Biennial of Creative Video Announces Top Videos

23.10.2010 25 videos chosen from 23'358 worldwide submissions from 91 countries - Videos on view at the Guggenheim Museum in New York October 22–24 2010 and at YouTube.com/play

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and YouTube, in collaboration with HP and Intel, tonight announced the top 25 videos, selected from 23'358 online video submissions and 91 countries , for YouTube Play. A Biennial of Creative Video.

The announcement was made at a special celebratory event at the Guggenheim Museum this evening, "YouTube Play. Live from the Guggenheim," with a corresponding global live stream at

youtube.com/play.

On behalf of the jury, Nancy Spector, Deputy Director and Chief Curator, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, and Jury Chairperson, said, "It was our goal to reach the widest possible audience, inviting individuals from around the world to submit a video for consideration. While our original goal had been to select 20, the jury was so moved by the quality of work submitted that we decided to honor a final list of 25. We believe the end result is 25 of the most unique and innovative video work to be created and distributed online during the past two years."

Selected by a distinguished, multidisciplinary jury, the 25 videos were created by 39 video artists from 14 countries:

Australia (1), Brazil (1), Canada (2), Chile (1), Czech Republic (1), Denmark (1), England (2), France (1), Japan (1), The Netherlands (1), Northern Ireland (1), South Africa (2), South Korea (1), USA (9).

In making their selection, the jury was looking for a broad range of genres specific to online video, including, but not limited to, non-narrative, experimental works; mashups; animations; stop-motion graphics; remakes; music videos; and narrative short films.

Since September 20, a shortlist of 125 videos was available to view on the YouTube Play channel at youtube.com/play and at kiosks in the Guggenheim museums in New York City, Berlin, Bilbao, and Venice.

The 25 jury selected videos will be on view to the public at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum from October 22 through 24 in the Tower 2 Gallery, with profiles of their creators in an adjoining HP + Intel Digital Gallery.

The videos will also be available for viewing to a worldwide audience on the YouTube Play channel at youtube.com/play.

The YouTube Play jury included: performance artist and musician Laurie Anderson; music group Animal Collective, featuring Deakin (Josh Dibb), Geologist (Brian Weitz), and Panda Bear (Noah Lennox); filmmaker Darren Aronofsky; visual artists Douglas Gordon, Ryan McGinley, Marilyn Minter, and Takashi Murakami; artists and filmmakers Shirin Neshat and Apichatpong Weerasethakul; and graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister, with Guggenheim Chief Curator and Deputy Director Nancy Spector serving as jury chairperson.

Over the course of the evening, the top 25 videos were projected onto the facade of Frank Lloyd Wright's landmark building facing Fifth Avenue as well as onto a giant screen in the museum's Rotunda.

Top 25 YouTube Play Videos (alphabetical order)

