Michael Guidetti

The 15th edition of PAF (Festival of Film Animation and Contemporary Art) is taking place around the Czech city of Olomouc, running December 1 to 4.

PAF’s aim is to bring the practice of animation into the context of cinematography, media studies and visual arts. This year’s theme will be ‘Why Look at Animals’ inspired by John Berger‘s seminal book of the same name that explores “the humanizing of animals and the significance of zoological gardens.”

The event will be host to over seventy screenings, as well as exhibitions, installations, live performances, talks and workshops, featuring Lolina (Inga Copeland) & John T. Gast & Edith Karlson, Bill Kouligas & Harm van den Dorpel, M.E.S.H. & Michael Guidetti and Music For Your Plants, among many others.

See the PAF website for the full programme and more details.**

Minibar will be hosting the 6th Sense group show at their Stockholm space, running from January 15 to February 7.

The Swedish artist space is bringing a handful of international artists together for the group show, curated by Anna Sagström and Matilda Tjäder of Sternberg Press. Contributing to 6th Sense are US artists Joel Dean and Michael Guidetti, Sweden’s Jenny Kalliokulju, Russia’s Sasha Litvintseva, and Sweden/US’s Sydney Shen working collaboratively with Sagström herself.

The show will also be accompanied by the release of a pamphlet which include texts by another slew of artist-writers, including Sydney Beaumont, Sean Fabi, Nora N. Khan, Ryan Kuo, Josh Minkus as well as contributing artist Kalliokulju.

See the Minibar exhibition page for details. **

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PAF Olomouc, Dec 1 – 4

6th Sense @ Minibar, Jan 15 – Feb 7