COLOGNE’S OFF-SHOW FOR CONTEMPORARY ART
Starting in August 22nd till 31st 2008 „ARTRMX COLOGNE VOL.01” is a topic based art festival that presents contemporary photography, street art, painting, graphics and video art in an extraordinary frame – a platform for lively exchanges between international artists, collectors, gallery-owners and art interested people.

The „ARTRMX COLOGNE VOL.01” exhibitions take place in different off-locations (such as apartments, empty buildings or lofts) throughout Cologne. To participate in these exhibitions, the artrmx e. V. invites young artists to send in their work or their series in regards to the given subject for 2008 „WHERE IS MY MIND?”. In collaboration with artistic advisors, the artrmx e. V. will assemble and distribute the work among the different exhibition spaces.

SUBJECT 2008: WHERE IS MY MIND?
"The mind of the artist is always the point of maximal sensitivity and resourcefulness in exposing altered realities in the common culture." Herbert Marshall McLuhan
Assault on the senses: in the market of advertisement-bawlers, digital-showmen and politics-jugglers the collective attention fluctuates between uncountable commercial possibilities. It’s about time for a private inventory: What do I stand for? Which detections, discernments and disclosures are in my focus of interest? Where does the outward appearance deceive reality? And which illusion is worth to fall for?
The artrmx association challenges young artists: see, where no one else can see! Alert, unconventional and inventive positions are wanted, reflecting the present artistically or in documentary style. The competition starts in December 2007. Entry deadline: April 15th 2008.

PARTICIPATION
The obligation lies on the examination of the 2008 given subject „WHERE IS MY MIND?”. Any works from the following genres are allowed to participate: photography, street art, painting, graphics and video art.

ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE ARTRMX E.V.
The artrmx e. V. is responsible for the conception, the organisation, the PR and execution of the programme as well as for the realisation of an exhibition booklet and catalogue. In addition the artrmx e. V. will arrange a frame programme with special exhibitions, parties and symposiums.

SCHEDULE
main programme
- ARTRMX COLOGNE COMPETITION: December 2007 till 15th April 2008
- ARTRMX COLOGNE VOL.01: August 22nd till 31st 2008

frame programme
- Vernissage-Party: August 23rd 2008
- ARTRMX COLOGNE VOL.01 symposiums: August 30th and 31st 2008
- Finissage-Party: August 30th 2008

JURY
photography
- Wolfgang Zurborn (photographer | galerist | lecturer)
- Claudia Stein (chief editor „ photography now“ )
- Dr. Barbara J. Scheuermann (curator „Tate Modern London“ )
- Markus Schaden (publisher | bookseller „Schaden.com“ )

painting
- Kasper König (director „Museum Ludwig“ ) t.b.c.
- Gérard Goodrow (director „Art Cologne“ )
- Till Gerhard (artist | Germany)
- Alex Radach (artist)

street art
- Sté phane Bauer (head of „Kunstraum Kreuzberg | Bethanien in Berlin“ )
- Rik Reinking (curator | collector)
- Robin Banksy (street artist | London) t.b.c.
- Jörg Heikhaus (galerist „heliumcowboy artspace“ )
- Zevs (street artist | Paris) t.b.c.
- Dirk Kels (artist)

graphics
- Prof. Dr. Michael Erlhoff (dean „Köln International School of Design“ (KISD))
- Mario Lombardo (graphic artist | crative director)
- Boris Hoppek (street artist and graphic designer | Barcelona)
- Kalle Lasn (publisher „Adbusters“ | creativa director „ Powershift“, agency for social marketing) t.b.c.
- Dirk Kels (graphic designer)

video art
- Georg Elben (head of Videonale 10 und 11 in Bonn | curator)
- Paul Garrin (artist) t.b.c.
- Chantal Blatzheim (art historian)

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