Babelgum Launches Art Video Competition Judged By Isabella Rossellini
Winners of Babelgum Metropolis Art Prize Will Garner a Total of US $30,000 in Cash Awards and Have Their Videos Exhibited on New York City's Times Squ September 3, 2009, 04:30 PM Views: 258
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 Babelgum, the independent web and mobile video content platform, continues its talent-scouting mission with the launch of the Babelgum Metropolis Art Prize, which seeks out the world's best and edgiest artists. The competition is an open call to all artists active in any visual medium to submit videos of their works. Entries will be evaluated by a jury of curators chaired by iconic art-house actress and video artist Isabella Rossellini, in addition to being voted upon by the Babelgum audience. Nine winners will have their videos broadcast on jumbo monitors in New York City's Times Square; three will also win cash prizes worth a total of US $30,000.
Isabella Rossellini shared her enthusiasm about the competition: "We want to be inspired, challenged, excited, awed, moved, intrigued and weirded-out. Babelgum's Metropolis channel explores and celebrates the city and the urban environment in all its gritty, strange and wonderful permutations. We're looking for art that reflects this spirit."
Laurence Billiet, publisher of Babelgum's Metropolis channel, commented: "Babelgum is a singular hub for creativity. The prize exemplifies this unique sensibility and will further raise awareness of Metropolis, Babelgum's channel dedicated to art, design, architecture and urban culture."
Entries for the inaugural Babelgum Metropolis Art Prize will be accepted September 1--October 18, 2009 at Home page | Babelgum. Jurors and audiences will vote on the videos from November 2 through December 6, 2009. In a special winner's exhibition on December 17, 2009, Babelgum will show nine videos on Times Square, turning New York City's most spectacular space into an art installation site.
The Babelgum Metropolis Art Prize consists of the following awards:
The Metropolis Art Grand Prize: The winner will receive US $20,000, a dedicated artist channel on Babelgum Metropolis and will have his/her video screened on Times Square monitors.
The Best Street Art Video: The winner will receive US $5,000 and have his/her video screened on Times Square monitors. The Best Street Art Video will be selected by juror Cedar Lewisohn, curator of the 2008 Street Art exhibition at the Tate Modern gallery in London.
The Audience Award: The winner will receive US $5,000 and have his/her video screened on Times Square monitors. The Babelgum audience will vote for this award online and on mobile.
The Times Square Special Screening Awards: six runners-up (two from each prize category) will also have their videos screened on Times Square monitors.
Further information about submission specifications and regulations, including deadlines to submit, screen and vote, are available on the Babelgum website.
http://www.babelgum.com/metropolisartprize
About Isabella Rossellini
Actress and video artist Isabella Rossellini launched her career modeling for Vogue in New York City, working with photographic luminaries including Helmut Newton. She achieved cult status starring in David Lynch's art house classic Blue Velvet. A passionate supporter of experimental art, she recently wrote and directed the Green Porno video series for the Sundance Channel.
About Cedar Lewisohn
Cedar Lewisohn curated the groundbreaking Street Art (2008) exhibition at the Tate Modern gallery in London featuring the work of cult artists BLU, Nunca and Os Gêmeos. An artist and writer, he is the author of Street Art: the Graffiti Revolution documenting this fast-evolving international art scene (Tate Publishing).
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