ARCOlisboa 2017| Open call

ARCOlisboa 2017
Dates : 18–21 May 2017
Deadline for applications: 10 -01-2017
ARCO and IFEMA are pleased to announce the launching of ARCOlisboa's second edition. The outstanding reception of the first edition is the driving force behind this project. Following the opinions of the galleries, artists, collectors and the local scene, the Fair will subtly grow, adapting to the Cordoaria Nacional iconic building.
Quality of contents is ARCOlisboa 2017's main objective. The Fair aims at becoming a major artistic and social event in the Portuguese capital between May 18 and 21. In this edition, the General Program will host about 50 galleries selected by the Organizing Committee after the analysis of all submitted projects. The quality of the projects of the participating galleries and the city's own cultural activity will be the key attractions to lure international collectors, well-known professionals and the general public.
Lisbon is becoming a favorite destination for interesting gallery projects from different parts of the world who have decided to open there their main headquarters or a second branch. The confirmation of this fact has led to the new Opening section in ARCOlisboa; a program that will count with the participation of around ten national and international galleries that are under seven years old and that will be selected by João Laia, a Portuguese writer and curator, currently based in London.
The world of art will again look at Lisbon, a city that has thrown itself into contemporary art. Together with this enthusiasm, we have the support from institutions, galleries and collectors to the Fair through varied exhibitions and events that create opportunities to meet with ARCOlisboa's participants and guests.
Moreover, all this will take place during a specially dynamic moment in the country's art scene thanks to the new space in the Museu de Arte, Arquitetura e Tecnologia (MAAT) by the Fundação EDP, new galleries and non profit spaces, and the appointment of Lisbon as 2017 Ibero-American Capital of Culture 2017. On this occasion, ARCOlisboa will host meetings and activities linked with Latin America that will gather outstanding professionals of the art world, like for instance the Meeting of European and Latin-American Museums, among others.

ARCOlisboa
Cordoaria Nacional
Avda. da India, s/n
Lisbon
Portugal
www.arcolisboa.com 
arcolisboa@ifema.es

Bill Viola @Brussels during Klara Festival

BILL VIOLA | Martyrs | BRUSSELS

save the dates: 9-24 March 2016 
Cathedrals of St Michael and St Gudula| Brussels
Co-production: BOZAR EXPO, Klarafestival

 Bill Viola |Earth Martyr, Air Martyr, Fire Martyr, and Water Martyr (all 2014)
Color High-Definition videos on plasma displays mounted vertically on wall,107.6 x 62.1 x 6.8 cm- each;7:10``|  

Executive producer: Kira Perov; Performers: Norman Scott, Sarah Steben, Darrow Igus, John Hay

Courtesy Vanhaerents Art Collection, Brussels; photocredit: Klara Festival

During the Klara Festival, BOZAR will be presenting the video installation Earth Martyr, Air Martyr, Fire Martyr & Water Martyr (2014) by the American video artist Bill Viola, at the Cathedrals of St Michael and St Gudula in Brussels. Last year the work was presented at St Paul’s Cathedral in London. On four plasma screens you watch as four martyrs are exposed to the invincible forces of nature. The video ends with a blinding light that shines on the four dead martyrs. This represents their arrival in the hereafter. Viola wants to give the public a visual pause for reflection on subjects such as death, the hereafter, compassion and sacrifice. The work expresses his great admiration for the celebrated masters of painting. At the same time, he tells a story about major human emotions.

 

Bill Viola ( b.1951) is widely recognized as one of the leading video artists on the international scene. For over 30 years he has created videotapes, architectural video installations, sound environments, electronic music performances, and works for television broadcast. Viola’s video installations envelop the viewer in image and sound employ state-of-the-art technologies and are distinguished by their precision and direct simplicity.Since the early 1970s, Viola has used video to explore the phenomena of sense perception as an avenue to self-knowledge. His works focus on universal human experiences birth, death, the unfolding of consciousness and have roots in both Eastern and Western art as well as spiritual traditions, including Zen Buddhism, Islamic Sufism, and Christian mysticism. He has been instrumental in the establishment of video as a vital form of contemporary art, and in so doing has helped to expand its scope in terms of technology, content, and historical reach.

practical:
Sinter-Goedeleplein
1000 Brussels
Mo& Fri - 07:30 - 18:00
Sat  07:30 - 15:30
Sun 14:00 - 18:00
Free entrance