{"id":658,"date":"2013-12-05T13:00:12","date_gmt":"2013-12-05T11:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nia.watertowerartfest.com\/?p=658"},"modified":"2013-12-06T10:47:42","modified_gmt":"2013-12-06T08:47:42","slug":"the-bulgarians-are-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nia.watertowerartfest.com\/?p=658","title":{"rendered":"The Bulgarians Are Coming 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cWater\u00a0Tower\u00a0Art\u00a0Fest in London\u201d\u00a0or\u00a0\u201cThe Bulgarians\u00a0Are\u00a0Coming\u201d\u00a0–\u00a021st to 28th October 2013 – was held at The Bulgarian Cultural Institute London (http:\/\/www.bcilondon.co.uk\/) and in Standpoint gallery (http:\/\/www.standpointlondon.co.uk\/) for one day presentation on 24th October. \u00a0The art show\u00a0was\u00a0dedicated to the free exchange of ideas and collaborations between various artists from\u00a0different nations,
\nArtists from the\u00a0UK or\u00a0those artists\u00a0based in London, along with their Bulgarian colleagues. were each invited to support the event in London, as part of\u00a0the\u00a0International\u00a0Festival of Contemporary\u00a0Art\u00a0in Sofia, Bulgaria.
\nThroughout its history, the\u00a0Festival is an artist-run initiative\u00a0giving a\u00a0platform for the communication between artists from different backgrounds and nationalities\u00a0which is held in a number of\u00a0abandoned buildings in and around Sofia, each building providing a\u00a0specific value to the place\u00a0and history of the locale,\u00a0thus giving us\u00a0an\u00a0opportunity to explore and visualize the complex, multi-layered history and culture of Bulgaria, as well as communicating\u00a0freely through the arts on topics\u00a0ranging from\u00a0tolerance and the general quality of urban,\u00a0modern life\u00a0in the region.
\nThe Festival idea\u00a0turned out to be one of the most respectable events in the history of contemporary art in Bulgaria, showing more than 900 artists\u2019 works\u00a0since its\u00a0inception\u00a0in 2006 up until\u00a0the present time.
\nThe conceptual framework also evolved in a\u00a0\u2018base\u2019\u00a0for\u00a0the exchange of ideas and concepts\u00a0thusforming important communication networks\u00a0between\u00a0many of the artists and artist-\u00a0run initiatives, all around Europe and the world.
\nOn this\u00a0basis, drawing on the success of the Festival, we have now decided to extend the\u00a0Festival presentation in collaboration with and the support\u00a0of many of the\u00a0international\u00a0artists\u00a0residing in\u00a0London\u00a0to\u00a0show the positive\u00a0ways\u00a0of communicating with each other through the medium of the arts, extending far beyond the limits of national, international\u00a0and European politics of the day.
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Artists:
\nAlexandra McGlynn (UK) – \u201cHe said that I am the way\u201d voices landscape presentation
\nAndy Broadey (UK) \u2013 \u201cStill\u201d2013 a presentation at Standpoint Gallery and \u201cSight Seeing \u2013 Photography \u201c2012
\nAnna Simeonoff (BG) \u2013 print series: \u201cIdioms- Anatomists\u201d
\nArran Poole and Mark Summers (UK) an improvised music concert
\nCaitlin and Andrew Webb \u2013 Ellis (UK\/Canada) – video
\nClaire Halpin (UK) \u2013 \u201cMicro-aviary 1\u201d drawing
\nEmil Mirazchiev (BG) \u2013 video film: \u201cMarlene\u201d
\nGalya Yotova (BG) \u2013 photography installation
\nGareth Bell Jones (UK)
\nHerve Constant (UK) video films
\nHitomi Kammai (JP\/UK) \u2013 sculpture \u201e Roses\u201c
\nJohn O\u2019Hare (UK) – installation
\nJuan DelGado (UK) photography \u201cThe Wounded Image\u201d (2002),
\nKenneth G. Hay and Seetha A. – Moorland Productions (UK) – installation
\nMarieta Tsenova (BG)
\nNia Pushkarova (BG) \u2013Paintings series of \u201cI am your balance\u201d (2012) and video film: \u201cThe Expulsion of Adam and Eve\u201d (2013)
\nRemi Mechant (UK) – photography
\nVessela Mihailova and Tiago Martins (BG &Portugal) – interactive sound installation
\nCurator: Nia Pushkarova
\n*The project is realized with the support form National Fund of Culture, Bulgaria. http:\/\/ncf.bg\/<\/p>\n

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