International Exhibition of Art Video and Cinema Beyond

Invideo, the annual exhibition dedicated to art video and "cinema beyond" which brings to Milan the top national and international productions in the realm of video art and digital cinema of research and advanced experimentation, joined forces with "Stati Liquidi": in its 14th edition. The two initiatives had been enjoyed an increasingly successful connection - through video works, projects and events - for some time. Invideo decided to highlight this special relationship in 2004. In this year's edition 50 works were selected, out of 600 previewed, to which were added titles in various other sections for a total 120 videos.

The programme was also crammed with screenings and meetings. The opening night took place in Stuttgart on 9th November. Studio Azzurro's Nodi del Mediterraneo, already shown with success in a past edition of Invideo, was screened. The Italian video video artist Monica Petracci was also in attendance. In Milan, the numerous events on the programme included: a meeting with French Michel Chion, the eclectic cinema critic, musician, pupil of Pierre Schaeffer, collaborator of Robert Cahen and author of crtitical essays on Charlie Chaplin, Jacques Tati, David Lynch; a meeting with Gene Youngblood, the US theoretician on expanded cinema; a meeting with Francisco Ruiz De Infante (Paesi Baschi), one of the most promising and important young artists on the international scene; German Bjorn Melhus, maker of works concentrating on the exploration of the body and its mutations, linked not just to cybernetics but also between the masculine and feminine; a work on three screens by Issac Julien, already shown in a number of important international festivals as well as alongside his works in the Tate Gallery in London and the Museum of Contemporary Art of Chicago.

In addition:
- Pagine di viaggio n. 1 (Pages of Journey no.1), a video by Giuseppe Baresi with Giuseppe Cederna narrating;
- the world premier of two new episodes of Cartographies, a mix of choreography, video and urban studies created by Philippe Saire's contemporary dance company;
- the Italian premier of "Codice aperto" ("Open Code"), a video dance by Enzo Procopio and Luca Scarzella made with five dancers in the environmental park La Marrana;
- a tribute to the 1980s by Gianni Toti, one of the most important video artists in the world and a pioneer of electronic art in Italy;
- the by now regular appointment Poetronica, a collage of independent Italian video;
- a tribute to Living Theatre with an important documentary by Dirk Szusies on nearly half a century of activity by the historic theatre group.

And finally, the section dedicated to music video videos, which, after the retrospective on Chris Cunningham, Anton Corbijn and Michel Gondry, this year screened works by Floria Sigismondi, a video artist, photographer and maker of videos for Marilyn Manson, Tricky, Sigur Ros and David Bowie.

Filmmakers, critics and performers hanno flocked to Invideo. As in previous years, the videos screened were acquired by the Province of Milan's "Medialogo".

In addition, previously unpublished texts by Chion and Youngblood appeared in the catalogue, alongside contributions from critics on the events and meetings and the profiles on the selected videos.

Invideo is an AIACE project supported by The following bodies supported Invideo 2003: Ministry for Cultural and Heritage Activities, Cinema department; Regione Lombardia, Cultural Department, the Identity and Autonomy of Lombardy division; Culture Sector of the Province of Milano; City of Milan, Culture, Museum and Entertainment - Tourism Sector; European Commission, MEDIA Plus Programme.