{"id":12103,"date":"2021-02-23T10:02:06","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T09:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.laval-virtual.com\/?p=12103"},"modified":"2021-02-22T17:19:14","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T16:19:14","slug":"a-new-hybrid-edition-of-recto-vrso-festival-in-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.laval-virtual.com\/en\/a-new-hybrid-edition-of-recto-vrso-festival-in-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"A new hybrid edition for Recto VRso festival in 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2021, the international digital art festival Recto VRso, created by Laval Virtual, will be hybrid. Facing the health crisis, and to echo the transformation of art over the past year, the festival will have two parts: a virtual one on 14-16 April in the Laval Virtual World<\/a>, and a physical restitution in July during the Laval Virtual exhibition. Judith Guez<\/a>, founder and director of Recto VRso, explains the format of this 4th edition.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How is this 4th edition of Recto VRso, digital art festival, different from the previous ones?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

This year, the 4th edition is a bit particular. Recto VRso questions the format of the event itself bu bursting into time an space. The festival will consist of a virtual<\/strong> part in April, and a physical<\/strong> restitution in July. These two times will question the different emerging forms of virtual exhibition and of variation of the online art works that we can observe in this particular crisis context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does the first part of the festival in April consist of?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

On April 14-16, there is 3 days of virtual conferences in the Laval Virtual World<\/strong>, on those thoughts about digital art and the current context. The programme gathers players of the digital and contemporary artistic scenes (cultural institutions, galleries, museums, artists, researchers).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We will begin a reflection on all the questions we’ve been asking ourselves since 2020: how did many virtual exhibitions spaces emerge? How did museums and art galleries adapt? How to make the link with the with the art history of Net Art? In parallel, there will be an artistic celebration<\/strong> with several events around selected artworks, online performances, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the virtual, comes the physical. What is the programme of this second act?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

On July 7-11, during the Laval Virtual exhibition<\/a>, there will be a physical restitution<\/strong> of all the reflections led in April, in the Musée-École du Jardin de la Perrine. For the exhibition, we will select about 10 online art works and present them in real. We will also update the 2020 virtual gallery with the 2021 artworks. Invited artists will also add their projects to the gallery. Visitors can visit it during the festival, and online the rest of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n