LOOP Barcelona 2018: Video Art in Hotel Rooms and Beyond
The LOOP festival took place in Barcelona from November 20 to 22, 2018, at the Hotel Almanac, showcasing over forty artists from twenty different international galleries. Featured pieces included Péter Forgács' 'Venom – A Diva in Exile' from Ani Molnár Gallery, Hayoun Kwon's '489 Years' exhibited by Galerie Sator in Paris, and Angelika Markul's 'Si les heures m'étaient comptées' at Galeria Solo in Madrid. Additional presentations comprised Merce Cunningham videos, In Between Art Film, a performance by Sander Breure and Witte van Hulzen, and Fiona Tan's 'Ascent'. A standout was Erkan Özgen's 'Giving Voices' at Fundació Tàpies, which addressed themes of war and migration. The Han Nefkens Foundation recognized Thao Nguyen Phan with an award and partners with various institutions.
Key facts
- LOOP festival held November 20-22, 2018 in Barcelona.
- Fair hosted at Hotel Almanac with over forty artists from twenty galleries.
- Péter Forgács presented 'Venom – A Diva in Exile' about Katalin Karady.
- Hayoun Kwon's '489 Years' explores the Korean Demilitarized Zone.
- Angelika Markul's video filmed in a crystal mine in northern Mexico.
- Erkan Özgen's solo show 'Giving Voices' at Fundació Tàpies won Han Nefkens Foundation grant.
- Özgen's works address war, migration, and oppression, featuring Yazidi women and Syrian refugee boy.
- Han Nefkens Foundation also awarded Thao Nguyen Phan and collaborates internationally.
Entities
Artists
- Péter Forgács
- Katalin Karady
- Hayoun Kwon
- Angelika Markul
- Juan Manuel García-Ruiz
- Merce Cunningham
- Sander Breure
- Witte van Hulzen
- Fiona Tan
- Erkan Özgen
- Muhammed
- Thao Nguyen Phan
- Maya Watanabe
- Ramin Haerizadeh
- Rokni Haerizadeh
- Hesam Rahmanian
- Zsofia Ban
- Lorenza Pignatti
Institutions
- Hotel Almanac
- Ani Molnár Gallery
- Galerie Sator
- Galeria Solo
- Fundació Suñol
- MACBA
- Cinema Girona
- Fundació Tàpies
- Han Nefkens Foundation
- Buk-Museum
- ARCOmadrid
- La Casa Encendida
- OGR Torino
- Mies van der Rohe Pavilion
- In Between Art Film
- Artribune
Locations
- Barcelona
- Spain
- Budapest
- Hungary
- Brazil
- Paris
- France
- Madrid
- Mexico
- Sulaymaniyah
- Iraq
- Kobane
- Syria
- Derik
- Turkey
- Suomenlinna
- Helsinki
- Finland
- Rotterdam
- Netherlands
- Seoul
- South Korea
- Thailand
- Vietnam
- Cambodia
- Ecuador
- Peru
- Olanda
- Diyarbakir
- Ankara
- New York
- United States