2 0 1 8 Water, Heritage, and Climate Change MIAMI SANTO DOMINGO BOGOTÁ CARACAS ARUBA VALENCIA ROME 2 0 1 8 XIII Edition October 2018–January 2019 Arts Connection Foundation and Concrete Space
Founders Curators Advisers Adriana Barrios Adriana Barrios Ilian Arvelo Andreina Fuentes Carlos Causo José Enrique Blondet Gerardo Zavarce Andreina Fuentes Ana María Carrano Dayalis González Milagros González XIII Edition Directors Nelson González Jorge Gutiérrez Adriana Barrios Marcelo Llobell Adriana Meneses Marcelo Llobell Hugo Palmar Marinellys Tremamunno Christopher Rodríguez Lorena Rojas Parma Open Call Jury Humberto Valdivieso Andreina Fuentes Jimmy Yánez Milcho Gerardo Zavarce (Verónica Milchorena) Ana María Zoghbi Alejandra Romero
This program is supported in part by the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, the Cultural Affairs Council, the Mayor, and the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners. Collaborating Organizations
Arroba Consulting Art Industrial Movement (AIM) Arthur and Polly Mays Conservatory of the Arts Artisa Arts Connection Foundation Concrete Space Aruba Art Fair Collaborating Organizations Barcú Feria Aruba Art Fair Ciudad de Doral Doral Contemporary Art Museum Barcu Art Fair Festival de Video Nodo Ccs Pinta Art Fair Florida International University Coral Gables Art Museum Fundación Sala Mendoza Fundación Telefónica Doral Contemporary Art Museum (Dorcam) Fundación Unoca Festival de Video Nodo CCS Gables Stage Florida International University (FIU) Hibiscus Gallery Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study Fundación Sala Mendoza Institutional Assets and Monuments Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Roma (MACRO) Librería Mamey New Discovery Media, Paseo Wynwood Macro Asilo, Museo d'Arte Contemporanea di Roma Miami Dade Cultural Affairs Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB) Miami Institute of Photography Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir (UCV) New Discovery Media Nina Fuentes VIP Collection Paseo Wynwood Pinta Miami Art Fair Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds Salamantis Space The Inclusive Way Universidad Católica Andrés Bello Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir Vertegenwoordiging van Nederland in Aruba
Video Editors Collaborators Acknowledgments María Bilbao Paula Biancardi Joseph Adler Muu Blanco Carola Bravo Isabel Almaraz Marlene Mata Xavier Cortada Carola Bravo Bárbara Lugo Jhanayra Manzano Marisela Montes Devin Marsh Dainy Tapia "Blue", by Maya Smira Open Call. Selected Artists
Victoria Araujo (Venezuela-United States) Patricio Ballesteros (Argentina) Sara Bonaventura (Singapore) Marcos Bonisson & Khalil Charif (Brazil) Anabela Costa (France) Russell Chartier & Paul Botelho (United States) Uwe Heine Debrodt (Mexico) Carla Forte (United States) Antonio José García Rico (Venezuela) Aiyesha Ghani (United States) Jinkook Kim (South Korea) Lisi Prada (Spain) JPaty Rodríguez (Ecuador) Simon Šerc (Slovenia) Maya Smira (israel) Eliseo Solís Mora (Venezuela) Martina Testen (Slovenia) Elsy Zavarce (Venezuela-Canada)
