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VernissageTV (VTV) takes you to opening receptions (vernissages) of exhibitions and events. Online, worldwide, on demand. VernissageTV provides insight to the social side of the art world. For you, Vernissage TV is talking with artists in a relaxed style.
VernissageTV Videocast is widely distributed through RSS. VernissageTV can be easily subscribed to and watched with iTunes (free download for Mac and PC). To watch VernissageTV via the website use QuickTime 7 or above (free download for Mac and PC). Main RSS-feed is http://feedproxy.google.com/VernissageTV. For 1-click subscription and category feeds see help page.
Contact
VernissageTV art tv is based in Basel, Switzerland. The office of VTV is located in an old building near the Messe Schweiz where the leading art fair Art Basel takes place.
VernissageTV | Totentanz 14 | 4051 Basel | Switzerland
Phone: +41 61 283 24 55 | contact@vernissage.tv | web site: http://www.vernissage.tv
Content Sales
For content sales please contact:
Onmedia AG | Content Sales | content at onmedia.ch
Syndicate
VernissageTV provides its feeds under a Creative Commons license. Museums, galleries and artists are free to integrate the feeds into their web sites. We offer individual feeds for some venues.
Special Services
We offer special services for exhibition venues: from an individual video channel to the production of HDTV-videos. VTV videos are about 5 minutes long. Uncut material is available. Contact us should you be interested in a special feature or uncut video.
Thanks for featuring us
Abitare – International Design Magazine, 3sat, Anina’s Liveblog, art – Das Kunstmagazin (1), art – Das Kunstmagazin (2), Artkrush, Artnews.lt, avantgarde, bleed, Burning Questions, De:Bug Blog, Deutsche Welle (Markus Bösch), Deutsche Welle Podcast: Blogschau 63, Deutschlandfunk, (program: “Corso”: Vernissage TV, March 19, 2008, in German, by Barbara Paul), Deutschlandfunk DLF-Magazin, (April 17, 2008, in German, report by Nina Magoley), Fudder.de, Greenjeans, Homemade-Labor Weblog, Intute, ipodlife.de, Joachim Graf, Journalista, Kunst-Blog.com, Das Kunst-Bulletin 10.2006 and kunstbulletin online, Macnews.de, Mediabistro.com, Medienbote, The New Wrinkle, PAGE magazine issue 02/06, PAGE Online-Weblog, Status6, SWR2 Radio “Journal aus dem Land”, Feb. 19, 2008, Tautoko, Techniktoday.de, the rasx() context, trendbeheer, Versionsporadic, Voiceblogger.de, WDR5 / Scala (April 21, 2008, by Christjane Höck), We Make Money Not Art, ZDF Morgenmagazin – Die Momasurfer (Video)…
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Press Release Archive
- VernissageTV creates short documentaries for Velux Stiftung Daylight-Award
January 19, 2010, English / German (on OpenPR) - Current Programming on VernissageTV: Focus Miami
January 13, 2010, English / German (on OpenPR) - Current Programming on VernissageTV: Focus Istanbul
September 22, 2009, English (on OpenPR) - VernissageTV now available via Cable, IPTV and Satellite on the Art Channel
August 13, 2009, English / German (on OpenPR) - Current Programming on VernissageTV: Focus Cologne, Venice Biennale and Art Basel
June 1, 2009, English / German (on OpenPR) - VernissageTV covers Art Cologne 2009 and shows Video Art Program
April 15, 2009, English / German (on OpenPR) - Current Programming on VernissageTV: Focus Madrid / Spain and New York
January 8, 2009, English / German (on OpenPR) - VernissageTV — the Internet’s unique TV art project — celebrates its 1000th episode with a 3 day non-stop screening.
