The inaugural A+ Online Festival of Video Art — 1 August to 12 September 2020

http://videoart.aplusart.asia/

The A+ Online Festival of Video Art follows Back to Art, an exhibition which marked the reopening of the A+ Works of Art Gallery in June, after an easing of the Movement Control Order in Malaysia.

Along with Back to Art, the Online Festival also aims to remind us that artworkers across the board—artists, curators, administrators, designers, writers and so on—have still been working through the pandemic, and they need support.

As the artworld shifts to more presentations online, we thought that one way to explore these possibilities would be through a focus on Video Art. An online festival of Video Art may arguably offer a more engaged experience in comparison to the now ubiquitous online viewing rooms of painting, sculpture and other works usually meant to be appreciated in person and in a gallery setting. Moreover, Video Art is a practice that could use much more backing from collectors, especially in Southeast Asia.

Rather than curate the Festival with an overall theme, we decided to invite four curators, each of whom we entrusted to present their own compelling and personal selections of artworks, which they have articulated in their separate curatorial statements. We also decided to include artists among our invited curators, and are showcasing their artworks as well.

—Lee Weng Choy, Festival Convenor