This group of artists is part of the Curatorial Program #3 and will be at the following locations: Paseo Wynwood (Miami, Oct. 10), Concrete Space (Miami, Nov. 10), Macro Asilo, Museo d'Arte Contemporanea di Roma (Rome. Nov. 2–4), Librería Mamey (Santo Domingo, Nov. 8). "Station", by Robert Wilson Featured Artists (Fundación Sala Mendoza/Video Collection) Bill Viola Nam June Paik Robert Wilson Guest Artists Ilian Arvelo (Venezuela-United States) Adriana Barrios (Venezuela-United States) Muu Blanco (Venezuela-United States) Miguel Braceli (Venezuela) Carlos Cuellar Brown (United States) Nayari Castillo (Venezuela-Austria) Mariela Celimen (Venezuela) Elizabeth Cemborain (Venezuela) Isaac Cordal (Spain) Xavier Cortada (United States) Manuela Covini (Switzerland-Germany) José Cosme (Spain) Natusha Croes (Aruba) Diego Damas (Venezuela-United States) Avantia Danberg (Curaçao) Maksaens Denis (Haiti) Nina Dotti (Venezuela-United States) Iván Edeza (Mexico) Adonis Ferro (Cuba) Festival de Video Nodo CCS(Venezuela) Idelfonso (Pancho) Franco (Ecuador) Gabriela Gamboa (Venezuela) Joscelyn Gardner (Barbados-Canada) Nan González (Venezuela) Christo Guelov (Spain-Romania) David Gumbs (Guadeloupe) Jonalex Herrera & Liz Pasillas (Venezuela-Mexico) Mónica Hernández (Colombia) Berta Jayo (Spain) Oscar Leone (Colombia) Lili(ana) (United States) Liudmila & Nelson (Cuba) Cheryl Maeder (United States) Arnoldo Mall (Venezuela-Colombia) Consuelo Méndez (Venezuela) Andrés Michelena (Venezuela-United States) Milcho (El Salvador-United States) Sabrina Montiel Soto (Venezuela-Brussels) Érika Ordosgoitti (Venezuela) Rolando Peña (Venezuela-United States) Lucía Pizzani (Venezuela-United States) Sandra Ramos (Cuba) Bela Rosemberg (Venezuela) Adriana Santiago (Venezuela) Sterlarc (Australia) Santiago Vélez (Colombia) Julia Zurilla (Venezuela)
This group of artists is part of the Curatorial Program #3 and will be at the following locations: Paseo Wynwood (Miami, Oct. 10), Concrete Space (Miami, Nov. 10), Macro Asilo, Museo d'Arte Contemporanea di Roma (Rome. Nov. 2–4), Librería Mamey (Santo Domingo, Nov. 8). "Hermana", by Aiyesha Ghani CURATORIAL PROGRAMS
Curatorial Program #1 Curatorial Program #6 Water Landscape, Emergency Metaphors Environment, and Heritage Muu Blanco Miguel Braceli Miguel Braceli Xavier Cortada Yolanda Duarte Nan González Beto Gutiérrez Cheryl Maeder Consuelo Méndez Bill Viola Teresa Mulet Érika Ordosgoitti Rolando Peña Curatorial Program #2 Conrado Pittari Video Art and Robotics + Lucía Pizzani New Media + Virtual Reality Miguel Rodríguez Sepúlveda Marcos Temoche Jonalex Herrera & Liz Pasillas Nam June Paik Rolando Peña Curatorial Program #7 Sterlarc Nodo CCS Video Festival Robert Wilson Selection
Curatorial Program #3 Curatorial Program #8 Guest Artists + Open Call Coast Poetics Selected Artists See the list of artists Natusha Croes in pages 2-4 Avantia Danberg Maksaens Denis Adonis Ferro Curatorial Program #4 Joscelyn Gardner Women of Water David Gumbs Oscar Leone Nina Dotti Consuelo Méndez Sabrina Montiel Soto Curatorial Program #9 Érika Ordosgoitti Drown/Drought Lucía Pizzani Isaac Cordal Christo Guelov Curatorial Program #5 Liudmila & Nelson FIU Emerging Art Sandra Ramos INSTALLATIONS AND PERFORMANCES
Isaac Cordal La Comédie Humaine
Xavier Cortada Antarctic Ice Paintings: Global Coastlines and Underwater HOA Arctic Ice Paintings North Pole Dinner Party
Nina Dotti Take the Load Off Yo soy Venezuela y tengo derecho a… Miss Wynwood
Jonalex Herrera & Liz Pasillas La Promesa
Gabriela Gamboa Another City, Utsiegaiane
Mónica Hernández Ausencia
Christo Guelov Orange Rings
Cheryl Maeder Submerge La Mer I Am Climate Change
Muu Blanco, Dr. Muusica and Saltamantis Agua Dual
Julia Zurilla Horizonte perdido MIAMI EVENTS All events are free of charge
October 7, Opening
