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🔗 “This idea of thinking about machines as not alive, and humans as alive, is so limited” Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev is a world-renowned art historian and curator who has championed a vision of the interconnectedness of art, science, philosophy and technology, as well as the healing potentials in art. She served as Chief Curator at MoMA/P.S.1 (1999-2001) and, from 2002, she was Chief Curator of Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea in Turin. In 2008, she curated the 16th Biennale of Sydney. She was Artistic Director of dOCUMENTA (13) in Kassel (2012). She directed the 14th Istanbul Biennial in 2015. In 2016, she returned to Castello di Rivoli as Director, a position she held until late 2023. For the panel “Virtual Trust” at Loop Symposium 2025, curated by Filipa Ramos, she took us on a journey spanning from Arte Povera to Large Language Models, touching on themes such as scripted interactive ecosystems and quantum mechanics. Watch the whole panel on our YouTube channel and stay alert for more info about the program and speakers at Loop Symposium 2026. #loopsymposium

After first meeting them for “Muted Explosions”, their solo exhibition during Loop Festival 2024 (at @museumusicabcn , curated by @einaidea ) we went to Madrid to catch up with Rōman Khimei and Yarema Malashchuk. They told us everything about “Pedagogies of War”, their new exhibition at @tba_21 curated by @the_chus_martinez . The show reflects on shifting perspective on war imagery and takes a guess on what it feels to observe war “at distance”. We met Rōman and Yarema to ask them about the films, their collaboration with Chus, and the inspirations behind the exhibition design of the show. The show stays open until 21 June 2026. Make sure not to miss it!

Loop Spotlight On: Marianna Simnett 🪄 We’re back with our Loop Spotlight On capsule interviews, where we present artists from the Loop community and ask them insights about their relationship with film, next projects and what they’ve been into lately. This time, we’re excited to feature artist @mariannasimnett , who was born in London and lives in New York and Berlin. Simnett presented her film “Blue Moon” together with @societeberlin at Loop Fair 2022. The film features a glitching female figure that continuously morphs in the style of early AI models, here trained on footage of Simnett playing the flute. The work sits within the artist’s broader trajectory focused on the exploration of the ‘monstrous’, fairytale-like worlds and exchanges between human and non-human species, often imagining the body as a site of transformation. Works featured: 1. Blue Moon (video still), 2022 2. The Severed Tail, 2022 3. Headless #1, 2025. Photo: Thomas Müller 4. Catherine Wheel, 2026, installation view Circus, Secession 2026. Photo: Sophie Pölzl 5. Portrait of the artist with Prayers for Roadkill (Unicorn), 2022. Photo: Sarah Louisa Henn All pictures courtesy of the artist and Société Portrait by: Eliza Douglas #LoopBarcelona #LoopFair

🔗 Do we leave it all in the hands of the Elon Musks? #LoopSymposium Alistair Hudson (@zkmdirektor ) is the Scientific-Artistic Chairman of the ZKM | Karlsruhe, the german art centre dedicated to art and technology. Before, he was on the juries for the Turner Prize, Artes Mundi Prize and a member of the selection committee for the British pavilion of the Venice Biennale 2021. His methods focus on the relationships between culture, society, politics and technical progress. He was invited to Loop Symposium 2025, curated by Artistic Director Filipa Ramos, for the panel “Virtual Trust”, where he explained how art can help subvert the privatized, monopolized technological landscape through artistic practices – like the one of @__katecrawford__ and Vladan Joler – that critically reflect upon it and imagine new ways of reappropriating it. Watch the whole panel on our YouTube channel and stay alert for more info about the program and speakers at Loop Symposium 2026!

🔗 Who retains the right of the work? @barbaracueto is an independent curator, writer, and researcher based in Berlin. She has curated projects at institutions like LAS Art Foundation (@las_artfoundation ) KANAL Pompidou (@kanal.centrepompidou ), Fundación La Caixa (@fundlacaixa ) and many more. Her work focuses on the intersection of contemporary art, digital culture and the politics of emerging technologies, with a particular interest in new forms of authorship in the digital ecosystem. She was invited to Loop Symposium 2025, curated by Loop Artistic Director Filipa Ramos (@filipaaaaaaaaaaa ), for the panel “Virtual Trust”: during her presentation, she explained the key points of her research and illustrated situations where the boundaries of authorship blur, giving rise to new forms of thought that diverge from the way we commonly understand copyright and creation. Watch the whole panel on our YouTube channel and stay alert for more info about the program and speakers at Loop Symposium 2026! #loopbarcelona #loopsymposium

