WHEN ABSENCE BECOMES PRESENCE @ WPA

WHEN ABSENCE BECOMES PRESENCE
Washington Project for the Arts Presents:
Experimental Media Series
curated by Sonja Simonyi + Niels Van Tomme
November 20 – December 23, 2008
Washington Project for the Arts
2023 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036
Gallery Hours: Tues-Fri 11-4pm (closed Thanksgiving weekend)

Opening Reception: Thursday November 20th, 7-9pm @ WPA
Screening & Curator’s Talk: Thursday, December 11, 6pm @ The Phillips Collection

The fourth annual Experimental Media Series "When Absence Becomes Presence," is an exhibition that explores the play between two separate, but linked conditions of absence and presence, and which reflects upon the very nature of time based media. Curators Sonja Simonyi + Niels Van Tomme have selected a staggering variety of experimental artworks that include sound art, music, literary readings, video art, as well as a mysterious sound recording.

Artworks from: Herman Asselberghs, The Conet Project, Paul Chan, Martin Creed, Andrea Geyer, Ibro Hasanovic, Miranda July, Damir Niksic, and Douglas Ross

To be announced: screening of selected works and a discussion with the curators at The Phillips Collection on Friday, December 11, at 6pm. During the screening, the Kraft Prize for New Media and the WPA Experimental Art Prize will be presented to two winning artists from the When Absence Become Presence Call for Entries competition.