tvvv.plotas_01

tvvv.plotas: artist/communicationTV project / discussion / videoconferencebroadcasted by LTV / February 17, 1999 / 8.55 p.m. CET         SCHEME FOR COMMUNICATION:When East and West were engaged in a cold war games, new  communication technologies and networks slipped out from their control. Everybody knows that the Internet represents a dramatic innovation in production and communication, … Read more

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tvvv.plotas: artist/institutionTV project / discussion / videoconferencebroadcasted by LTV /  March 17, 1999 / 8.00 p.m. CET         SCHEME FOR INSTITUTION:For this project we are interested in the phenomena of artists networking and creating their own curatorial platforms. How does networking, collaboration and curatorship influence art production?Does the creation of alternative platforms for art … Read more

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tvvv.plotas: artist/collaborationTV project / discussion / videoconferencebroadcasted by LTV / April 7, 1999 / 10.30. p.m. CET         SCHEME FOR COLLABORATION:Who could argue for one of the core concepts of modernity about artistic genius. Therefore what could be more appealing than two people working together. Artist & collaboration is a contradiction in terms, because … Read more

tvvv.plotas_06

tvvv.plotas: artist/relativesTV project / discussion / videoconferencebroadcasted by LTV / May 5, 1999 / 10.30. p.m. CET            SCHEME FOR RELATIVES:It is a part of our history to keep  very strong family connections and close links with relatives in Lithuania. In Lithuanian the word istorija is a homonym – it refers not only … Read more

tvvv.plotas_07

tvvv.plotas: artist/soundTV project / discussion / videoconference  broadcasted by LTV / May 19, 1999 / 10.30. p.m. CET         SCHEME FOR SOUND:It is not a secret that Vilnius is situated on the crossroads of east and west. That’s a place where two worlds of extreme meet. Extreme in their naivety and smartness, chaos and … Read more

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artist / statementTV project / discussion / videoconferencebroadcasted by LTV / June 6, 1999 / 10.30. p.m. CET         SCHEME FOR STATEMENT:If, I awake you in the middle of the night asking to tell your life story in three minutes. Evaldas Jansas is an eccentric Lithuanian artist who comes from painting. Using a video … Read more

text: by Jorge Blasco Gallardo

Apparatus and voice: this is no pianoIn this context, Ruta Baciulyte and Ruta Gostautiene suggested a specific weaving pattern named “ruta” (Ruta / rue) that refers to a perennial plant having a strong, heavy odour and a bitter taste; also known as a ‘herb of grace’. In Lithuania, this pattern was imbued with different meanings, … Read more

text: by Laima Kreivyte

Transactions of Budapest The Contemporary Art Museum of Ludwig is one of the most important contemporary art institutions in Budapest. On January 22 an exhibition of Nomeda and Gediminas Urbonas “Transaction” was opened in the project hall of this museum. During the opening ceremony a symposium was held, whereby Lithuanian and Hungarian theoriticians analysed social … Read more