90N, by Xavier Cortada Where: Hibiscus Gallery | Cortada Studio Pinecrest Gardens. Whilden-Carrier Cottage 11000 S. Red Road. Pinecrest, FL 33156 Through October 31
October 10 at 7pm. Opening
Curatorial Program #1 Water Landscape, Environment, and Heritage Curatorial Program #2 Video Art and Robotics+New Media+Virtual Reality Curatorial Program #3 Guest Artists+Open Call Selected Artists Curatorial Program #5 FIU Emerging Art Curatorial Program #7 Nodo CCS Video Festival Selection
Where: Paseo Wynwood 3000 N Miami Ave, Miami, FL 33127 Through November 4 October 11–November 8. Workshop
Video Art Workshop for Students of the Arthur and Polly Mays Conservatory of the Arts students
October 20 2018–January 20 2019
Antarctic Ice Paintings: Global Coastlines and Underwater HOA, by Xavier Cortada Activities on Nov. 8, 29, Dec. 2 and Jan. 9 More information: http://cortada.com/event/2018/AntarcticIcePaintings
Where: Hibiscus Gallery | Cortada Studio Pinecrest Gardens. Whilden-Carrier Cottage 11000 S Red Road. Pinecrest, FL 33156 By appointment: 305-858-1323 October 20 at 7pm. Opening
Untitled Environment Gabriela Gamboa, Julia Zurilla Videos of selected artists of the Open Call
Where: Miami Institute of Photography 119 NE 54th St, Miami, FL 33137 Through November 24
October 30 at 7:30pm
Talking About Water, Symbolism and Climate Change Panel: Xavier Cortada, Cheryl Maeder and Christopher Rodriguez Selecion of the Curatorial Programa #3
Where: Gables Stage 1200 Anastasia Ave Coral Gables, Florida 33134
November 10 at 4pm. Opening Miami New Media Festival
Curatorial Program #1 Water Landscape, Environment, and Heritage. Curatorial Program #2 Video Art and Robotics+New Media+Virtual Reality Curatorial Program #3 Guest Artists + Open Call Selected Artists Curatorial Program #5 FIU Emerging Art Curatorial Program #7 Nodo CCS Video Festival Selection Curatorial Program #9 Drown/Drought
Installations Xavier Cortada Hubbard Brook Experimental Arctic Ice Paintings Forest: WaterViz, a Water North Pole Dinner Party Visualization Project
Christo Guelov Jonalex Herrera & Liz Pasillas Orange Rings La Promesa
Cheryl Maeder Isaac Cordal Submerge, La Mer, I Am Climate La Comédie Humaine Change
Where: Concrete Space 3400 NW 78th Ave, Doral, FL 33122 Through January 15 2019 November 15 at 7pm
WaterViz: The Art and Science of Water Journeys Panel: Cheryl Maeder, Xavier Cortada, Lindsey E. Rustad (Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study & Forest Service Department of Agriculture)
Where: Concrete Space 3400 NW 78th Ave, Doral, FL 33122
November 17 at 6pm
Talking about Video Installation 0.1 Gabriela Gamboa and Julia Zurilla
Where: Miami Institute of Photography 119 NE 54th St, Miami, FL 33137
December 1 at 6pm
Video conference with artist Nan González about her installation “Titanes de Hielo”
Where: Concrete Space 3400 NW 78th Ave, Doral, FL 33122
December 2 at 8pm
Video Performance Agua Dual, by Muu Blanco, Dr. Muusica and Saltamantis
Where: Salamantis Space 7390 NE 4 Court. Warehouse 3 Miami Fl 33138
December 8 at 7pm
Talking About Water in the Creative Process Panel: Cheryl Maeder, Xavier Cortada, and Nina Dotti
Where: Concrete Space 3400 NW 78th Ave, Doral, FL 33122 December 5–9
The Foundation for the Totality. Rolando Peña, 1963–1975 Featuring: Che is Alive (Dialogue with Che, 1968) , a film by José Rodríguez Soltero Andy Warhol filmography, with Rolando Peña participation Rolando Peña Video-performance, by Juan Downey Andy Warhol Makes a Film, by Marcelo Montealegre Curator: Andreina Fuentes
Sofía Videos Curator: María Luz Cárdenas
