Henning Fehr and Philipp Rühr Awarded 2016 BMW Art Journey for Global Video Project
Henning Fehr and Philipp Rühr, German video artists, have been awarded the 2016 BMW Art Journey. Their project explores global connections by linking Jamaican Dub music with Rem Koolhaas's CCTV Tower in Beijing. This journey will take them to Jamaica, China, North America, and Europe, where they plan to interview dub musicians, follow them on tour, document studio sessions, and investigate the architectural importance of the CCTV Tower. They were selected from a shortlist of three candidates, which also featured Fritzia Irizar and Dan Bayles, whose works were showcased in the Positions section at Art Basel's Miami Beach event in December 2015. The announcement was made on 18 February 2016, as part of the second edition of this initiative by BMW and Art Basel.
Key facts
- Henning Fehr and Philipp Rühr are German video artists
- They won the 2016 BMW Art Journey
- The project explores links between Jamaican Dub music and Rem Koolhaas's CCTV Tower in Beijing
- Travel destinations include Jamaica, China, North America, and Europe
- Activities include interviewing dub musicians, touring with them, documenting studio work, and researching architecture
- They were selected from a shortlist of three artists
- Other shortlisted artists were Fritzia Irizar and Dan Bayles
- The announcement date was 18 February 2016
Entities
Artists
- Henning Fehr
- Philipp Rühr
- Fritzia Irizar
- Dan Bayles
- Rem Koolhaas
Institutions
- BMW
- Art Basel
Locations
- Jamaica
- China
- Beijing
- North America
- Europe
- Miami Beach
- United States