Back to HomepageMOMENTUM | SYDNEY
International Forum for Contemporary Video Art, New Media and Performance
12 – 15 May 2010
Adjacent to Carriageworks – 231 Wilson St, Eveleigh, Sydney
MOMENTUM was founded in Sydney in 2010 by Rachel Rits-Volloch. Our inaugural event, MOMENTUM | Sydney, featured 6 leading international galleries. We also featured 6 performances, 5 internationally curated programs, and provided a project space for 6 local artists to create new work. Altogether showcasing 32 artists, we also brought together 32 of the world’s leading arts professionals in a series of specially designed talks and panel discussions.
MOMENTUM | Sydney remains active in Australia with initiatives designed to keep our legacy alive, and to support Australian content in MOMENTUM events worldwide.
Opening Address by
Minister for the Arts, Virginia Judge
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Djon Mundine
introduces MOMENTUM | Sydney
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ABOUT
MOMENTUM | Sydney was a laboratory that aimed to counteract the commercial marginalization of the most innovative and exciting art forms today. Embracing an area of contemporary practice that is consistently under-represented – video, new media, performance and sound – it provided a forum for galleries to showcase such art in a professional environment of exhibition, dialogue, and reception. Focusing on time-based work, both live performance and media-based, MOMENTUM | Sydney provided an occasion to think about how the art world is evolving alongside the art market, and to shape its future development in a constructive way. Breaking with the conventions of existing art fairs, MOMENTUM proposed a model that challenged orthodox structures by questioning the sustainability of current commercial models.
The launch of MOMENTUM took place in Sydney on 12-15 May 2010 in a dramatic early 20th century redbrick industrial space transformed into an immersive environment for the presentation and viewing of video art and performance as well as for the professional dialogue which is integral to this Forum. Located adjacent to Carriageworks, one of Sydney’s leading cultural centers for the visual and performing arts, MOMENTUM | Sydney complemented its role as a center for cutting edge contemporary art. Whilst coincided with the opening week of the 17th Biennale of Sydney, MOMENTUM | Sydney was an independent event and a not for profit entity, supported by gallery fees, sponsorship, and donations.
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