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Congratulations to the artist and to Creative Capital!

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Tenth Annual Video Marathon: MEDIUM COOL

Friday 11 January and Saturday 12 January, 12:00-6:00pm

Art in General’s Tenth Annual Video Marathon Medium Cool explores the current state of video art, situated in-between institutionalized ‘Video Art’ and the work emerging from the flow and dynamism of the Internet. Taking the title of Haskell Wexler’s film of 1969, which suggested a critique of Marshall McLuhan’s distinction between ‘hot’ and ‘cold’ media, Medium Cool suggests that video is an idea rather than a technology; as an umbrella term for a particular set of practices, it promises democracy while at the same time threatening to reduce images to information. Through two days of screenings, three events, and a dedicated website, the Marathon looks at a range of video practices, including early experiments within the media itself, while dealing with issues of video distribution and copyright, the making of (art) history and legacy through moving images, and the general impact of technology on contemporary culture.

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[image from Art In General press release. Caption: "William E. Jones, The Fall of Communism as seen in Gay Pornography, 1998, Courtesy of the artist."]

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Apex Art
"291 Church Street - between Walker and White Streets, just two blocks south of Canal Street. The 1 and 9 trains stop at Franklin Station."
[New York, New York]

The (Self)Promotion Show
created and curated by you, the public

Opening reception:
Wednesday, January 9, 6-8pm
on view through February 16

* Do art and TV belong in the same sentence?
* Do people lie about watching TV?
* Are commercials better than programs?
* Can apexart get creative people to make a TV commercial about them?

Yes, yes, yes and yes!

Join us on Wednesday in the apexart living room as we gather around the television, forget the writers-strike worries, and watch nothing but ads. And if you can't join us here, make sure to watch the ads online and vote for your favorite: the winner gets $1,500 and their ad aired on network TV!


apexart recently held an open call, requesting submissions of a 30-second TV commercial about us from individuals and collaborative groups. In addition to being on view as part of the living-room-style installation, the commercials are available for viewing on our website, where viewers are encouraged to visit and cast votes for their favorite.

The exhibition was conceived to examine creative practices in contemporary culture and to reconsider the current promotional model of the art world.


Directions: A, C, E, N, R, W, Q, 6, J, M, Z to Canal or 1 to Franklin.

[graphic: first image from google search for 'televison ad.']

WiKitchen

As we head into the new year, many of us resolve to become better organized. To that end, we present" WiKitchen" by Zach Kmiec. The Data Stream wishes one and all a happy, healthy, creative and adventurous 2008!

[Note that this remarkable video of a temporary art installation, created in conjunction with a University of Iowa class on video blogging, was photographed using a primitive, 'one point oh' video cell phone.]

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