Cyland Foundation Inc.
ARE PROUD TO PRESENT:
CAPITAL OF NOWHERE
New Media Artworks by Anna Frants, Elena Gubanova & Ivan Govorkov, Marina Koldobskaya, Vitaly Pushnitsky, Peter Belyi, Alexander Terebenin, Petr Shvetsov, Ludmila Belova, Alexandra Dementieva, Kurvenschreiber Collective
A collaboration between Cyland Foundation Inc., CYLAND MediaArtLab (St. Petersburg, Russia) & Centro Studi sulle Arti della Russia (CSAR, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italy). Curated by Silvia Burini & Matteo Bertelé (Assistant Curator)
Vernissage: May 31 (7 PM)
Dates: May 27 – July 10, 2013 (Press Preview: May 27)
Venue / Site: CFZ Ca’ Foscari Zattere / Cultural Flow Zone
Address: Zattere, Dorsoduro 1392, 30123 Venezia (Boat stop: Zattere)
PLEASE, MIND THE GENERAL WORKING HOURS:
May 27- June 8: 10 AM to 10 PM
June 2 and 9: 2 PM to 10 PM
June 10 – July 10: 10 AM to 6PM
June 10 – July 10: 10 AM to 6PM
Sundays 2 PM to 6 PM
Mondays closed
Panel: May 31 (11 am – 2:30 pm)
Programming by: DIGICULT, CYLAND & Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia
Venue / Site:Università Ca’ Foscari
Address: Aula Baratto, Dorsoduro 3246 Venezia (Boat stop: Ca’ Rezzonico or San Tomà)
Contact: Leah Stuhltrager, info@damstuhltrager.com
Online @ www.cyland.org; www.unive.it/csar
Envisioning a variable landscape…
In traditional societies, generations would come and go much faster than habitat would change. Catastrophes changed landscapes, be it natural or human in origin – from volcano eruption to migration to asteroid to cultivation. In contemporary times, variety is introduced quickly into landscapes by prosperity or adversity. Over the last century, industrialization, urbanization, revolution, wars, construction and reconstruction – each lead to a generation living under conditions different than previous ones.
The exhibition, “CAPITAL OF NOWHERE”, is about life in a changing landscape during the Information Age…
Among 13 exhibited artworks personalizing effects of industrialization, urbanization, revolution, wars, construction and reconstruction are Alexandra Dementieva’s interactive “Breathless” translating exhalation digitally into light and words, Vitaly Pushnitsky’s hybrid painting-projection “Waiting” juxtaposing the transpiring of a sunrise over the existence of archaic columns, Elena Gubanova and Ivan Govorkov’s sculptural “Generations” physically uniting decades of doors in solidarity.
Contributions by CYLAND CoFounders include Anna Frants’ new media installation “Cloud that Smells Blue” which inverts the relationship between oneself to the world and Marina Koldobskaya’s ideal city painted on found fragments of old furniture.
Special programming uniting Russia and Italy New Media pioneers on May 31st…
11-11:30 / Ca ‘Foscari welcome
11:30-13:00 / DIGICULT presents a New Media discussion, “WE’RE ON THE ROAD TO NOWHERE” curated/organized by Marco Mancuso with panelists Alessio Erioli, Bertram Niessen, Domenico Quaranta, Valentina Tanni.
13:00-14:30 / CYLAND presents a New Media discussion CAPITAL ON ISLAND introduced by Anna Frants and Marina Koldobskaya followed by “VARIABLE LANDSCAPE” video program curated by Viktoria Ilyushkina featuring Alex Antipin, Boris Kazakov, Luda Belova, Maxim Svishev, Manya Alexeeva, Tanya Akhmetgalieva, Michaela Muchina, Dimitri Lurie, Edward Shelganov, Anton Khlabov, Olga Jurgenson.
15:00 / Buffet
Programming held at Aula Baratto, Università Ca’ Foscari, Dorsoduro 3246 Venezia (Boat stop: Ca’ Rezzonico or San Tomà)
About CYLAND Media Lab and Centro Studi sulle Arti della Russia (CSAR) at Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia
CYLAND Media Lab is one of Russia’s most active New Media art nonprofit organizations. CYLAND houses the largest archive of Eastern European video art online, organizes exhibits around the world and is the force behind CYBERFEST (Russia’s largest annual New Media art event.) CYBERFEST has been held across St Petersburg’s top art institutions: The State Hermitage Museum, Peter and Paul Fortress, Kuryokhin Modern Art Center, Borey Gallery, the Gallery of Experimental Sound and Creative Space Tkachi. The 7th edition of CYBERFEST will take place November, 2013. CYLAND was cofounded by Marina Koldobskaya and Anna Frants.
The Center for Studies on the Arts of Russia (CSAR) is promoted by the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and the Direction of International Programs with the support of the Ministries of Culture and Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. It is the first university center in Italy which aims to carry out systematic research and dissemination of the cultural heritage of Russia. Its activities include permanent and temporary workshops, international conferences, film festivals and supporting Performing Arts. Scientific publications, catalogs of art collections and promotion of cultural activities are done primarily to benefit future generations. Since opening in March 2011, the Center has created or collaborated on ten exhibitions.