Yana Milev, Via Lewandowsky, „doublage fantastique”, Super-8 double projection, 1988 © Archiv “ex.oriente.lux” Berlin

Regarding the selected artists and the historic context, the edition “40yearsvideoart.de” concentrates on West Germany. Yet extensive work in Media Art also occurred in the GDR. Filmmakers produced 8/16mm films. Unofficially, original productions were completed. An independent art language developed as a phenomenon parallel to Video Art in the Federal Republic of Germany. The exhibition project undertakes a revision of the turbulent and creative 1980s in the 8/16mm film scene of the GDR, and includes works by a.o. Lutz Dammbeck, Else Twin Gabriel, Jörg Herold, Via Lewandowsky, Yana Milev, Ulrich Polster. A selection of 'underground films' are shown at accompanying events. Talks with artists and contemporary witnesses reflect the works in their context.

Museum der Bildenden Künste Leipzig
Katharinenstr. 10
D-04109 Leipzig
www.mdbk.de

Tuesday and Thursday – Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Wednesday 12 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Closed on Mondays

May 6, 2006, 20 h
La Sarraz.
Drei Filme von Lutz Dammbeck
anschließend Gespräch mit dem Regisseur und Claus Löser
Cinémathèque in der naTo
Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 46, 04275 Leipzig

May 8, 2006, 20 h
From Monument to Market
Präsentation der DVD-Edition zur polnischen Videokunst durch Piotr Krajewski
Eintritt frei
Polnisches Institut Leipzig
Markt 10, 04109 Leipzig

May 19, 2006, 17.30 h
Kanal X.
Der erste und letzte Piratenfernsehsender in der DDR
Mit Rommy Arndt, Dieter Daniels, Norbert Meissner, Thomas Seyde am ehemaligen Sendeort
Eintritt frei
Kinobar Prager Frühling
Bernhard-Göring-Str. 152, 04277 Leipzig