - Art in Action

Since starting out as part of New York’s 1960s Downtown art scene, Joan Jonas has cut a unique figure in the art world. Feminism, storytelling, dance, and traditional Asian theater have all informed her performance practice which has emerged as one of the most influential of the last half-century. Nature and landscape have also always prominently featured in her work

Duration : 4m
Maturity Level : all

Lawrence Abu Hamdan

Lawrence Abu Hamdan

Lawrence Abu Hamdan decodes the world through sound. A self-proclaimed ‘private ear’, the Dubai-based artist leads audio investigations that uncover often unsavory truths, such as goods trafficking or the realities of a Syrian prison.

Duration : 4m
Maturity Level : all

Anne Imhof

Anne Imhof

Anne Imhof exploded onto the international scene in 2017, when she represented Germany at the Venice Biennale with her durational performance FAUST. Featuring a haughty cast of performers (and a few dogs), FAUST’s raw energy electrified the critics and landed the artist the Golden Lion that year.

Duration : 3m
Maturity Level : all

Jeff Koons

Jeff Koons

The shiny surfaces of Jeff Koons’ sculptures have become a byword for the artist’s work. Polished to perfection, they negate the idea of manual fabrication and stand as pristine totems to human desire. Koons’ balloon dogs, dolphins, and oversized hearts capture the contemporary poetry of pop culture while taunting humans’ inner magpies.

Duration : 4m
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

Hannu Karjalainen, Daemon (2020)

Hannu Karjalainen, Daemon (2020)

“Daemon” (guardian spirit) stems from reflections on the future of humankind and its relationship with nature. Karjalainen’s film navigates the ground between real and unreal, abstract and absurd. Running on the logic of a dream or a nightmare, it quotes online comments of trolls criticizing Greta Thunberg’s speech on climate action at the UN.

Duration : 11m
Maturity Level : all

Doug Fishbone, Please Gamble Responsibly (2021)

Doug Fishbone, Please Gamble Responsibly (2021)

Fishbone examines how instability and collapse are coded into the very way modern money works - from the Nixon Shock in 1971 to the ongoing corporate bailouts of today - and unmasks a global economic system which is far dodgier than it seems. The film treats a populist and relevant subject - the unaffordability of housing in much of the Western world - from an unexpected and humorous vantage point.

Duration : 16m
Maturity Level : all

Iván Buenader, Volkspark (2021)

Iván Buenader, Volkspark (2021)

In “Volkspark” (People’s Park), Buenader dances through Berlin’s oldest public park. Dressed in clothes found on the streets – the literal social fabric of Berlin - he moves amidst various monuments inscribed with references to battles, conquests, nations, historical milestones, popular mythologies, and literary characters of children’s fables.

Duration : 3m
Maturity Level : all

Nina E. Schönefeld, H A Z E C I T Y (2021)

Nina E. Schönefeld, H A Z E C I T Y (2021)

Set in 2027, a near-future of toxic fogs and extreme pollution, “H A Z E C I T Y” refers to the current discussion of climate change and what might happen in the coming years. The film raises the question: To what extent is it legitimate to use violence to force a necessary shift to prevent irreversible climate change?

Duration : 32m
Maturity Level : all

Nezaket Ekici, Kaffeeklatsch (2019)

Nezaket Ekici, Kaffeeklatsch (2019)

Questioning her sense of belonging in German society, as a migrant and integrated German, Nezaket Ekici asks herself what her own German tradition is – and what actually is German tradition? Staging herself in traditional German costumes from the Black Forest, Spreewald, and Thuringia, Ekici drinks coffee with her doppelgangers in this playful video addressing the fine line between foreignness and belonging, while looking back with wry humor on the isolation of lockdown.

Duration : 6m
Maturity Level : all

Shahar Marcus, Dig (2020)

Shahar Marcus, Dig (2020)

“Dig” shows men frantically digging out heavy stones. It could be a ruined house after an earthquake or a bomb. But because we are not shown where or why this action takes place, it becomes a universal metaphor for the many disasters – natural and manmade – of our troubled times.

Duration : 5m
Maturity Level : all

Christian Niccoli, ZWEI (2021)

Christian Niccoli, ZWEI (2021)

“Zwei” tells the story of two men bound together in a relationship of interdependence. Hanging off opposite ends of a rope suspended from a high wall, this perpetual balancing act is an apt social metaphor for our times. Trying to climb, whether up the social ladder or out of the mess we’re in, we are always on the edge of loosing our grip.

Duration : 15m
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