Auspice - Bryce Kretschmann, b. 1974 in California, USA, lives in Newark, NJ, USA.
View Video on Play Channel: http://bit.ly/cJQD9A
Capture Embed Code: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijv7hYVxMdY
Bear untitled - D.O. Edit
Christen Bach, b. 1978 in Kolding, Denmark, lives in Berlin, Germany.
View Video on Play Channel: http://bit.ly/9olBfw
Capture Embed Code: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdBZohX4FnM
Bathtub IV
Keith Loutit, b. 1973 in Melbourne, Australia, lives in Coogee, Australia.
View Video on Play Channel: http://bit.ly/c4fKxA
Capture Embed Code: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us6kDalkqgM&feature=player_embedded
Birds on the Wires
Jarbas Agnelli, b. 1963 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where he still lives.
View Video on Play Channel: http://bit.ly/aOtW8J
Capture Embed Code: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoM4ZZJ2UrM
Birdy Nam Nam ‘The Parachute Ending'
Steve Scott (Director), b. 1970 in Plymouth, UK, lives in London, UK.
Will Sweeney (Art Director and Illustration) b.1973 in London, UK, where he still lives.
View Video on Play Channel: http://bit.ly/cXKkA1
Capture Embed Code: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCHM1do5Vqw
deuce
Monica Cook, b. 1974 in Dalton, Georgia, USA, lives in Brooklyn, NY, USA.
View Video on Play Channel: http://bit.ly/co3WxQ
Capture Embed Code: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-6pcZoSL0s
Die Antwoord - Zef Side
Sean Metelerkamp, b. 1984 in Knysna, South Africa, lives in Cape Town, South Africa.
View Video on Play Channel:http://bit.ly/ajLeEh
Capture Embed Code: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q77YBmtd2Rw
Gardyn
Pogo (Nick Bertke), b. 1988 in Capetown, South Africa, lives in Perth, Australia.
View Video on Play Channel: http://bit.ly/bmHqeb
Capture Embed Code: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBN-CAhOYQ0&feature=player_embedded
I Met the Walrus
Josh Raskin (Director and Animator), b. 1980 in Toronto, Canada, where he still lives.
James Braithwaite (Drawings), b. 1978 in Edmonton, Canada, lives in Montreal, Canada.
Alex Kurina (Computer illustration), b. 1981 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, lives in Toronto, Canada.
Jerry Levitan (story and voice), b. 1954 in Toronto, Canada, where he still lives.
View Video on Play Channel: http://bit.ly/9hcyLv
Capture Embed Code: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmR0V6s3NKk
Ladybirds' Requiem
Akino Kondoh, b. 1980 in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, lives in New York, USA.
View Video on the Play Channel: http://bit.ly/93MCk6
Capture Embed Code: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFqAc9kRP8g
Le Syndrome du Timide
Pierre-Axel Vuillaume-Prézeau, b. 1986 in Nalliers (Vendée), France, lives in Paris, France.
View Video on Play Channel: http://bit.ly/axhWub
Capture Embed Code: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2fqFlNx8CI
Luis
Joaquín Cociña, b. 1980 in Concepción, Chile, lives in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Cristóbal León, b. 1980 in Santiago, Chile, lives in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Niles Atallah, b. 1978 in Santa Cruz, California, USA, lives in Santiago, Chile.
View Video on Play Channel: http://bit.ly/9hL0yd
Capture Embed Code: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veMBIWv0ews
Man with a Movie Camera: The Global Remake
Perry Bard , b. 1944 in Quebec City, Canada, lives in New York, USA.
View Video on Play Channel: http://bit.ly/aMltqL
Capture Embed Code: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEykp9PsDkw
Moonwalk
Martin Kohout, b. 1984 in Prague, Czech Republic, lives in Berlin, Germany.
View Video on Play Channel: http://bit.ly/9AElyl
Capture Embed Code: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DVN4m41QCE
Noteboek
Evelien Lohbeck, b. 1983 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, lives in Tilburg, The Netherlands.
View Video on Play Channel: http://bit.ly/bYZxDF
Capture Embed Code: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP-reW1eLYE
Post Newtonianism (War Footage/Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare Footage)
Josh Bricker, b. 1980 in Torrance, CA, USA, lives in New York, USA.
View Video on Play Channel: http://bit.ly/93cKo9
Capture Embed Code: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cto649nkjY
Scenic Jogging
Jillian Mayer, b. 1984 in Florida, USA, where she still lives.
View Video on Play Channel: http://bit.ly/cYjbIN
Capture Embed Code: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMq9Th3NgGk
Seaweed
Remi Weekes and Luke White, both b. 1987 in London, UK, where they still live.
View Video on Play Channel: http://bit.ly/cW48eN
Capture Embed Code: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTNfSluaUzs
Strindberg and Helium at the Beach
Eun-Ha Paek (Director, Animator and Artist), b. 1974 in Seoul, South Korea, lives in New York, USA.
Erin Perkins (Writer and Voice of Helium), b. 1977 in Duluth, MN, USA, lives in Oakland, CA, USA.
James Bewley (Voice of Strindberg), b. 1975 in West Chester, PA, USA, lives in New York, USA.
View Video on Play Channel: http://bit.ly/arq2Vl
Capture Embed Code: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw8ctJTF1ZY
Synesthesia
Terri Timely (Corey Creasey and Ian Kibbey) Corey Creasey: b. 1979 in Long Beach, CA, USA, lives in Oakland, USA.
Ian Kibbey: b. 1980 in Berkeley CA, USA, lives in Oakland, USA.
View on Play Channel: http://bit.ly/cHGtni
Capture Embed Code: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZEL31Mq2OA
Taxi III Stand Up and Cry Like a Man
Lisa Byrne, b. 1973 in Town - Newry, Northern Ireland, lives in London, UK.
View on Play Channel: http://bit.ly/bdrOMK
Capture Embed Code: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOPjbAWwRdw
The Huber Experiments
Erik Huber, b. 1984 in Atlanta, USA, where he still lives.
Matthew Huber, b. 1973 in Atlanta, USA, lives in New York, USA.
View Video on Play Channel: http://bit.ly/dAxbiN
Capture Embed Code: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf5QQ3UADRQ
This Aborted Earth: The Quest Begins
Michael Banowetz, b. 1955 in Wichita, KS, USA, lives in Denver, CO, USA.
Noah Sodano, b. 1981 in Denver, CO, USA, lives in Denver, CO, USA.
View Video on Play Channel: http://bit.ly/cDXXIx
Capture Embed Code: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9geI52zIxI
Wonderland Mafia
Lindsay Scoggins, b. 1985 in Gainesville Florida, USA, lives in Tampa, USA.
View Video on Play Channel: http://bit.ly/9nMPPN
Capture Embed Code: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkIoJZdKIAE
WORDS
Everynone (Will Hoffman, Daniel Mercadante, and Julius Metoyer III)
Will Hoffman: b. 1985 on Staten Island, New York, USA, lives in New York, USA.
Daniel Mercadante: b. 1984 in Farmington, Connecticut, USA, lives in New York, USA.
Julius Metoyer III: b. 1985 in Los Angeles, USA, where he still lives.
View on Play Channel: http://bit.ly/bGo6wn
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