This post is to celebrate our long lasting collaboration with Cnap – Le Centre national des arts plastiques, Paris 🌷 Here we present the film cycle, curated by Pascale Cassagnau, 𝓒𝓸𝓶𝓶𝓮𝓷𝓽 ç𝓪 𝓿𝓪? 𝓓’𝓪𝓹𝓻è𝓼 𝓖𝓸𝓭𝓪𝓻𝓭 — 𝓐𝓯𝓽𝓮𝓻 𝓖𝓸𝓭𝓪𝓻𝓭 (2014–ongoing): Cnap and Loop created it in 2014, and it has taken place every year since at Loop Festival. Inspired by the 1976 film by Jean-Luc Godard — a reflection on the malleability of truth in storytelling — the works presented are connected by a red thread: an interest in questioning what truth means in filmic and narrative representation. Across the years, we presented films from Morocco, Portugal, Algeria, Burkina Faso, Brazil, Colombia and more. Here’s a selection to add to your watchlist! thank you @zumzeigcoop for hosting our program! —— Ce post célèbre la collaboration de longue date entre Loop Barcelona et le Centre national des arts plastiques, Paris 🌷 Sous le commissariat de Pascale Cassagnau, 𝓒𝓸𝓶𝓶𝓮𝓷𝓽 ç𝓪 𝓿𝓪? 𝓓’𝓪𝓹𝓻è𝓼 𝓖𝓸𝓭𝓪𝓻𝓭 — 𝓐𝓯𝓽𝓮𝓻 𝓖𝓸𝓭𝓪𝓻𝓭 (2014–en cours) est le cycle de films que le Cnap et Loop ont créé en 2014, et qui a lieu chaque année depuis lors au Loop Festival. Inspirées du film de 1976 de Jean-Luc Godard — une réflexion sur la malléabilité de la vérité dans le récit — les œuvres présentées sont liées par un fil rouge : un intérêt pour interroger ce que signifie la vérité dans la représentation filmique et narrative. Au fil des années, nous avons présenté des films du Maroc, du Portugal, d’Algérie, du Burkina Faso, du Brésil, de Colombie et de bien d’autres pays. Voici une sélection à ajouter à votre watchlist ! Et merci à @zumzeigcoop pour leur accueil ! Image 1 - Onde fica está rua? Ou sem antes nem depois, 2022, João Pedro Rodrigues, João Rui Guerra da Mata Image 11 - I Pay for Your Story, 2017, Lech Kowalski #LoopBarcelona #LoopFestival #Cnap

🔗“Monuments are places where history can be challenged and transformed” Andrea Lissoni, Artistic Director of Haus der Kunst in Munich is a long-time friend and collaborator of Loop Barcelona. He was invited to the Loop Symposium 2025 “Trusting, Caring, Collaborating”, curated by Filipa Ramos, to share his thoughts on the meaning of monuments and what they stand for in contemporary times. The talk resonated with the theme of the panel “Ons and Offs: Exhibitions, Biennials, Festival”, about how these environments create infrastructures and deal with the circulation of artists’ films. Haus der Kunst’s current exhibition “Cyprien Gaillard. Wassermusik”, open until 22nd March, reflects on the same idea: reimagining the meaning of monuments that have lost their original purposes, exploring how these public sites can generate new significance and collective experience. Don’t miss the exhibition at @haus_der_kunst , and stay alert for more info about the programme and speakers at Loop Symposium 2026! 🌀

Loop Barcelona 2026 Loop Fair 17–19 Nov. Loop Festival 10–21 Nov. Loop Symposium 18–19 Nov. Mark your calendars! In November 2026, the annual event dedicated to artists’ cinema will take place once again. This year’s theme, designated by @loopbarcelona_festival Artistic Director Filipa Ramos (@filipaaaaaaaaaaaa ) is Xiu Xiu (“Whispers” in Catalan) 🌬️ In 2026, as Barcelona becomes the World Capital of Architecture, Loop Festival proposes an edition titled Xiu Xiu (Whispers) which celebrates the city as a host to a multiplicity of life forms, who share rhythms and tones with us. Xiu Xiu focuses on the spaces—domestic, public, infrastructural, marginal—where these relations become most tangible. From the microarchitectures that support nonhuman life to the unplanned ways in which animals, plants, materials and atmospheres inhabit the city, the program invites audiences to attune to Barcelona’s quieter, often overlooked forms of living 🌱 Stay tuned to find out the participating artists at Loop Barcelona 2026: Xiu Xiu (Whispers). We look forward to welcoming you. __________ Al novembre de 2026, tindrà lloc una vegada més l’esdeveniment anual dedicat al cinema d’artistes. El tema d’aquest any, designat per la directora artística de @loopbarcelona_festival , Filipa Ramos és Xiu Xiu (Whispers) 🌬️ L’any 2026, quan Barcelona es converteixi en la Capital Mundial de l’Arquitectura, Loop Festival proposa una edició titulada Xiu Xiu (Whispers), que celebra la ciutat com a amfitriona d’una multiplicitat de formes de vida que comparteixen ritmes i tons amb nosaltres. Xiu Xiu se centra en els espais—domèstics, públics, infraestructurals, marginals—on aquestes relacions es tornen més tangibles. Des de les microarquitectures que sostenen la vida no humana fins a les maneres no planificades en què animals, plantes, materials i atmosferes habiten la ciutat, el programa convida el públic a afinar l’atenció cap a les formes de vida més silencioses i sovint inadvertides a Barcelona 🌱 Estigues atent per descobrir els artistes participants a Loop Barcelona 2026: Xiu Xiu (Whispers). Us esperem!

