Hasta La Ideas

Googlenheim lives! Fresh off their collaboration for a Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired shelter design contest, Google (which owns YouTube) and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation have joined forces for a project of global, discipline-shattering proportions: YouTube Play. Described as a “biennial of creative video,” and co-sponsored by HP, the initiative aims “to discover and showcase the most exceptional talent working in the ever-expanding realm of online video.” Anything goes, as long as it’s creative, from animation and mini-documentaries to music videos and non-narrative hijinks. A jury of to-be-named celebrated figures will select up to 20 videos submitted from around the world to be presented at the Guggenheim in New York City on October 21, 2010, with simultaneous presentations at the Guggenheim museums in Berlin, Bilbao, and Venice. “With this online global initiative, we’re not looking for what’s ‘now,’ we’re looking for what’s next,” said Nancy Spector, deputy director and chief curator at the Guggenheim. “This collaborative project with YouTube and HP will highlight some of the most innovative work being produced today and will draw on the Guggenheim’s ongoing commitment to new media.” Ready to nominate your work and claim your rightful position in the art world? Just upload it to YouTube and then submit it here here by July 31. Only one submission is allowed per person, so choose carefully—and creatively.

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