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Metropolis TV Lounge 2.Qxd Gallery 1 Carles Congost (28', 2007) Carles Congost studied fine art, became Events interested in music, and ended up making videos, initially to promote his label The Exhibition Tours Metrópolis TV Lounge Congosound. Music plays an important part in Thu 14 February, 6.00pm & Sun 2 March, his work, yet the videos have become more and 3.00pm more narrative-based and bear a distinctly Join Chris Clarke, Cornerhouse's Visual Arts Fri 1 February - Sun 23 March Education Officer, for an informal biographical undertone. He refers to youth and programme selected by Maria Pallier club culture as well as to the art scene, introductory tour of Metrópolis TV Lounge, Left questioning the distinction between high and but a Trace and Living with Andis. The tour on popular culture, reflecting upon the generational Sun 2 March will be BSL interpreted by Siobhan conflict and investigating relationships of power Rocks. in the Spanish art world. Often incorporating Metrópolis, a weekly television programme about contemporary art and culture, Spanish TV and pop stars as actors, he Free has been airing on the second Channel of TVE (Televisión Española - Spanish parodies television formats and film genres in Public Television) since April 21st, 1985. More than 900 chapters have been order to investigate their role in the construction broadcast nationally, with Metrópolis still following the original format - a 25 of identity. One Hour Intro: Metrópolis TV Lounge minute thematic programme that has achieved cult status as a showcase for (Programme 5: (Projection) Wed 5 March, 6.00pm emerging and acclaimed artists. Metrópolis has become a preeminent forum for Maria Pallier, the curator of Metrópolis TV video art, experimental film, short fiction, creative documentaries, dance films, Cities: Manchester 1 + Cities: Manchester 2 Lounge, will speak about her role as editor of music videos and creative, innovative commercials, all of which constitute the ( 32' + 34', 1990) the weekly arts and culture programme, and programme's main content. Attracted by the booming music scene and the discuss its history and evolution including emerging club culture in late 80s Manchester, generic considerations on the relationship Metrópolis has produced programmes on renowned international artists Metrópolis produced two chapters dedicated to between art and television. Pallier has an the most diverse sounds created in the city, including, amongst others, Nam June Paik, Bill Viola, Gary Hill, Jenny Holzer, from Dance, Acid House, Jazz, and Soul to Pop extensive background in media arts, having Michel Gondry, Vito Acconci, Marina Abramovic, Stelarc, Tony Oursler, Pipilotti founded and directed Madrid-based and Psychedelia. The programme includes Rist, William Kentridge, Nan Goldin, Francis Alÿs, Björn Melhus, Candice Breitz, TRIMARAN arts promotion, dedicated to interviews with several Manchester musicians Shirin Neshat, Mona Hatoum, Zilla Leutenegger, Jim Whiting, Isaac Julien, and with Tony Wilson, founder of Factory programming, distribution and event Records and the Haçienda. Featuring Godley management in the field of video art, Pierre Huyghe, Antoni Muntadas, Santiago Sierra, Pilar Albarracín, Sergio Prego and Creme, The Buzzcocks, Magazine, experimental film and inter-media art, from and Carles Congost. In addition, several programmes have explored artists Easterhouse, Durrutti Column, Luxuria, The 1990-1995. She has also produced and working in similar fields (computer animation, video performance, fake Fall, Kalima, Carmel, Simply Red, Joy Division, directed CIBERRÍA the International documentaries), on the same subject (Observador Observado - on video New Order, Electronic Revenge, A Guy Called Symposium on Electronic Art in Bilbao, been an surveillance; Estrecho - on immigration) or in the same national context Gerald, 808 State, Happy Mondays, The Stone Advisory Board member and video art curator Roses, Inspiral Carpets, A Certain Ratio, Yargo, (Portugal, Mexico). A number of events have also been featured, among them for ARCO Electrónico and, since 1999, has the Venice Biennial and Sónar, Barcelona's annual festival of multimedia arts James, Distant Cousins, and Lisa Stansfield. been the editor and content coordinator at and music. Laboratorio 84.02 / Laboratory 84.02 (49', Metrópolis (TVE - Televisión Española). 