Cyberfest 2014 Expands Russian New Media Festival to Berlin and Beyond
Cyberfest 2014, marking the festival's second occurrence in Berlin, was held at Kunstquartier Bethanien from December 12 to 15, 2014, with additional events at Platoon Kunsthalle. Established in St. Petersburg in 2007 by Anna Frants and Marina Koldobskaya, the festival delves into themes of technology and displacement. The 2014 edition featured 46 artists, commencing in St. Petersburg on November 5 with Ken Butler and wrapping up in New York on January 15, 2015. Notable installations in Berlin included Kitchen by Sergei Komarov, Leta, Lyudmila Belova's Archive, and Alexander Terebenin's Last Portrait. Curators Leah Stuhltrager and Victoria Ilyshkina drew inspiration from figures like Marshall McLuhan and E.A.T., aiming to promote Russian new media artists on an international scale.
Key facts
- Cyberfest 2014 ran from November 5, 2014 to January 15, 2015 across five international cities
- The festival featured 46 participants, with slightly over half originally from Russia
- Anna Frants founded Cyberfest in St. Petersburg in 2007 with inspiration from E.A.T. (Experiments in Art and Technology)
- Berlin exhibitions were held at Kunstquartier Bethanien (December 12-15) and Platoon Kunsthalle
- Key installation Kitchen by Sergei Komarov and Leta and Vladislav Dobrovolsky created interactive sound experiences
- The festival is associated with Cyland media art lab, originally an art residency on Kronstadt island
- Sound art programs were curated by Sergei Komarov, a computer programmer from Kaluga
- The New York conclusion featured 18 videos curated by Victoria Ilyshkina at Made in New York Media Center
Entities
Artists
- Anna Frants
- Marina Koldobskaya
- Sergei Komarov
- Leta Dobrovolsky
- Vladislav Dobrovolsky
- Alexey Grachev
- Lyudmila Belova
- Alexander Terebenin
- Elena Gubanova
- Ivan Govorkov
- Petr Shevsov
- Alexander Shishkin-Khokusai
- Katya Bochavar
- Vitaly Pushnitsky
- Marina Alexeeva
- Alexander Dashevsky
- Petr Belyi
- Peter Lederer
- Pete Um
- Ken Butler
- Victoria Ilyshkina
- Leah Stuhltrager
- Billy Klüver
- Robert Rauschenberg
- John Cage
- Andy Warhol
- Kazimir Malevich
- Julie Martin
- Viktor Ryukhin
- AUJIK
- Rasmus Albertsen
- Alena Tereshko
- Natasha Kurchanova
Institutions
- Cyberfest
- Cyland
- Kunstquartier Bethanien
- Platoon Kunsthalle
- National Center of Contemporary Art
- Dam Stuhltrager
- The Wye
- Made in New York Media Center
- Sky Gallery
- E.A.T. (Experiments in Art and Technology)
- Leo Castelli Gallery
- ARTMargins Online
Locations
- Berlin
- Germany
- St. Petersburg
- Russia
- Moscow
- Tokyo
- Japan
- New York
- United States
- Brooklyn
- Dumbo
- Khodynka
- Kronstadt
- Kaluga
- Mariannenplatz
- Osaka
- Austria
Sources
- ARTMargins —
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