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24/09/2024

The AURORA Biennial is back, this year presenting ‘FuturePresentPast’ at Dallas City Hall on November 16th.

This year, the biennial’s theme considers how looking into the past can help us shape our future. Regional and international artists experiment with sound, site-specificity, interactivity, and the digital, proposing new and varied perspectives on the region’s societal issues, engaging the audience in enriching conversations about our shared past, present, and future.

The 2024 AURORA Biennial identity is designed by North Texas creative direction studio By George Partners.

Since 2013, MONA productions has proudly worked closely with AURORA’s Executive team to realize Dallas’ signature cultural event. For more information on AURORA, check out their website:
https://dallasaurora.com/

17/09/2024

As part of their Studio Visits series, Deichtorhallen Hamburg showcased artist Paul Kolling, visiting Kolling at his studio in Berlin. By using and creating complex technical and digital systems, Kolling creates installations, sculptures and hybrid works that move at the interface of analog and digital spaces.

This series highlighted artists included in the exhibition ‘SURVIVAL IN THE 21st CENTURY’ by Deichtorhallen Hamburg. The work ‘Westbound–190621’ (2020) by Kolling could be seen in this exhibition.

Video by MONA productions and Berlin Art Link online magazine.

See the full video at Deichtorhallen Hamburg’s YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07mk38OPRTI

06/09/2024

Introducing ‘Curated Routes’, a series of eight routes designed to explore Berlin Art Week’s rich and diverse festival program. With over 100 participating venues opening their doors 11–15th September, this guide offers a series of tailored pathways spotlighting must-see contemporary art exhibitions and events across the city.

Created by Berlin Art Link magazine (published by MONA productions) in collaboration with Berlin Art Week.

Find the article with the full list of highlights here:

In collaboration with Berlin Art Week, we offer 8 different art routes through the city during the biggest week for art viewing in Berlin

26/08/2024

Marcus Brauchli joined Josh Baer at the Aspen Art Fair for a new edition of The Baer Faxt Talks series. In this wide-ranging conversation, the two draw from their decades of experience to share their thoughts on the diverse future of the art market, the role of auction houses in the modern era, and how collectors can navigate ongoing economic trends.

We’re excited to be working with The Baer Faxt team to produce and strategize the technical integration of their podcast as well as their video interview series with leading voices from the art world.

Listen to the full conversation on The Baer Faxt’s YouTube channel.

Reel courtesy of The Baer Faxt.

05/07/2024

In this clip from the latest episode of The Baer Faxt Podcast, artist Alicja Kwade shares her career advice for young artists on how to get their big break.

We’re excited to be working with The Baer Faxt team to produce and strategise the technical integration of their podcast, as well as their video interview series with leading voices from the art world.

Listen to the full conversation on The Baer Faxt’s YouTube channel.

28/06/2024

Take a look inside this year’s must-see Dutch entry to the 60th Venice Biennale!

We created an exhibition video of ‘The International Celebration of Blasphemy and The Sacred’, presented by Renzo Martens, together with the artists’ collective Cercle d’Art des Travailleurs de Plantation Congolaise (CATPC) and curator Hicham Khalidi.

CATPC, with Renzo Martens, exhibited new artworks made from earth taken from the last remaining patches of untouched forest surrounding the plantation of Lusanga. This practice is part of their ongoing commitment that the plantation will be freed, regenerated and transformed back into sacred forests, as well as their commitment to a greater project of spiritual, ethical and economic reckoning.

Commissioned by the Mondriaan Fund, the joint exhibition by Martens, Khalidi and CATPC simultaneously opened at the White Cube in Lusanga, the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Watch the full exhibition video now at dutch-pavilion.com or at MONA Productions Vimeo Page.

17/06/2024

“The separation that people feel from nature, is a story they tell themselves”

See more of the videos we created for ‘Lion of God’, Walton Ford’s major site-specific exhibition at the historical Venetian institution, Ateneo Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti.

Organised by Kasmin Gallery and curated by Udo Kittelmann, the exhibition marks the acclaimed artist’s first solo exhibition in Italy.

We created exhibition videos as well as social media video content for ‘Lion of God’ during La Biennale di Venezia’s preview week.

Visit Kasmin Gallery’s YouTube channel to see the full video. For more information, visit Lionofgod.art.

14/06/2024

Should Art Basel exhibitor selection committee meetings be made public?

Josh Baer interviewed top insiders from the VIP opening of Art Basel 2024 about their impressions of the fair and the art market. In this first instalment, Baer spoke with Vincenzo de Bellis, Director of Fairs and Exhibition Platforms for Art Basel during the opening of the fair on Tuesday, June 11th.

