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Some fun for the weekend: Installed in the courtyard of the Manifattura Tabacchi in Rovereto, Italy (one of the locations of Manifesta 7), is a sculpture by Ricardo Jacinto, made of six gigantic black balloons, filled with helium. As the video shows, not only children have fun with the device that is diminishing one's weight by about 35kg and lifts up peoples bodies and spirits. The installation is called "Labyrinthitis". More info.

On the second day of the St. Moritz Art Masters (the event runs until 6th September 2008) we went up a mountain with a group of journalists, gallerists, pr people and museum directors (Sam Keller was a bit late) to attend Christina Oiticica's performance "Burying of Art". Don't worry: She didn't bury art as such but some of her own works, and she will exhume them next year. More info.

We attend the Season Opening of the galleries in Zurich, Switzerland, and interview the artists Sabina Baumann and Edit Oderbolz. August 27, 2008. More info.

As part of the first edition of the St. Moritz Art Masters (SAM), there s an exhibition with sculptures of Frank Stella s Bali and Scarlatti Series (Courtesy Ficher Rohr Gallery, Basel). In this video, Prof. Dr. Franz-Joachim Verspohl provides us with a short introduction to Frank Stella s latest works. More info.

Interview with Aleksander Komarov on the occasion of his exhibition at the Kunsthalle Winterthur. More info.

One of the videos shown at the fortress in Fortezza / Franzensfeste as part of the exhibition Scenarios , is Michael Snow s 1982 film So Is This . Michael Snow (born 1929) is a Canadian artist who works in various media such as painting, sculpture, photography and film. The film So Is This (16mm, b&w, silent, 45 minutes) is a text in which each shot is a single word. This episode shows a short excerpt from the film. More info.

Performance by Jutta Koether at Galerie Francesca Pia. Zurich, Switzerland, August 22, 2008. More info.

Adriana Cavarero (born 1947) is a feminist philosopher who lives and works in Verona. She currently is professor of political philosophy at the University of Verona. Her work for the Manifesta 7 exhibition in Fortezza / Franzensfeste consists of a dialogue between Plato s Cave Analogy and herself. She updates the classical text with the audio architecture of the fortress. More info.

In this episode, we attend the pre-opening of Jutta Koether s exhibition at Galerie Francesca Pia in Zurich, Switzerland. Jutta Koether is an artist as well as a musician, a writer, a theorist, and an art critic. Jutta Koether is a member of the artist collective Reena Spaulings and regularly collaborates with musicians such as Tom Verlaine (Television) or Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth). More info.

David Shrigley is an artist who works with various media: animations, drawings, sculptures, photographs. He is known for his cartoons released in softcover books and animations. At the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, Germany, he presents monotypes, prints made in a single copy. Unlike his black-and-white drawings with their comic strip aesthetic, the monotypes on display at the Museum Ludwig are very colorful, but they show the same bizarre and morbid humor. More info.

In part 2 of our visit to Manifesta 7's art exhibition in Trento, we have a look at works by Roee Rosen, Joachim Koester, Andr e Korpys ffler, Eyal Sivan, Beth Campbell, Barbara Visser, Karl Holmqvist, and Klaus Weber. More info.

The Soul (or, Much Trouble in the Transportation of Souls) is the title of the Manifesta 7 exhibition in Trento, Italy. The exhibition is curated by Anselm Franke and Hila Peleg. In this episode we have a look at works by Luigi Ontani, Bernd Ribbeck, Pietro Roccasalva, Omer Fast, Klaus Weber, Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven, Ria Pacqu e, and Marcus Coates. More info.

With the installation "the chicken-and-egg-no-problem" wall-painting at Museum Ludwig in Cologne, Germany, German artist Tobias Rehberger presents some 40 works from 15 years of creative production. Spread along 70 meters and lit by spotlights, the works all cast their shadows onto the white wall facing them, merging with the paintings on the wall and forming a mural made of light, shadows and color. More info.

The exhibition Fiat Lux at the gallery Ruzicska in Salzburg, Austria, gathers works that deal with light by Jenny Holzer, Brigitte Kowanz, Fran ois Morellet, Maurizio Nannucci, Keith Sonnier, James Turrell, and Richard Long. Impressions from the opening reception, Ruzicska Gallery, Salzburg / Austria, July 25, 2008. More info.

