LI-MA – Living Media Art

NADD hosted a “werkbezoek” on 9 July together with the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and LI-MA to draw attention to the precarity of digital culture archives, and the importance of institutions like LI-MA for preserving them.

En dan is het heel treurig dat ondanks de positieve beoordeling door Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie er opnieuw niet voldoende budget is om LI-MA – Living Media Art de nodige bijbehorende financiering toe te kennen.

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗥ö𝗰𝗸, 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗟𝗜-𝗠𝗔, 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗵𝗗! We would like to sincerely congratulate Claudia Roeck, who recently received her PhD at the University of Amsterdam with her dissertation titled “Sustaining Software-Based Art: Conservation Strategies and Institutional Requirements” (2024). Röck has been an invaluable member of LI-MA’s time-based media conservation team since 2022. “𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 [𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴] 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘣𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘮𝘴 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦-𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘵.” - Claudia Röck (2024) At LI-MA, we recognize the decisive role of specialist conservation in ensuring that media and digital art remain accessible in the future amidst rapid technological developments. As a knowledge centre, LI-MA links artists, museums, cultural and scientific institutions, and the public interested in visual art and digital culture.

🚨 Meerjarige subsidietoekenningen van Mondriaan Fonds bekend. Spreidingsstorm treft Amsterdamse beeldende kunstsector. Sinds vorig jaar juli voert MOKER POi actief campagne voor de presentatie- en ontwikkelinstellingen in Amsterdam waarvan voorzien werd dat zij de dupe zouden worden van de landelijke spreidingsstorm. Helaas bleek deze inschatting terecht en zien we nu dat het Amsterdamse veld zwaar geraakt wordt. 👉 Lees hier het persbericht: https://moker.amsterdam/ MOKER - Verenigde Beeldende Kunstinstellingen Amsterdam is een samenwerkingsverband tussen instellingen voor beeldende kunst in Amsterdam. Samen zetten we ons in voor het belang van hedendaagse kunst in en voor de stad. Gaby Wijers, directeur/ oprichter van LI-MA, heeft zitting in het bestuur van MOKER POi. #spreidingsstorm #spreidingsnorm #cultuursubsidies

For those who have not yet signed the petition, wait no longer! Save The Grey Space in the Middle, a vital part of The Hague's contemporary art and cultural scene. We sincerely hope that the municipality will review its plans 🙏 Please sign the petition 👇

𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘄! The exhibition 𝘠𝘦𝘴, 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘉𝘦 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐𝘯 𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 by Dutch performance and video artist Lydia Schouten (*1948) at ROZENSTRAAT is going into its final days. On July 7, 2024, the exhibition closes its doors for the last time, and as an avid media art enthusiast, you would not want to miss it. “𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦. 𝘛𝘰 𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘵 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴.” 𝘠𝘦𝘴, 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘉𝘦 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐𝘯 𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 reflects on the artist’s impressive body of work, developed over nearly 50 years. In an experiential video installation, the project space skillfully merges the artist’s past and present, capturing its power and relevance. Guided by themes surrounding contact, loneliness, and eroticism, Schouten positions herself as a woman artist whose works tackle gender inequality and rigid social norms. On display are some of her most impactful and provocative works, including 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘹 𝘰𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 (1978), 𝘚𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦 (1979), and 𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘬 (1980). 👉 Do you want to see and learn more about Schouten? LI-MA is a dedicated distributor of Shouten’s works. Please, check out our Online Catalogue: https://lnkd.in/eXUKzWAR 🎥 Lydia Schouten, I Feel like Boiled Milk (1980), 12:17 min., LI-MA Collection.

We are happy to announce director Gaby Wijers’ participation in the closing panel of the international symposium How do you do it? Transmitting Embodied Knowledge across Generations in Contemporary Art Conservation, at HAWK - University of Applied Science and Arts in Hildesheim today. LI-MA is always researching new ways of conservation and knowledge transfer. Taking care of and how to transfer legacy was the theme of our latest Transformation Digital Art Symposium. Documentation and re-interpretation is an essential part of our research. All reinstallations and re-interpretations suggest translation and being faithful to the original work. We are actively engaging in the construction and reconstruction of the artworks, based on our understanding of the work and preservation ethics. Embodied knowledge is an essential part of this, performing the archive too. 👉 Learn more about preservation: https://lnkd.in/evxDYr7w 📸 Transformation Digital Art, Sanneke Huisman (left) and Gaby Wijers (right). Photo: Pieter Kers | Beeld.nu #LIMALivingMediaArt #digitalart #mediaart #preservation #futureproof #preservingart #hawkhildesheim

We are saddened and shocked to learn that The Grey Space in the Middle has received a negative advice from the municipality of The Hague for its future funding. The Grey Space is a vital part of The Hague's contemporary art and cultural scene. We sincerely hope that the municipality will review its plans 🙏 👉 Please sign the petition: https://lnkd.in/eTa-W7Qt

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