Google and Guggenheim team up for budding artists

Google and Guggenheim Collaborate for Video Artists

The New York Times reported Sunday that Google’s YouTube and the Guggenheim curatorial staff are calling for submissions to review for inclusion in their October exhibition.

Guggenheim and YouTube Seek Budding Video Artists

Beginning Monday anyone with access to a video camera and a computer will have an opportunity to catch the eye of a Guggenheim curator and vie for a place in a video-art exhibition in October at all of the foundation’s museums: the Solomon R. Guggenheim in New York, the Deutsche Guggenheim in Berlin, the Guggenheim Bilbao in Spain and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice.

The project, called YouTube Play and conceived as a biennial event, is intended to discover innovative work from unexpected sources. It is open even to entrants who don’t consider themselves artists, and actively encourages the participation of people with little or no experience in video. “People who may not have access to the art world will have a chance to have their work recognized,” said Nancy Spector, deputy director and chief curator of the Guggenheim Foundation. “We’re looking for things we haven’t seen before.”

This unique collaboration offers anyone the chance to be exhibited on merit, not reputation. We look forward to seeing more innovative opportunities for artists in the future.