Immerse yourself in "Das Erste Mal," a captivating screening program curated by artist Florian Meisenberg at mumok. This event highlights the nascent stages of video art by presenting experimental, direct, and often eccentric short films by contemporary artists. Witness creative beginnings where intuition precedes style and curiosity drives artistic exploration, with works from Meisenberg's archive and new additions.
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Florian Meisenberg presents "Das Erste Mal," a program showcasing the inaugural video works of contemporary artists. This screening event features experimental, direct, and often eccentric short films that highlight creative beginnings where intuition and curiosity drive the artistic process. The mumok presentation includes works from Meisenberg's archive and new additions contextualized for the local audience.
The mumok hosts "Das Erste Mal," a screening program curated by artist Florian Meisenberg, which focuses on the nascent stages of video art. The event presents the first video works of contemporary artists—experimental, direct, and often eccentric short films that reveal creative beginnings where intuition precedes style and curiosity overrides calculation. The moving image is explored as a tool for testing ideas in real time, allowing accidents, hesitation, and discovery to remain visible. The mumok presentation draws on Meisenberg’s archive and includes new works that respond to the local context, notably Tolia Astakhishvili's first film, "Horses" (1998). Florian Meisenberg, born in Berlin in 1980, lives and works in New York, with a practice spanning painting, installation, and film. The event is conducted in English. This program is part of "Tolia Curriculum," a project by Georgian artist Tolia Astakhishvili, which unfolds as a series of workshops, lectures, screenings, and participatory formats, developing her work in situ in the lead-up to her major exhibition.
Admission is free for this event as part of the 'Tolia Curriculum' program. Visitors are directed to the general mumok program overview for more information on related events and potential ticketing details for the main museum experience.
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