In December 2010 PEPOMO visited MACBA (Museau d’Art Contemporani De Barcelona) as part of our research for the forthcoming project PITV (Propeller Island Television). The main focus of our study was the project ‘Are You Ready For TV?’ which runs at MACBA from 5th November 2010 to 25th April 2011.
Through installations in the gallery and a series of related activities which include a public-access TV station, ‘Are You Ready For TV?’ explores the aesthetic and public space that contemporary art and philiosophy produce once they get shown on television. Arists and philosophers whose programs for TV feature include: Martha Rosler, Jean Luc-Goddard, David Lamelas, Guy Debord, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Richard Serra, and Andy Warhol.
One aspect which impressed us about ‘Are You Ready For TV?’ was the wealth of written material produced to complement the project. The digital publication features essays by Judith Barry, Ina Blom, Tamara Chaplin, Dora Garcia, David Lamelas, Albert Serra, and Temporary Sevices, and is available for download in PDF format from the MACBA website.
MACBA Website: www.macba.cat/controller.php