FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology)
FACT
88 Wood Street
Liverpool
Merseyside
L1 4DQ
England
Website
FACT Website
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Telephone
FACT Switchboard
0151 707 4444
Fax
Fax
0151 707 4445
FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) has been leading the UK video, film and new media arts scene for 20 years with groundbreaking exhibitions, education and research projects. The organisation aims to pioneer new forms of artistic and social interaction with individuals and communities.
During its history, FACT has commissioned and presented over 250 digital media works with artists including Pipilotti Rist, Bill Viola, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Vito Acconci and Isaac Julien.
FACT is a member of LARC (Liverpool Arts Regeneration Consortium), a partnership of eight of the leading cultural organisations in Liverpool set up to help ensure that the cultural sector plays a significant role in the regeneration of the Liverpool City Region. The organisation is based in the heart of the RopeWalks area of the city and is central to the regeneration of the area.
Venue Type:
Gallery
The Art of Pop Video
MTV defined a generation with its bite-sized, fast-paced offering of 24/7 music videos, but it was long before then that the medium had become a vital form of artistic expression. Showcasing the music video as an artistic medium in its own right, the exhibition follows its history from the very beginnings in the 1920s to its most contemporary manifestations.
Placing the music video in the context of the history of visual arts and film, FACT's exhibition celebrates the variety of the medium and invites visitors to become acquainted with its filmic predecessors and take a peek at the future. Providing an insight into experimental approaches to the medium, it focuses on the recent shift in the audience's role from passive viewer in the 90s to active producer now.
Artists featured include Björk, Michael Jackson, Pet Shop Boys, Fred Astaire, Man Ray, Madonna, Daft Punk, Lady Gaga and Radiohead.
Directors featured include Michel Gondry, Spike Jonze, Dudley Murphy, Anton Corbijn, Andy Warhol, Uwe Flade, Julien Temple, Wim Wenders and Chris Cunningham.
Suitable for
- Any age
Where
FACT, 88 Wood Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L1 4DQ
Admission
Free!
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Getting there
FACT is based in the RopeWalks area of Liverpool city centre within walking distance of the main rail and bus stations.
Our address is:
FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology)
88 Wood Street
Liverpool
L1 4DQ
BY TRAIN
The nearest rail station is Liverpool Central (3 mins walk). Liverpool Lime Street is a 12 mins walk away.
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