Where: Pinta Miami Art Fair Mana Wynwood 2217 NW 5TH AVE. Miami, FL 33127 This event requires paid entrance
Water Makes Life Possible on Earth, by Jinkook Kim INTERNATIONAL EVENTS Aruba, Colombia, Dominican Republic, taly, Spain, Venezuela
Aruba October 2–4 at 7pm
Workshop: Poet́ icas del cuerpo | Transdisciplinar en las prać ticas contemporań eas. by Adonis Ferro and Olga Gabrielle Where: Bibiloteca Nacional Aruba Peter Stuyvesantstraat z/n San Nicolas, Aruba Aruba October 2–7 Curatorial Program #3 Guest Artists + Open Call Selected Artists Curatorial Program #6 Emergency Metaphors Curatorial Program #8 Coast Poetics Performance Take The Load Off, by Nina Dotti Where: San Nicolas streets Aruba: October 5–7 Curatorial Program #8 Coast Poetics Where: Aruba Art Fair B v/d Veen Zeppenfeld Straat 14 Sint Nicolaas, Aruba
Italy: October 22–27 Curatorial Program #3 Guest Artists + Open Call Selection Curatorial Program #6: Emergency Metaphors Where: RAW, Rome Art Week Borgo Ripa Lungotevere Ripa, 3, 00153 Roma RM, Italia Colombia: October 24–29
Performance Yo soy Venezuela y tengo derecho a… by Nina Dotti Video Installation Ausencia by Mónica Hernández Curatorial Program #6 Emergency Metaphors Where: Barcu Art Fair Calle 9 #2-40 Este Centro, La Candelaria, Bogotá, Colombia Italy: November 2–4 Curatorial Program #3 Guest Artists + Open Call Selected Artists Curatorial Program #4 Women of Water Where: Macro Asilo, Museo d'Arte Contemporanea di Roma Via Nizza 138. 00198. Rome, Italy 10am–8pm Dominican Republic: November 8 at 8 pm
Curatorial Program #3 Guest Artists + Open Call Selected Artists Where: Librería Mamey Calle Las Mercedes #315 Ciudad Colonial, 102210. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Venezuela–United States: November 8–9
Video conference about Video Art Humberto Valdivieso and Lorena Rojas Parma (UCAB) Nov. 7 at 4am at Department of Art + Art History. Florida International University 11200 SW 8th Street Modesto Maidique Campus, Viertes Haus, Building 216. Miami FL 33199
Nov. 9 at 9:30am at Fundación Telefónica Sala Movistar, Fundación Telefónica, Torre Parque Canaima, Piso 4. Av. Francisco de Miranda. Los Palos Grandes, Caracas, 1070
Spain: November 22–23, 10am–8pm Seminar “Fluxus in the Digital Era”. II Encuentro Internacional Cátedra Arte y Tecnología Panel: Jose Cosme, Andreina Fuentes, Rolando Peña, Humberto Valdivieso, Gerardo Zavarce
Where: Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir (UCV). Salón de Actos. San Juan y San Vicente. Calle Jorge Juan Nro18. Valecia, Spain 46004 c/ Guillermo de Castro, 175,46003. Valencia, Spain
Italy: January 26 2019, 3–6pm Performance Miss Wynwood, by Nina Dotti Where: Macro Asilo, Museo d'Arte Contemporanea di Roma Via Nizza 138. 00198. Rome, Italy The Miami New Media Festival is a multimedia platform held in Miami by Arts Connection Foundation, since 2006. It promotes art through the exploration of new technologies and interactive narratives, such as video art, animation, digital art, and interactive mapping. The festival also presents exhibitions in cities in Latin America and Spain.
Since its creation, this festival has presented more than 210 artists from 15 countries, 400+ videos, installations, 3D digital art pieces, and performances.
For its XIII Edition, the Miami New Media Festival has selected “Water, Heritage, and Climate Change” as the curatorial theme for video art and site-specific installations.
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