Video 91 Festival: Soviet Video Art in Leningrad
The Video 91 Festival, an international symposium organized by the Leningrad Culture Fund and the Art Research Institute led by Jakov Joskevitch, showcased landmark achievements in new television and Soviet video art. During his visit, critic Jean-Paul Fargier analyzed the evolving audiovisual landscape of the former USSR and the artistic reasons behind communism's failure in the country.
Key facts
- Festival de Vidéo 91 was an international symposium in Saint-Petersburg.
- Organized by the Fonds pour la culture de Léningrad and the Institut de recherche sur les arts.
- Jakov Joskevitch directed the Art Research Institute.
- The festival presented landmark achievements in new television and Soviet video art.
- Jean-Paul Fargier attended and analyzed the audiovisual landscape of the ex-USSR.
- Fargier discussed artistic reasons for communism's failure in the USSR.
- The event took place in 1991.
- The source is an article in artpress magazine.
Entities
Artists
- Jakov Joskevitch
- Jean-Paul Fargier
Institutions
- Fonds pour la culture de Léningrad
- Institut de recherche sur les arts
- artpress
Locations
- Saint-Petersbourg
- Russia
- Léningrad
- ex-URSS
Sources
- artpress —