V Inter-American Biennial of Video Art - Galleries Magazine
V Inter-American Biennial of Video Art - Galleries Magazine
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The Cultural Center<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Inter</strong>‐<strong>American</strong> Development Bank (IDB)<br />
announces the opening <strong>of</strong> the exhibition<br />
V <strong>Inter</strong>-<strong>American</strong> <strong>Biennial</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Video</strong> <strong>Art</strong><br />
Open December 6, 2010 – January 28, 2011<br />
20 videos from 13 countries were selected from among 223 entries<br />
by an international jury composed <strong>of</strong><br />
Marina Galvani, Curator <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Art</strong> Program <strong>of</strong> the World Bank, and<br />
Edgar Endress, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Digital Media Technologies at George Mason University.<br />
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Washington, December 3, 2011<br />
The Fifth Edition <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Inter</strong>‐<strong>American</strong> <strong>Biennial</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Video</strong> <strong>Art</strong> will open at the Gallery <strong>of</strong> the IDB Cultural Center, in<br />
Washington, featuring 20 videos from 13 countries selected from among 223 entries from 20 countries, including<br />
Puerto Rico. This year, the <strong>Biennial</strong> celebrates its first decade <strong>of</strong> existence.<br />
In the words <strong>of</strong> the IDB Cultural Center Director and creator <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Biennial</strong>, Felix Angel, “The <strong>Inter</strong>‐<strong>American</strong><br />
<strong>Biennial</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Video</strong> <strong>Art</strong> is probably the only video biennial that exists at the hemispheric level and operates under an<br />
open call instead <strong>of</strong> through preselected entries under a rigid curatorial framework. This is an important<br />
distinction that has become part <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Biennial</strong>’s character. Aside from the cash awards and honorable mentions<br />
awarded by an international jury to encourage those artists whose work appears most innovative and progressive,<br />
the <strong>Biennial</strong>´s openness and inclusivity gives opportunities to many video artists in the region to be appreciated by<br />
a wide range <strong>of</strong> publics.”<br />
The winning entries and their video artists <strong>of</strong> this year edition are:<br />
• First Prize <strong>of</strong> US$4,000 to the video “Faber,” by Boris David Franco Navarrete, <strong>of</strong> Chile. From beginning to end,<br />
this work develops with the majesty and unity <strong>of</strong> a symphony in which images and sound dialogue in perfect<br />
rhythmic alternation. The theme, rooted in global philosophical and religious traditions, is treated with elegance<br />
and beauty.<br />
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