Listen as Vincenzo and Baer discuss the ingredients for a successful fair, Art Basel’s strategies for continued growth, and debate the calls for greater transparency in the exhibitor selection process.

We’re excited to be working with The Baer Faxt team to oversee the technical production and editing of their livestream, as well as their podcast and video interview series with leading voices from the art world. This edition of The Baer Faxt Live is brought to you by Artlogic.

Head to The Baer Faxt YouTube to watch the full conversation, and keep an eye out for the release of upcoming interviews with Magnus Resch, Wentworth Beaumont, Sarah Thornton and Esther Schipper throughout the week.

11/06/2024

TODAY, The Baer Faxt Live from Art Basel!

Join TBF on Instagram Live directly from the VIP opening every hour, starting at 2pm local time (8am ET), to watch Josh Baer interview top insiders about their impressions of the fair and the art market. Josh will be joined by:

2:00pm: Magnus Resch, art market economist and Co-author of How to Collect Art

3:00pm: Wentworth Beaumont, Founding Partner of Beaumont Nathan

4:00pm: Vincenzo de Bellis, Director of Fairs and Exhibition Platforms, Art Basel

5:00pm: Sarah Thornton, Author of Seven Days in the Art World

6:00pm: Esther Schipper, Gallery Founder

We’re excited to be working with The Baer Faxt team to oversee the technical production and editing of The Baer Faxt Live, as well as their podcast and video interview series with leading voices from the art world.

Head to https://thebaerfaxt.com/ to sign up to get notified when the first interview goes live.

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24/05/2024

“Everybody thinks they understand Calder because it’s so apparently immediately accessible when actually it’s not.” - Alexander S. C. Rower

This clip from the new episode of The Baer Faxt Podcast, sees Alexander S. C. Rower, President of the Calder Foundation, and Alexander Calder’s grandson, explain the unique challenges of interpreting Calder’s work.

Listen to the conversation in full wherever you get your podcasts to hear Rower share his personal journey fostering his grandfather’s legacy, and the secrets to creating an exhibition experience that enables everyone to relate to great art.

We’re excited to be working with The Baer Faxt team to produce and strategise the technical integration of their podcast, as well as their video interview series with leading voices from the art world.

10/05/2024

See inside the vivid and poignant world of Walton Ford’s ‘Lion of God’ at the historical Venetian institution, Ateneo Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti with the exhibition video we created for the major site-specific exhibition.

During La Biennale di Venezia’s preview week, the MONA team filmed and produced exhibition videos as well as social media video content for ‘Lion of God’. Organised by Kasmin Gallery and curated by Udo Kittelmann, the exhibition marks the acclaimed artist’s first solo exhibition in Italy.

‘Lion of God’ will remain on view until September 22, 2024. For more information about the exhibition, visit Lionofgod.art.

For more of our exhibition videos, explore our Vimeo page:

Commissioned by Kasmin Gallery, we created this video documenting Walton Ford’s major site-specific exhibition 'Lion of God', which takes place at…

07/05/2024

Introducing Berlin Art Link’s new feature topic for May and June: Habitat. ⁠Berlin Art Link is an online magazine for contemporary arts and culture published by MONA productions.
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In her letter from the editor, Alison Hugill discusses how the health of our habitat, in all its socio-political dimensions, is crucial to our communal survival. ⁠The aim of the topic is to foreground artists and artworks that re-focus our attention on the contemporary climate crisis as part of a larger structural problem.

Read the letter from the editor to find out more about Habitat and the exciting upcoming feature pieces:

Editor-in-Chief Alison Hugill explores the new feature topic for May and June, Habitat, and previews some of the upcoming articles

06/05/2024

Check out our new exhibition video, commissioned by Hamburger Kunsthalle, for Jakob Kudsk Steensen’s extraordinary project, 'The Ephemeral Lake'.

Presented as part of the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of Caspar David Friedrich, Steensen’s immersive spatial installation draws inspiration from the iconic Romantic painter. It examines the natural phenomenon of the ephemeral lake through 3D painting, interactive design, virtual worldbuilding and ambisonic sound.

Steensen’s exhibition is on view at Hamburger Kunsthalle until October 27th, 2024. Watch our video for an overview of the show as well as insights from the artist.

Video by MONA ⎸ Produced & directed by Monica Salazar ⎸ Filmed & edited by Peter Cairns

Commissioned by the Hamburger Kunsthalle, we produced an exhibition video of Jakob Kudsk Steensen’s extraordinary art project, ›The Ephemeral Lake‹.…

26/04/2024

See Berlin Art Link's insightful La Biennale di Venezia preview series, interviewing artists representing national pavilions at this year’s Biennale.