January 8, 2009, English / German (on OpenPR) - VernissageTV’s website now with optimized version for iPhone and iPod touch
January 8, 2009, English / German (on OpenPR) - Current Programming on VernissageTV: Focus New York and Berlin
November 19, 2008, English / German (on OpenPR) - VernissageTV Kunstfernsehen jetzt auch auf dem Mobiltelefon
November 12, 2008, German (on OpenPR) - Artfacts.Net and VernissageTV partner to provide unprecedented information pool for art lovers
September 24, 2008, English / German (on OpenPR) - Current programming on VernissageTV art tv: Focus on Manifesta 7, SITE Santa Fe, Arte Bregaglia
September 23, 2008, English / German (on OpenPR) - Art Basel Week 2008: Extensive Coverage on VernissageTV
June 11, 2008, English / German (on OpenPR) - Vernissage TV broadcasts live and interactive from Open Space / Art Cologne 2008 art fair
March 13, 2008, English / German (on OpenPR) - Focus ARCO and Art Scene Madrid on VernissageTV
February 21, 2008, English / German (on OpenPR) - Vernissage TV Uploads its New, Wide-screen Format
January 25, 2008, English / German (on OpenPR) - More than 750 episodes on Vernissage TV. Current Focus: Miami’s private collections
January 3, 2008, English / German (on OpenPR) - Current programming on VernissageTV art tv
November 20, 2007, English / German (on OpenPR) - Fall Season: Art openings in New York
September 24, 2007, English / German (on OpenPR) - Current and upcoming programming on VernissageTV art tv
August 24, 2007, English / German (on OpenPR) - La Biennale di Venezia, Art 38 Basel, documenta 12, skulptur projekte münster 07: take the Grand Tour with VernissageTV
June 28, 2007, English / German (on OpenPR) - VernissageTV Art TV Hits 1 Million Downloads
June 21, 2007, English / German (on OpenPR) - VernissageTV Announces Official Partnership with Design Miami/ Basel 2007
May 30, 2007, English (on OpenPR) - VernissageTV covers: Robert Gober, Gallery Weekend Berlin, Swab Barcelona.
May 3, 2007, English / German (on OpenPR) - VernissageTV turns 500.
May 3, 2007, English / German (on OpenPR) - VernissageTV invited by Flausen to present at Tweakfest, Zurich.
April 24, 2007, English / German (on OpenPR) - VernissageTV art tv moving into new studio.
March 28, 2007, English / German (on OpenPR) - VernissageTV Covers The Armory Show Week New York 2007.
March 16, 2007, English / German (on OpenPR) - VernissageTV covers: Zaha Hadid, Paola Pivi and Christoph Büchel.
January 24, 2007, English / German (on OpenPR) - VernissageTV Covers Art Basel Miami Beach Week.
December 22, 2006, English / German (on OpenPR) - Art Fairs Frieze London, Art Forum Berlin, FIAC Paris and Art Cologne on VernissageTV.
November 8, 2006, English / German (on OpenPR) - VernissageTV covers the exhibitions The Guggenheim Collection in Bonn and The Expanded Eye in Zurich.
August 21, 2006, English / German (on OpenPR) - Exclusive Design interviews provided by Vernissage TV.
July 14, 2006, English / German (on OpenPR) - VernissageTV covers Basel art week with Art 37 Basel, Liste 06, Voltashow 02 and Design Miami Basel.
June 16, 2006, English / German (on OpenPR) - VernissageTV covers: Robert Rauschenberg, Richard Tuttle and Tacita Dean.
May 31, 2006, English / German (on OpenPR) - VernissageTV covers: Jonathan Meese in Hamburg, Gallery weekends in Berlin and Leipzig.
May 9, 2006, English / German (on OpenPR) - VernissageTV covers: The Armory Show, Matisse at Fondation Beyeler and Fine Art Fair Frankfurt.
March 27, 2006, English / German (on OpenPR) - VernissageTV News: Impressions and Interviews: ARCO’06 and Transmediale.06.
February 21, 2006, English / German (on OpenPR) - Vernissage TV covers Joe Colombo / Vitra Design Museum and starts REMIX series.
January 31, 2006, English / German (on OpenPR) - VernissageTV covers Phaeno Scicence Center, New York Galleries, Resfest Switzerland.
December 13, 2005, English / German (on OpenPR) - Press release November 9, 2005, English / German (pdf-file, 41 kb)
Ceci Moss, Rhizome Senior Editor and Blogger, at Art Fag City:
“Vernissage TV produce some of the best videos covering contemporary art on the web. Period.”
Artkrush:
“Founded in September 2005 in Basel, Switzerland, VernissageTV has built a reputation on providing brilliantly edited shorts that plumb the art world for on-the-scene video from gallery openings, international exhibitions, and art fairs, as well as in-depth interviews with renowned art professionals.”
Mediabistro Unbeige:
“And once you‘re hooked, just spend the rest of the day browsing through the site‘s archives. A veritable treasure trove.”
Abitare – International Design Magazine:
“The web archive, that has brought together hundreds of these short films since 2005, provides an interesting analysis of today’s art system, its mechanisms and its rituals.”
