Oberhausen continues its exploration of the future of cinema with a ten-part programme curated by Ian White that focuses on the relationship between cinema and the museum. The traditional gallery and cinema are inadequate vehicles for artists' film and video. The museum cannot assimilate works whose meaning is contingent upon the operations of cinema. Cinema cannot develop a sustainable infrastructure for artists' work. And yet the number of artists working with the moving image continues to rise.

 "Kinomuseum" examines and re-imagines the responses - and their cultural context - of both institutions to artists' work. Concerned not only with what we see but how we see it, the project proposes a radical alignment between viewing and critical thinking. "Kinomuseum" imagines a new museum rising from the foundations of the cinema auditorium.

Five of the ten programmes are curated by Ian White. Five international guest curators select one programme each, attempting to construct this unique, imaginary museum in the cinema itself: Achim Borchardt-Hume (Curator, Tate, London), AA Bronson (artist, New York), Mary Kelly (artist, Los Angeles), Mark Leckey (artist, London) and Emily Pethick (Director, Casco Projects, Utrecht).

The curator:

Ian White is Adjunct Film Curator for Whitechapel Art Gallery, London and also works on independent projects. He is a writer and artist.

Contact: Katrin Mundt