🏃‍♀️ Loop Goes to… ARCOmadrid 🔗 Once again, Loop visited Spain’s biggest art fair, @feriaarco , to explore the role of artists’ films in the art market. What challenges come with presenting moving image works in a fair environment? How do galleries deal with screens, sound, and headphones inside a booth? We asked gallerists and artists for their perspectives: @galeriazielinsky , @islaflotante.galeria , @the_ryder_projects , @luisadelantadovlc and @houseofchappaz shared their reflections. In our series “Loop Goes to…”, we visit art gatherings to spotlight artists’ films, speaking closely with the people who create and nurture the art scene around the world. @nani_pieceofcake @patilarahoces @olgaadelantadoalvarez @eli.cortinas Featuring films by Cachito Vallés (@cachitovalles ), Roberto Jacoby (@jacobyroberto ), Claudia Pagès (@claudiapagesrabal , @travesiacuatro ), Ali Kazma (@kazma.ali , @galeriafranciscofino ), Ana Esteve Reig (@anitaestevereig ), Clemencia Echeverri (@clemencia.echeverri , @rolf_art ), Roman Khimei & Yarema Malashchuk (@yaremaandkhimei , @galeriepoggi ), Petra Cortright (@petra_cortright , @societeberlin ), Pedro Torres (@pedrooootorres ), Eli Cortiñas (@eli.cortinas ), and Jenny Holzer (@jennyholzerstudio , @studio.trisorio ).

In 2025 we experimented with a new format: a space of exchange called Loop Commoning Network 🫂🌱🕸️ We presented an open call for professionals working at the intersection of art and cinema to present projects at any stage of development and production, and organized a rotating system of focused conversations and roundtables, (each lasting around 10-15 minutes) designed to encourage fluid and informal encounters. Rather than a market, we think about Commoning Network as a way to inspire networking and mutual learning. A museum director seeking to extend a project’s life, an artist in search of commissioning partners, or a producer exploring new models of co-ownership: all find a place where to share experiences and seek common ground. Stay tuned to know more about Loop Commoning Network and how to apply in 2026!

🎤 “I imagine solo shows as a feature film experience” @laura_huertas_millan during Loop Symposium 2025: ‘Trusting, Caring, Collaborating: Practices for Artists’ Cinema’, curated by Filipa Ramos (@filipaaaaaaaaaaa ), during the panel Ons and Offs – Exhibitions, Biennals, Festivals. For the panel, art professionals coming from different institutions and practices discussed commissioning strategies, presentation formats and the afterlives of moving-image artworks presented during large exhibitions and biennials. Laura Huertas Millan lives and works in Brussels. She’s a Colombian and French moving image artist. Her films have been selected in cinema festivals such as the Berlinale, Toronto International Film Festival, Rotterdam International Film Festival, New York Film Festival and Cinéma du Réel, and have been at the Locarno Film Festival, FIDMarseille, Doclisboa and Videobrasil. She has exhibited individually at ℅ Berlin, The Crespo Foundation, MASP Sao Paulo and Medellin’s Modern Art Museum; in group shows at MoMA, LACMA (and more) and in museums around the world. You can now watch the full panel on our YouTube channel. Stay tuned for news about Loop Symposium 2026.

🔗 “We’re absolutely addicted to video, we’re absolutely addicted to gossip and memes” @raphaphon ’s speech that got us hooked during Loop Symposium 2025: Trusting, Caring, Collaborating: Practices for Artists’ Cinema, curated by Filipa Ramos (@filipaaaaaaaaaaa ), during the panel Ons and Offs – Exhibitions, Biennals, Festivals. For the panel, art professionals coming from different institutions and practices discussed commissioning strategies, presentation formats and the afterlives of moving-image artworks presented during large exhibitions and biennials. Raphael Fonseca is the head of the Department of Modern and Contemporary Latin American Art at the @denverartmuseum . He is part of the curatorial team of the 3rd @counterpublic Triennial in St. Louis, in 2026, and he was the chief curator of the 14th @bienalmercosul , which happened in the first semester of 2025. He worked as an advisor at Prospect.6 and curated, along with Renée Akitelek Mboya (@reneeakitelekmboya ) the 22nd edition of Sesc_Videobrasil Biennial in 2023. He is a researcher at the intersection of curating, art history, criticism, and education. He holds a PhD in Art History and Criticism from UERJ (State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). You can now watch the full panel on our YouTube channel. Stay tuned for news about Loop Symposium 2026 👀