Electronic Intimacy: Night Transmissions Video Art Series Airs on Icelandic National TV
So, there's this cool event called Electronic Intimacy, which is the second edition of Naeturvarp, organized by Margot Norton from the New Museum in New York. It’s going to air on RÚV, Iceland’s national broadcaster, every night from 1:30am to 7:30am, starting with the new moon on February 8, 2016, and wrapping up on February 22, 2016. The program is curated by Edda Kristín Sigurjónsdóttir and Ingibjörg Sigurjónsdóttir and showcases over 40 artists from around the world, including Ragnar Kjartansson and Carolee Schneemann, as well as local Icelandic artists like Dagrún and Helena Aðalsteinsdóttir. The series, which kicked off in 2014, aims to create close connections between audiences and what they see on screen. RÚV will also stream it online.
Key facts
- Naeturvarp (Night Transmissions) is a video art screening series on RÚV, Iceland's National Broadcasting Service
- The second edition runs from 8 February 2016 to 22 February 2016
- Screenings air nightly from 1:30am to 7:30am
- Curated by Margot Norton of New Museum, New York
- Produced by local curators Edda Kristín Sigurjónsdóttir and Ingibjörg Sigurjónsdóttir
- Features works by over 40 artists including Ragnar Kjartansson and Carolee Schneemann
- Series first launched in 2014
- Available internationally via streaming and catchup service
Entities
Artists
- Dagrún Aðalsteinsdóttir
- Helena Aðalsteinsdóttir
- Rosa Aiello
- Uri Aran
- Peggy Ahwesh
- Sadie Benning
- Chris Burden
- Xavier Cha
- Keren Cytter
- Zackary Drucker
- Mariah Garnett
- Ásdís Sif Gunnarsdóttir
- Steinunn Gunnlaugsdóttir
- Elín Hansdóttir
- Camille Henrot
- Emma Heiðarsdóttir
- Katrín Inga Jónsdóttir Hjördísardóttir
- Kolbeinn Hugi Höskuldsson
- Loji Höskuldsson
- Selma Hreggviðsdóttir
- Stanya Kahn
- Anna K.E.
- Ragnar Kjartansson
- Kristján Loðmfjörð
- Sara Magenheimer
- Florian Meisenberg
- Nicole Miller
- Rosalind Nashashibi
- Habby Osk
- Agnieska Polska
- Elizabeth Price
- Laure Prouvost
- Rachel Rose
- Aïda Ruilova
- Carolee Schneemann
- Mary Simpson
- Cally Spooner
- Erika Vogt
- Margot Norton
- Edda Kristín Sigurjónsdóttir
- Ingibjörg Sigurjónsdóttir
Institutions
- New Museum
- RÚV
- Icelandic National Broadcasting Service
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Iceland