The Moving Image Archive of Contemporary Art Japan (MIACA Japan), an organization dedicated to the conservation and promotion of moving image art works and artists, started its activity in 2006 in Yokohama, Japan.
MIACA organizes exhibitions, temporary video libraries, and talk events, and lectures by art professionals.
Videos uploaded to the YouTube Play channel may be selected for exhibitions taking place at the Guggenheim Museums in New York, Bilbao, Berlin and Venice. MIACA participates as an affiliate institution.
http://www.youtube.com/play
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Private Chorus / Yasuto Masumoto solo exhibition at Alternative Space LOOP
Opening Reception: 19th June, 2010 5pm at Loop, Seoul
LOOP: 335-11, Seogyo-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul Korea
+82 3141 1377
19th June 2010 - 30th July 2010
www.galleryloop.com
Since the 70s there have been many institutions dedicated to preserving moving image art works or films, mainly in the US and Europe. The reasons are: the numbers of video pieces is growing: Special equipment and technique are required to utilize moving images : and it is difficult to preserve them.
Most of these institutions are supported by governments, such as the Electronic Arts Intermix in New York, Montevideo in Amsterdam, and Lux in London.
These well-established institutions preserve already, distribute them and open their collection to the public and experts.
Unfortunately there is nothing like them in Japan. We think that it is urgent to collect and preserve video art.
( The word 'video' is used in its broadest sense to indicate moving image art)
