28 July 2008

Ko Nakajima is an animation/ video/ installation artist who was also pioneer of japanese media art. VCTokyo had an interview with him in Nago, Okinawa, during his workshop with local art students.

cooperated byNago Shoko-kai
interviewer: Kentaro TAKI camera: Naoya OOE 

15 - 22 Aug. 2008

VCT invited Brazilian videoartist, Carlo Sansolo to Tokyo purpose for having a exhibition, screening and artist talk event.

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VIDEOART CENTER Tokyo presents

BRAZILIAN VIDEOART / Carlo Sansolo

"Visualization of boundary of Cities Rio de Janeiro - Tokyo"

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date:19(sat.) July 2008 15:00-17:00 (open 14:30)

venue:B1F Multi-use hall, Okuma Memorial Tower(build no.26) at Waseda University

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VCTokyo has been introducing emerging video artist and activities.Video art from Calro Sansolo who acts mainly in Rio de Janeiro,. shows us certain criticism against media society under the progressing information-capitalism but with Latin sprits and its humors at the same time. This time VCTokyo invites Carlo Sansolo from Brazil for discussion about possibility of collaboration among two countries Japan- Brazil, and the global situation of video art.              

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Carlo Sansolo

born in 1969, Rio de Janeiro. Started designing of poster art or video in 1999, and also founded and organized La Isle, independent art group. La Isle held mediaart festival "Prog:ME" in 2005 introduced international edge artist's works. This time is the first visit to Japan for Carlo Sansolo.

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3 Jul. 2008 VCT had an interview with Toshio Matsumoto who has many visual arts career as documentary, feature film, experimental film, videoart, installation...etc. interviewer: Kentaro Taki, videocamera:Naoya Ooe, cooperation: Nihon University Callege of Art

Focus on pioneers of videoart

Interview with pioneers of Japanese video artists since 1960’s golden age of videoart and archiving their video pieces.

produced by VIDEOART CENTER Tokyo

supported by ICF(2007)