Chris Tyrell’s Blog:
“Vernissage.TV is a great, great sight at which one can waste hours watching incredibly interesting videos. There are interview videos (such as the one of Jeff Wall) and fabulous documentation of installation and performance pieces.”
Flash Video & WebTV Wisdom:
“Vernissage TV specifically offers coverage of openings and is a really simple site with absolutely tons of content. It’s somehow very good at being global and the clips are great quality.”
Journalista:
“There were any number of cool things to watch, but my favorite program turned out to be Vernissage TV, which has the most unique premise I’ve seen in a while: Each episode, a cameraman strolls through a European art-gallery opening, capturing both the show and its patrons with as little intermediation as possible. No voiceovers, no commentary, no nothing. It’s a strangely fulfilling viewer experience, providing exposure to often fascinating works and allowing you to soak up the gallery experience without having to swim through a river of pseudo-sophisticate pretense in the process.”
Expresso to go
“At first I thought this was a really stupid idea: a website that offers streaming video of footage taken at art openings. But it’s actually pretty amazing, especially when most of us only get the opportunity to look at a press photo of any show outside of our geographical reach (…) It’s nice to see people interacting with the work, and I’m sure museum types who are into studying the ways audiences interact with exhibits could get a lot out of this too.”
Cultural Flotsam
“vernissage.tv – just like being there”
Gorilla Magazine
“Quindi vernissage.tv, localizzata a Basilea, sede di una delle più importanti fiere d’arte mondiali, Art Basel, sembra essere un buon compromesso per chi vuole rimanere informato e partecipare agli eventi più importanti in giro per gallerie, musei, fiere ed esibizioni internazionali, anche on-demand, senza spostarsi da casa. In più la qualità del servizio è ottima, con approfondimenti, interviste esclusive ad artisti, curatori ed altri operatori del settore.”
Das Kunst-Bulletin:
“Schaut man sich die Umsetzung des alternativen Konzepts auf Vernissage TV genauer an, stellt man schnell fest, wie stimmig es funktioniert: Ein jeder Beitrag öffnet ein Fenster ins Kunstgeschehen – nicht mehr, aber auch nicht weniger. Vernissage-TV eben.”
the rasx() context:
“VernissageTV is quite passive and back-grounding – they shoot in my understanding of a French style of cinema – its quality of finding the pace of the life before the camera instead of imposing a pace upon what’s before the camera.”
Greenjeans – Handmade for Conscientious Living:
“There‘s no commentary (mercifully), just the sounds of the fair itself, so what you‘re watching is straight up: people swanning around the fair in their fancy clothes, dealers gesticulating to describe work, and lots of other unintentionally funny stuff. Oh, and you get to see some art, too.”
LIFEBLOG.anina.net:
“WOW. awesome concept. vernissage.tv. check it out. greatgreatgreat.”
The New Wrinkle:
“best art podcast! videos from artist art gallery openings. insider‘s view. global art culture.”
G.H. Hovagimyan, experimental digital artist:
“the hottest video for art on the web is the Swiss website VernissageTV.”
JaxCAL.org:
“Vernissage TV – Wonderful video tours and interviews showing ALL the artfairs and TONS of european art stuff. Very cool!”
worship the glitch:
“If you’ve never watched VernissageTV before, you’re really missing out.”
The Flog:
“What pleasantly differentiate vtv from the other sites, are the tags, which allow you to see everything from, one artist, one city or one fair.”
Gridskipper.com:
“These well-produced shorts often include interviews with artists, and its site includes an overview of relevant articles from a number of leading art Websites, including The Art Newspaper, Art World Salon and Avantgarde.”
View on Canadian Art:
“Ever feel that you’re missing out on the art world? Couldn’t get to Miami in December? Or you’re just not feeling up to hobnobbing..? Well, you can indulge your voyeuristic tendencies – and it’s great people watching – at vernissage tv.”
Analogue Blog
“The concept is simple. Vernissage.tv is a site that offers a glimpse into the world of exhibition openings, gallery openings, and special events. It gives a great sense of the people, art, and cities that comprise the contemporary art scene. The video podcast is one that cannot be missed. Truly inspirational and a must see for everyone interested in contemporary art.”
+digi nikki+東京:
“…And it’s perfect to watch VernissageTV on the shinkansen back from Osaka. What else could you possibly want? (ok, good coffee).”
ZDF Morgenmagazin – Die Momasurfer:
“Sie lieben Kunst? Dann ist vernissage.tv genau das richtige.”
