Centre Pompidou's Video Art Collection Shown at Musée Fabre

The Musée Fabre in Montpellier presents 'Vidéo, un art, une histoire', a major exhibition of the Centre Pompidou's new media collection, from October 25, 2008 to January 18, 2009. Curated by Sylvain Amic and Christine Van Assche, the show features around fifty works including installations and single-channel videos spanning 1965 to 2007. It emphasizes the historical use of CRT television sets as sculptural objects, with pieces like Nam June Paik's 'Moon Is the Oldest TV' (1965-92) and Bruce Nauman's 'Going Around the Corner Piece' (1970). The exhibition traces video art's hybridity with performance, theater, documentary, cinema, and photography, featuring artists such as Thierry Kuntzel, Isaac Julien, Pierre Huyghe, Pipilotti Rist, Walid Ra'ad, and Fischli & Weiss. A parallel video season includes screenings, talks, and conferences across Montpellier.