Berlin Art Link, published by MONA Productions, conducted interviews with artists and curators including Golden Lion winner Archie Moore for the Australian pavilion, Pakui Hardware for the Lithuanian pavilion, Eimear Walshe for the Irish pavilion, The Neighbours for the Bulgarian pavilion, Gülsün Karamustafa for the Turkish pavilion, and Björn Geldhof, curator of ‘From Ukraine: Dare to Dream’.

These conversations touch on a range of topics including contested national histories, working conditions in the arts, and the wider theme of the Biennale, ‘Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere.’⁠

See the preview interviews in full at berlinartlink.com.

https://www.berlinartlink.com/2024/04/02/interview-archie-moore-australia-pavilion-venice-biennale-kith-and-kin/

Adela Lovric interviews representative of this year’s Australian Pavilion at the 60th Venice Biennale, First Nations artist Archie Moore

22/04/2024

"VIP stands for Very Irritating People, thinking that they deserve to be there 30 seconds before you...That didn't happen [this year]." -Josh Baer

In this clip from the second episode of Baer with Me, The Baer Faxt’s new mini-series, Josh Baer shares his observations with Luyang Jiang about the shift in the conduct of VIP collectors at this year's Art Basel Hong Kong.

In this episode, Josh and Luyang sat down with TBF team members based in Asia, Boliang Shen and Claire Huang, on the last day of Hong Kong Art Week.

We’re excited to be working with The Baer Faxt team to produce and strategise the technical integration of their podcast, as well as their video interview series with leading voices from the art world.

Listen to the conversation in full wherever you get your podcasts.

20/04/2024

Check out the latest video we created for ‘The Ephemeral Lake’, the newly opened exhibition by Jakob Kudsk Steensen at Hamburger Kunsthalle, where Steensen talks about the inspiration for his artwork and his connection to Caspar David Friedrich.

We had the pleasure of working with Steensen and Hamburger Kunsthalle to film the innovative exhibition as well as some behind-the-scenes insights into Steensen’s practice.

You can watch the entire film on Hamburger Kunsthalle YouTube channel, and more information about the exhibition at hamburger-kunsthalle.de

THE EPHEMERAL LAKE. Eine digitale Installation von Jakob Kudsk Steensen Mit The Ephemeral Lake zeigt die Hamburger Kunsthalle anlässlich des 250. Geburtstags...

15/04/2024

This week we’ve travelled to the much-anticipated opening of the 60th Venice Biennale to begin some exciting new documentation projects, including filming and photographing ‘When Solidarity Is Not a Metaphor’, an exhibition created by Alserkal Avenue Initiatives in partnership with Cité internationale des arts and in collaboration with Lightbox, as well as the accompanying program.

Curated by Nataša Petrešin-Bachelez, the exhibition features a diverse selection of installations, photographs, performances, listening sessions, and heart-to-heart conversations, offering a counter-space to the reigning agendas of war, patriarchy, and colonialism, and their toxic impacts on human and non-human ecosystems.

Opening tomorrow, ‘When Solidarity Is Not a Metaphor’ will take place from April 16 - 21st, 2024 at My Art Guides Venice Meeting Point, Navy Officers’ Club, Arsenale, Venice. We’ll be creating content and social media content for the project throughout the week, keep your eyes peeled on our socials for more insights into this exciting exhibition program.

The participating artists, including alumni, residents, and collaborators of both Cité internationale des arts and Alserkal Initiatives, will challenge interpretations of 'solidarity,' urging for its evolution beyond theoretical discourse.

More information about the exhibition program here:

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13/04/2024

Next week we’re heading to the opening of the 60th Venice Biennale for some exciting new film projects, including creating an exhibition video of this year’s must-see Dutch entry to the Biennale, represented by Renzo Martens, together with the artists’ collective Cercle d’Art des Travailleurs de Plantation Congolaise (CATPC) and curator Hicham Khalidi.

CATPC, Renzo Martens and curator Hicham Khalidi will present new artworks as part of their ongoing commitment that the plantation of Lusanga will be freed, regenerated and transformed back into sacred forests, as well as their commitment to a greater project of spiritual, ethical and economic reckoning.

Commissioned by the Mondriaan Fund, and opening to the public from April 20th at the Rietveld Pavilion in Venice, the joint exhibition by Martens, Khalidi and CATPC will be simultaneously opened at the White Cube in Lusanga, the Democratic Republic of Congo. This Dutch entry will therefore consist of two directly mirrored and connected presentations.

See more information here:

F.l.t.r. Ced’art Tamasala, Matthieu Kasiama Kilapi, Renzo Martens, Hicham Khalidi, Lisette Mbuku Kimpala. ©Koos Breukel, 2023