2002) £3.50 full / £3.00 concs. For Cornerhouse, Maria Pallier, a producer at Metrópolis since 1995, has In 2002 the Metrópolis team decided to selected 17 'chapters' that, although focused on British and Spanish celebrate the 18th anniversary of the Gallery 1 programme's coming into being (the initial contributions, may be considered representative of the programme's character editorial staff having met for the first time in as well as of the evolution of audio-visual arts over the past two decades. The October 1984). A double-length programme selection includes two special Manchester-related programmes, broadcast in showing outstanding international art works 1990, with Tony Wilson discussing the development of Manchester's live music from almost two decades was compiled. scene. These works, grouped together by genre, are interspersed with comments by Spanish artists, Information on programmes broadcast from September 1998 onwards as well as historians, critics, curators and gallerists Metrópolis TV Lounge is showing concurrently discussing Metrópolis' impact and influence on with the exhibitions Left But a Trace and an online net.art section can be found at www.metropolis.tve.es (in Spanish). the Spanish art scene. Chosil Kil: Living with Andis. Since 1999 Metrópolis is also regularly aired in Europe and Latin America on TVE Internacional. Cornerhouse Funders 70 OXFORD STREET MANCHESTER M1 5NH BOX OFFICE 0161 200 1500 www.cornerhouse.org Programme 2 Programme 1: Programme 3 Performers (23', 1996) Jim Whiting (27', 1989) Video, cuerpo e identidad femenina / Video, their surroundings or to transform their identity. In Reacting to a renewed interest in the field of video- Jim Whiting's work can be located at the Body and Female Identity (30', 1999) Body Interior: Flesh and Fluids, Alex Francés, performance, Performers brings together 14 crossroads of disciplines such as theatre, Video, Body and Female Identity presents the Itziar Okariz, Mabi Revuelta and Paco Cao look outstanding pieces produced between 1992 and sculpture and engineering. Having started works of Spanish artists Eugenia Balcells, Eulalia inside the body to exhibit its constituents, thus 1995. In clear contrast to many of their constructing his mechanical pieces at a very Valldosera and Carmen Sigler who, while breaking one of the last remaining taboos. predecessors from the 70s, these artists opt for young age, the artist achieved his international representing different generations and artistic shortness, sobriety, aesthetical and conceptual breakthrough in 1984 with the Grammy-winning expressions (conceptual art, installation and Programme 4 impact, freshness and irony. The programme Herbie Hancock video Rock It. This programme video / performance, respectively), share a includes works by John Wood & Paul Harrison, was produced at an early stage in his career, profound interest in video and the representation Jane & Louise Wilson, Stephanie Smith & Edward when he just started to become a regular of women in media. Each of the artists talks about Antoni Muntadas (16', 1988) Stewart, Michael Curran, Steve Reinke, Cheryl contributor to art & technology festivals and her personal approach to the issue and her Antoni Muntadas is, without doubt, the best Donegan, Alix Pearlstein, Katharina Wibmer and experimental theatre productions. relationship to technology. The programme is the known Spanish media artist. Living in Barcelona Pilar Albarracín. (This programme includes a summary of current result of a collaboration between Metrópolis and and New York since the early 70s, he introduced cultural events featured on Metrópolis between ECAM, the Madrid Film and Audiovisual Arts video art and community video to Spain, founding Observador Observado / Observer Observed 1985 and 1990.) School, and was entirely produced by students. his work on a critical investigation of language, (28', 1998) communication, and mass media. The Gran Bretaña, Video / Great Britain, Video As the technological achievements of the 20th Pilar Albarracín (25', 2006) programme was produced on the occasion of the (27', 1995) Century started to enable control over public and Since the times of the Franco regime, Spain is artist's solo exhibition Híbridos at the Reina Sofia This programme reflects the exceptional private spaces, artists from all fields have reacted often associated with the imagery of traditional Museum in Madrid, showing five installations and productivity and creativity of the British audio- to and commented on the issue of electronic Andalusian values and folklore. The intrinsically five single-channel videos, including seminal visual arts scene in the early 90s, before the surveillance. Observer Observed comprises works Spanish flair of Pilar Albarracín's work is rooted in works such as On Subjectivity and Slogans. YBAs (Young British Artists) and the definite on film and video, interactive installations, its critique and subversion of these stereotypes This programme includes a summary of current acceptance of video into the fine arts market. performances and Internet projects on the subject, and clichés. Addressing themes of gender identity cultural events featured on Metrópolis between Great
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