Museums Launch Web TVs: Louisiana Channel and Jack TV
The Louisiana Channel, the online television platform of the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art located in Fredenborg, Denmark, has made available 400 open-source video interviews with artists at no cost. Since its inception in 2012, the channel has been releasing two videos weekly, drawing in 12,000 viewers each day. It gained notable attention in 2016 for a survey featuring eleven distinguished individuals, such as Jonathan Franzen and Lydia Davis, who shared insights on becoming a successful writer. In a related development, Rome's MAXXI Museum has introduced Jack TV, collaborating with 13 organizations, including Fondazione Romaeuropa and EMST Athens. This initiative aims to deliver streaming, blogging, and unique contemporary art content, raising questions about museums' roles in competing with publishers funded by public resources.
Key facts
- Louisiana Channel has produced 400 open-source video interviews with artists.
- Louisiana Channel is the web TV of the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Fredenborg, 35 km north of Copenhagen, Denmark.
- The channel launched in 2012 and produces two videos per week.
- In 2016, Louisiana Channel surveyed 11 famous figures on how to become a popular writer.
- Participants included Jonathan Franzen, Lydia Davis, Alaa Al-Aswany, Herbjørg Wassmo, Richard Ford, Ngūgī wa Thiong’o, Lars Norén, Patti Smith, Sjón, Kjell Askildsen, and Umberto Eco.
- Louisiana Channel videos are viewed by 12,000 users daily.
- MAXXI Museum in Rome announced Jack TV, a web TV project.
- Jack TV partners with 13 institutions including Fondazione Romaeuropa, EMST Athens, Museion Bolzano, GNAM, Museo Luigi Pecci, Madre, and Istanbul Museum of Art.
- Jack TV offers streaming, blogging, and exclusive contemporary art content.
- The article raises concerns about museums competing with publishers using public funds.
Entities
Artists
- Jonathan Franzen
- Lydia Davis
- Alaa Al-Aswany
- Herbjørg Wassmo
- Richard Ford
- Ngūgī wa Thiong’o
- Lars Norén
- Patti Smith
- Sjón
- Kjell Askildsen
- Umberto Eco
Institutions
- Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
- Louisiana Channel
- MAXXI
- Jack TV
- Fondazione Romaeuropa
- EMST
- Museion
- GNAM
- Museo Luigi Pecci
- Madre
- Istanbul Museum of Art
Locations
- Fredenborg
- Denmark
- Copenhagen
- Rome
- Italy
- Athens
- Greece
- Bolzano
- Istanbul
- Turkey