Born in 1955 in Odzaci, Serbia. He is freelance visual and performance artist, publisher and curator. He is member of art societies of Vojvodina and Serbia. He is a member of IAPAO (International Asociation of Performance Art Organizers). From 1984 to 1988 founded and published international art magazines "Total" and "Second Manifesto". Curator of various international art projects and exhibitions (since 1980). Founder and director of Multimedial Art Studio and MAS Gallery in Odzaci. Organiser and curator of International Multimedial Art Festival - IMAF (since 1998, dedicated to performance art). Realizes his art performances and art actions since 1980 on many international festivals worldwide (France, Italy, Slovakia, Germany, Japan, Romania, Poland, Hungary, Belarus, United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Switzerland, USA, Serbia and Montenegro, Canada). Since 1993 begins working on art project Man Gallery. Realized art tours with Man Gallery project in France 1994, Italy 1995, Germany 1996, Japan 1997 and Switzerland 2004. 2003 realized two art performances on 50 International Biennial of Venice (International Art Project: Brain Academy Apartment).
AGRICOLA DE COLOGNE
(Germany)
He is a multidisciplinary media artist and founder & director of New Media Art Project Network: Cologne As the director of his video films, he is mostly also their producer, editor, composer of music and other film specific functions. As an artist, he had more than 100 solo exhibitions in cooperation with for than 70 museums throughout Europe, as a curator he organized between 1989 and 1994 several cultural projects in Europe and curates since 2000 the numerous new media projects of New Media Art Project Network: Cologne He is co-organizer and curator of several media festivals and exhibitions, and is participating since 2000 in more than 200 media exhibitions and festivals around the globe (ZKM Karlsruhe, Germany 2005; Biennale of Video and New Media Santiago/Chile 2005; Biennale of New Media Art Mérida/México 2003, Biennale de Montreal 2004; Biennale of Electronic Art Perth/Australia 2004, Videoformes 2001 – 2006, France; FILE 2001 – 2006, Brasil; Art on the Net 2001 – 2002; Mediaterra, Athens, 2002; ISEA 2002 Nagoya/Japan; SENEF Seoul/S. Korea 2004 -2005; etc) with his online and offline multi-media works.
SILVIO DE GRACIA
Born in Junín, Argentina. He is writer, visual artist, performer, video artist, networker and independent curator. Since 1996, he has been directing Ediciones El Candirú, which has published several books and magazines. At present, he directs and edits the international magazine of mail art and visual poetry HOTEL DaDA. His interest for the theory production is revealed in articles and essays that have been published in specialized magazines and in different websites. As video artist, he has exhibited his work in important shows and festivals in Mexico, France, Spain, Argentina, USA, Cuba, Russia, Belgium, Italy, Serbia and Romania. He has presented his performances in Canada, Argentina, Uruguay and Chile. As an independent curator, he has organized several international projects: “Freedom for Latin American” (2004); Latinoamericano 04 (2004); PLAY – International Video Art Festival (2004/2006); INTERFERENCIAS – International Action Art Meeting (2005). As guest international curator and co-curator, he has contributed in Nagano International Video
GONZALO RABANAL
Born in 1959 in Chile. He is performer, organizer and independent curator. He has presented his performance and participated in collective exhibitions in Chile, Argentina, Spain, Germany and Bolivia. Like curator in video and performance he has contributed with the CONART II – Biennial of Contemporary Art in Cochabamba, Bolivia (2004); Biennial of Video and New Media of Santiago of Chile (2005); and PLAY – International Video Art Festival in Argentina (2006). In 2002, he has produced the First National Encounter of Performances in Santiago. He is creator and director of First International Biennial of Performance DEFORMES, in Santiago of Chile. He directs and edits DEFORMES, Diary of Performance and Action Art. Art Festival, Japan (2006); First International Biennial of Performance DEFORMES, Santiago, Chile (2006); VideoChannel, Cologne, Germany (2006); International Digital Art Exhibit and Colloquium, La Habana, Cuba (2005/2006); etc.