Piratbyr n ("The Piracy Bureau") is a Swedish organization established to support people opposed to current ideas about intellectual property by freely sharing information and culture. In this video, VernissageTV followed Piratbyr n s invitation to enter and explore the Piratbyr n bus, parked in the disused Alumix aluminium factory in Bolzano/Bozen. July 27, 2008.More info.

The Garden of Forking Paths is the title of the current exhibition at the Art Space of Deutsche Bank Salzburg. The title is borrowed from a story by Jorge Luis Borges. The show, curated by Heike Munder, director of the Migros Museum f r Gegenwartskunst in Z rich, Switzerland, brings together works from the artist group Art & Language, Karla Black, Spartacus Chetwynd, and others. More info.

In the second part of our coverage of the Manifesta 7 - European Biennial for Contemporary Art exhibition at Ex Alumix in Bolzano/Bozen, The Rest of Now , we have a look at works by Teresa Margolles, Alexander Vaindorf, Piratbyr n (The Bureau of Piracy), Emre H ner, J rgen Svensson, Teufelsgroup, David Adjaye, Charles Lim Yi Yong, Jorge Otero-Pailos, Graham Harwood, Richard Wright & Matsuko Yokokoji, and Etoy.Corporation. More info.

First part of VernissageTV's coverage of the Manifesta 7 exhibition "The Rest of Now" at Bolzano/Bozen, Italy. Curated by Delhi-based Raqs Media Collective, contemporary art is shown in a disused aluminium factory. More info.

The Russian artist group AES+F was one of the artists representing Russia at the 52nd Venice Biennale in 2007 with the video installation Last Riot . Now, Ruzicska presents the whole cycle of works Last Riot 2 in the spaces of the Max Gandolph Bibliothek in Salzburg: the video, 25 Collages, three Sculptures and 11 sketches on paper. Impessions from the opening, July 25, 2008. More info.

Manifesta, the European Biennial of Contemporary Art, is one of the most important European biennials. For the seventh edition of Manifesta, a whole region was chosen: Trentino South Tyrol, Italy. One of Manifesta 7 s venues is the fortress Fortezza / Franzensfeste. The exhibition at Fortezza, entitled Scenarios , focuses on sound and voice. This is the first video of our Manifesta 7 coverage. July 26, 2008. More info.

Just in time for the Salzburg Festival 2008, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac in Salzburg opened an exhibition with a new cycle of works by German artist Anselm Kiefer. The show, named after the once popoular German Advent and Christmas carol Maria durch ein Dornwald ging (Maria walks amid the Thorn), presents around 30 pictures and a sculpture. Impressions from the opening, July 24, 2008. More info.

Part of Luchezar Boyadjiev's contribution to Lucky Number Seven, the SITE Santa Fe Biennal 2008, is a drawing board, where visitors can comment on the exhibition. More info.

A conversation with Noah MacDonald and Brian Bixby of artist group Keep Adding at Art Santa Fe 2008. More info.

Excerpt from "Talk As Talk Can", a conversation with SITE Biennial artists Luchezar Boyadjiev, Eliza Naranjo Mose, Nora Naranjo Morse, and Rose B. Simpson. Santa Fe, New Mexico / USA, July 8, 2008. More info.

Hiroshi Fuji's work for SITE Sante Fe International Biennial 2008, Lucky Number Seven, curated by Lance M. Fung. More info.

Indian artist Ravikumar Kashi talks about his paper sculptures at Art Santa Fe 2008. More info.

SITE Santa Fe Interview with director Laura Heon. Part 2/2. Lucky Number Seven is SITE Santa Fe s seventh international biennial, curated by Lance M. Fung. In this episode we also have a look at the work of the artists Wael Shawky, Fabien Giraud, Raphael Siboni, Studio Azzurro, Soun Hong, Scott Lyall, and Piero Golia. More info.

Exhibition walkthrough of Lucky Number Seven, SITE Santa Fe International Biennial, and interview with SITE Santa Fe's director Laura Heon. Part 1/2.

Nick Mangan's work for SITE Santa Fe.

Zane Bennett Contemporary Art recently inaugurated its new space in the Santa Fe Railyard Art District. Currently the gallery presents recent paintings by German artist G nther F rg (July 12 - September 6). Cocktail Reception, July 11, 2008. More info.