video art – Nic Cha Kim

Light Assembly Video Art & Film Festival

LIGHT ASSEMBLY
VIDEO ART & FILM FESTIVAL
Miami Beach, Florida – USA
December 6 to 9, 2012

UPCOMING DEADLINE
October 1, 2012 – Regular Deadline

In the Spotlight this week is the Light Assembly Video Art & Film Festival, a showcase of video art and architecture bringing artists a unique new opportunity on the festival scene. Using the gorgeous vistas of Miami Beach as its canvas, Light Assembly projects massive displays of visual art on modern architectural marvels and historic landmarks. The result is a hybrid art form that is equal parts immersive, adventurous, and unforgettable. Unfolding concurrently with Art Basel Miami Beach, Light Assembly invites its visitors to reimagine public spaces, and their place within them, during one of the most acclaimed art expositions in the world.

LARS VON TRIER WANTS YOUR CONCEPTUAL VIDEO ART

This week Lars von Trier put out a call for submissions to be part of his new user-generated project, Gesamt. Honestly this project sounds pretty weirdo (and is in some way probably slightly sexist and anti-semitic) but, as it is emphasized: “Technical skills are not the biggest priority — originality and enthusiasm are much more important.”

The main point is to respond—in some sense via video—to six major works of art that von Trier picked. Though all artist he is asking to respond to are dudes, the press release notes several times that, if chosen, you will be working with a young female director.

Deadline is September 6th. Gesamt will premiere 12th of October 2012 in Kunsthal Charlottenborg.

http://www.gesamt.org/uk/

Niche.LA presents Transdissipation

Niche.LA Video Art presents Transdissipation
new digital artwork by James Adams
curated by Nic Cha Kim

LOS ANGELES, CA – On June 11, 2009 from 4-9PM during the Downtown Art Walk in Gallery Row, Niche.LA Video Art presents “Transdissipation,” original video and digital artwork by James Adams.

James lives and works in downtown Los Angeles. His work spans across media and disciplines from video and sound to sculpture, photography, printmaking, and painting. Adams has exhibited throughout Southern California at venues including The Constant Gallery, Kellogg Art Gallery, i-5 Gallery, Soundwalk and the University Art Museum at CSULB. His single channel videos have screened at the Experimental Edit International Video Festival in Auckland, New Zealand.

Niche.LA presents Reverse

“Reverse”
new video by woodywise and Ken Cravens
curated by Nic Cha Kim

LOS ANGELES, CA – On Oct 11, 2007 (12:00 – 9:00PM), Niche.LA Video Art presents “Reverse,” featuring resident video artists woodywise and Ken Cravens.

Situated in the heart of Gallery Row on the 4th floor of the Spring Arts Tower, Niche.LA Video Art is a dedicated mixed-media & video art gallery. Located at 453 S. Spring St. #441, Los Angeles, CA 90013 (www.niche.la), Niche.LA Video Art is operated by Nic Cha Kim and Woody Wise.

Niche.LA presents Found Footage

“Found Footage”
new work by woodywise and Michael Allen
curated by Nic Cha Kim

LOS ANGELES, CA – On August 9, 2007 (12:00 – 9:00PM), Niche.LA Video Art presents “Found Footage,” featuring resident video artists woodywise and Michael Allen.

Niche.LA presents Retrow // Censorial

NICHE.LA PRESENTS “RETROW // CENSORIAL”
curated by Nic Cha Kim

LOS ANGELES, CA – On April 13, 2006 (12:00PM – 9:00PM), Niche.LA presents “Retrow // Censorial,” curated by Nic Cha Kim, featuring new work by Osman Khan and digital animation by Tawd b. Dorenfeld & thePOLYMORPHCrew.

“Retrow /” returns many artists previously exhibited at Niche.LA since the July 2005 opening. Participating artists include John Edward Faulkner, J. Joseph Mahoney, Kjell Hagen, and Rex Bruce.

Niche.LA presents Wireless

Niche.LA presents “Wireless”
new work by Rex Bruce

LOS ANGELES, CA – In his new series, “Wireless,” Los Angeles artist Rex Bruce presents images and videos taken with a cell phone camera where the subject is the “air” in which mobile communications are transmitted. Within abject looking sky-scapes, tops of golden arches, street lamps, vernacular decoration and architecture jut upward into the frame. Often included are telephone poles and slack wires strung between them, an ironic choice considering the instrument with which they were photographed.

Niche.LA presents Digital World: LA

Niche.LA & Lounge 441 present “Digital World: LA”
curated by S.E. Barnet

LOS ANGELES, CA – LOS ANGELES, CA – Beginning February 9th, 2006, Niche.LA & Lounge 441 present “Digital World: L.A.,” a diverse exhibit of art and videos from 20 emerging Los Angeles digital artists, including Robert Lepiz, Andrew Woll, Erin Preston, Tara Kozuback, Brent Langieri, James Olech, Helen Cahng, Wendy Given, Erika Suderburg, Eric Wise, Jeremy Lucido, Jacob Melchi, Thera Barnett, Calvin Phelps, and Lori Schindler. Works by Suzanne Oshinsky, Jacob Melchi, Christina Carrea, Laura Martin, and Hillary Mushkin, which are permanently archived at the Sandberg Instituut.

Niche.LA presents Process of Transformation

Niche.LA & Lounge 441 present “Process of Transformation”
new work by Richard Edson & John Edward Faulkner

curated by Lilli Muller

LOS ANGELES, CA – On December 8, 2005 (12-9PM), Niche.LA & Lounge 441 present “Process of Transformation,” curated by Lilli Muller. A collection of digital art by Richard Edson and John Edward Faulkner and digital videos by Lustre, “Process of Transformation” examines visions of metamorphosis and conversion.

Richard Edson, one time drummer with Sonic Youth, has led a rich and varied career. An actor, he has appeared in 63 films — beginning with Jim Jarmusch’s “Stranger Than Paradise.” As a photographer, Richard has been featured in magazines: “Juxtapoz,” “The Propagandist,” “WaxPoetics,” and “Puta.”

John Edward Faulkner’s work explores the wave front created through the fusion of media and medium. He says, “It propagates the surface of symbolism and iconography employed in commercial imagery to the point where they release their latent potential.”

By creators Dmitry Kmelnitsky & Kalim Chan, Lustre is an interdisciplinary creative group that addresses socio-cultural issues through the convergence of arts and technology in both commercial and fine arts practice.

Situated next to each other, Niche.LA & Lounge 441 form one space that features an 18-seat private screening room and a mixed-media/video art gallery. A digital cooperation in the middle of Gallery Row, these two “mini-galleries” offer an eclectic artistic experience on the 4th floor of the Spring Arts Tower in less than 750 square feet.

Spotlight will be on Caltrans

Spotlight will be on Caltrans
Autumn Lights gets story in LA Times.

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GALLERY ROW ORGANIZATION PRESENTS AUTUMN LIGHTS
CURATED BY LILLI MULLER

LOS ANGELES, CA – Gallery Row Organization (GRO) presents Autumn Lights curated by Lilli Muller at the Caltrans Building on October 22, 2005 from 7:00PM – 12:00AM.

Sponsored by Caltrans, Morphosis Group, Bar 107, and Linear City, Autumn Lights is a multi-media and light art exhibition set against the backdrop of the Eli and Edythe Broad Plaza at the Caltrans Building located at 100 S. Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012. A group exhibit, Autumn Lights showcases digital projections, light box/backlight installations, and 3D light/found art sculptures by Los Angeles based artists accompanied by live music.

Niche.LA presents Digital World: Oz

Niche.LA & Lounge 441 present “Digital World: Oz”
curated by Jason Waters

LOS ANGELES, CA – On August 11th, 2005, Niche.LA and Lounge 441 present “Digital World: Oz,” a collection of digital art from various mediums, focusing on Australia and the works of ADAM PHILLIPS and SCART. Situated next to each other, Niche.LA & Lounge 441 form one space that features an 18-seat private screening room and a mixed-media/video art gallery. A digital cooperation in the middle of Gallery Row, these two “mini-galleries” offer an eclectic artistic experience on the 4th floor of the Spring Arts Tower in less than 750 square feet.

Niche.LA presents Cell-Outs & Phonies

“Cell-Outs & Phonies”
curated by Laura Merians

“I prowled the streets all day, feeling very strung up and ready to pounce, determined to ‘trap’ life – to preserve life in the act of living. Above all, I craved to seize the whole essence, in the confines of one single photograph, of some situation that was in the process of unrolling itself before my eyes.” – Henri Cartier-Bresson